Arline Gillen Obituary (1930 - 2022)

“We Love You More!” Arline Reid Gillen died of natural causes surrounded by her loving family on September 1, 2022. She was loved for 91 years. Arline was born on November 11, 1930 to Claremont DeLoy Reid and Katherine Trowbridge Reid in Inglewood, California. She married Calvin Grant Gillen Sr. in the Salt Lake LDS Temple. Cal preceded her in death on November 14, 2014. Our California-born mom was a fun-loving girl with a great sense of humor who taught us all to love. With 5 children born in 4 ½ years, she had her hands full! She loved music, and our home was filled with it. She had a beautiful voice and sang in choirs, solos, etc. Arline was a multi-talented woman who used her talents in her many church callings. She loved working with young people and worked at Cottonwood Hospital where she gave much love to the children in Pediatrics, where she was nicknamed “The Frog Lady”. She supported Cal in both church callings and in civic duties. She was a Murray City Councilwoman, leaving public life to care for her aged mother. Arline is survived by her children: Calvin (Patti) Gillen; Lucile (David) Keough; JoDee (Jim) Allred; Dennis (Sharon) Gillen; and Penny (Curtis) Borgmeier; and too many grandchildren and great-grands to number. A funeral service will be held on Wednesday, September 7, 2022 at 11:00 a.m. at the South Cottonwood LDS Ward, 5605 South Vine Street, Murray, Utah 84107. Viewings will be held on Tuesday, September 6 from 6:00-8:00 p.m. at Jenkins-Soffe Funeral Home, 4760 South State Street, Murray, and one hour prior to the funeral service at South Cottonwood Ward. Interment will be at Murray City Cemetery.