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Marie Gwendolyn "Gwen" (Lloyd) Hanks

Former Saratoga resident Marie Gwendolyn Hanks died May 17 in Hurricane, Utah, where she had been residing. She was 103.

A native of Logan, Utah, Hanks attended the University of Utah to become a kindergarten teacher. She also did secretarial work for her father. Her family was her life; gardening, flower arranging and yoga were her passions.

Survivors include son Richard Hanks of Hurricane, Utah; daughter Nancy Hanks Hoppe of Morristown, N.J.; 13 grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.

Memorial services have been held, with interment at Madronia Cemetery in Saratoga.

Saratoga News June 12, 2002

Ephraim Knowlton "E. K." Hanks (1896 -1984)

E.K. Hanks, Saratoga sales manager, author

Funeral services will be held today of Ephraim Knowlton "E.K." Hanks, 88, a Saratoga author who sold tailor made clothing throughout the western United States.

Mr. Hanks died Monday at Kaiser Hospital in Santa Clara after short illness.

He was a sales manager for Leonard Custom Tailors for 30 years before retiring in about 1966. Mr. Hanks sold custom made clothing "never by canvassing - just by word of mouth," said Mr. Hanks' wife, Gwen Hanks of Saratoga. "He loved that because it gave him a chance to talk with people. If he was contacting someone on the farm, he would roll up his sleeves and say, `Let's go milk the cows.'

"He could take care of people who needed special measurements. So many people can't just take something off the rack and wear it. This company always had his name at the head of the list as the very best. Friendship was his
theme rather than anything material.

"He was a very convincing speaker. His personality was dynamic. He influenced them - influenced their lives. That was what he liked. He wanted to leave footprints on the sands and leave the world just a little bit better than it was."

Mr. Hanks was born in Caineville, Utah. His late parents, Walter and Mary Hanks, were early Utah settlers.

He established a high jump record in high schoool track and field while a student in Loa, Utah. Mr. Hanks majored in animal husbandry at the Utah husbandry at the Utah agricultural College.

"He was a bronco rider," Mr. Hanks' wife said. "He rode broncos at the state fair since he was kid. He broke wild horses all over the county. If anybody had a wild horse to break, he broke him."

Mr. Hanks wrote several books on the philosophy of living a happy life, including "Scouting for the Mormons on the Great Frontier," which has gone into several printings. The book is the life story of his late grandfather, Ephraim Knowlton, for whom he is named. Ephraim Knowlton was an early Mormon frontier scout and mail carrier.

"He (Mr. Hanks) was a voluminous writer," Mr. Hank's wife said. "Until recently he put out a publication every month that he sent out all over the world to missionaries and friends.

"He was a rugged individualist. He did what he thought was right. He sent these periodicals to Europe, to China, to people that he knew and would appreciate his writing. He published his periodical monthly and scattered it all over the world.

"It was not essentially religious, but it had a religious overtone. It was faith-promoting things to give people hope and happiness in whatever they were doing. It was full of philosophy and fun things, quotes and humor, as well as food for thought.

"He's a quote man. He has books and books of wonderful quotes from Emerson and all the great writers in the world. He combined a lot of these things and put in his own personality."

Mr. Hanks and his wife celebrated their 59th wedding anniversary last November.

Besides his wife, Mr. Hanks is survived by two sons and a daughter. J. Wayne Hanks of Thailand, Richard Hanks of Utah and Nancy Hoppe of New Jersey; a brother and two sisters, Urban Hanks of Utah, Retta Gilbert of Albany and Nellie Rymer of Utah; and 12 grandchildren.

Services will be today at 10 a.m. at Saratoga Stake of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 19100 Allendale Ave., Saratoga.

(San Jose Mercury News - Saturday, January 28, 1984)

Margaret Anna Dolge (1919 - 2002)

Margaret Dolge

Longtime Saratoga resident Margaret Anna Dolge, who spent her last 5 1/2 years living at The Terraces of Los Gatos, died Nov. 27 at the age of 83.
Born April 18, 1919, in Tacoma, Wash., in 1945 Dolge moved to Saratoga, where she became an active member of the Saratoga Federated Church and the Saratoga Foothill Club.

Survivors include cousins Ruth Parris of Long Beach; Jessie Eversoll of Newport Beach; George Parris of Las Vegas, Nev.; Charles E. Morris, Maureen Fauman and Tim Morris, all of Vancouver, British Columbia; Jim Morris of Tacoma, Wash.; Liz Hoover of Seattle, Wash.; Hank Taylor of Fairfax; and Kathie Hubbard of La Conner, Wash.

Memorial services will be held Dec. 12 at 3 p.m. at the Saratoga Federated Church, 14370 Saratoga Ave. Donations can be made to the church as well, in honor of Gordon L. King, Dolge's good friend and favorite minister.

Saratoga News December 11, 2002

Sara Rozella Boze (1872-1948)

Sara Rozella Boze
Father: Richard Boze
Mother: Mary Crabtree
Born: 24 Jun 1872, Howell,,Missouri,USA
Died: 20 Jun 1948, Campbell, Santa Clara, California, USA


Census:
1920 in Oak Grove, Oregon, Missouri