Wilma Mills Hammerschmid
1924 - 2020
Early Life: Wilma was born June 18, 1924, in Victor, Utah, to David James and Bertha Pearl Wells Mills.
Life’s Work | Service | Interests: She is a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and has also been a member of Daughters of Utah Pioneers. She worked at the parachute factory in Manti, Utah, during World War II.
Later, she met the love of her life, her husband of 62 years, Willis Hammerschmid, whom she married on February 18, 1944, after he returned home from serving in the United States Marine Corps. They settled in the Uinta Basin where they raised two sons, Charles David and Carl Dee. In the early sixties, they moved to Price, Utah, where Willis worked for US Steel and together they operated a ranch in Nine Mile Canyon. As retirement years approached, they purchased a home in Salt Lake City, Utah, to be close to their children and grandchildren.
Wilma was a hard worker who took great pride in her flower and vegetable gardens. She was a lover of old country music and would say "I would rather dance than eat", but would always have room for a garden fresh tomato and was heard saying on multiple occasions "I can always eat a tomato".
She loved to crochet, knit, and spend time with her family. She wished that she could spend more time at the cabin and would relish the time that was spent there together with her children and grandchildren. She was funny without even trying and had the biggest heart. She was accepting of all and could make anyone who came into her presence feel like family. She was a real sweetheart and was adored and loved by her sons and all who met her. Wilma Mills Hammerschmid passed away peacefully at home in Salt Lake City, Utah, in the early morning hours of November 5, 2020. She was 96.
Survived By: Her children: Charles and Carl (Debbie). grandchildren: Nathan Webster, Ethan Webster, Jennifer Hammerschmid, Kymberly (Dylan) Katsilas, Gentry (Kayleigh) Hammerschmid; great-grandchild: Margaret "Maggie" Refi; and her sister, Deloris Marvidikis; sister-in-law, Leona Nesi; and numerous nieces and nephews.
Services: Spring Creek Mortuary
Interment: Cleveland Cemetery
Obituary: © 2020 | Spring Creek Mortuary
Bio compiled by: Annie Duckett Hundley
1924 - 2020
Early Life: Wilma was born June 18, 1924, in Victor, Utah, to David James and Bertha Pearl Wells Mills.
Life’s Work | Service | Interests: She is a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and has also been a member of Daughters of Utah Pioneers. She worked at the parachute factory in Manti, Utah, during World War II.
Later, she met the love of her life, her husband of 62 years, Willis Hammerschmid, whom she married on February 18, 1944, after he returned home from serving in the United States Marine Corps. They settled in the Uinta Basin where they raised two sons, Charles David and Carl Dee. In the early sixties, they moved to Price, Utah, where Willis worked for US Steel and together they operated a ranch in Nine Mile Canyon. As retirement years approached, they purchased a home in Salt Lake City, Utah, to be close to their children and grandchildren.
Wilma was a hard worker who took great pride in her flower and vegetable gardens. She was a lover of old country music and would say "I would rather dance than eat", but would always have room for a garden fresh tomato and was heard saying on multiple occasions "I can always eat a tomato".
She loved to crochet, knit, and spend time with her family. She wished that she could spend more time at the cabin and would relish the time that was spent there together with her children and grandchildren. She was funny without even trying and had the biggest heart. She was accepting of all and could make anyone who came into her presence feel like family. She was a real sweetheart and was adored and loved by her sons and all who met her. Wilma Mills Hammerschmid passed away peacefully at home in Salt Lake City, Utah, in the early morning hours of November 5, 2020. She was 96.
Survived By: Her children: Charles and Carl (Debbie). grandchildren: Nathan Webster, Ethan Webster, Jennifer Hammerschmid, Kymberly (Dylan) Katsilas, Gentry (Kayleigh) Hammerschmid; great-grandchild: Margaret "Maggie" Refi; and her sister, Deloris Marvidikis; sister-in-law, Leona Nesi; and numerous nieces and nephews.
Services: Spring Creek Mortuary
Interment: Cleveland Cemetery
Obituary: © 2020 | Spring Creek Mortuary
Bio compiled by: Annie Duckett Hundley
Wilma Mills Hammerschmid
1924 - 2020
Early Life: Wilma was born June 18, 1924, in Victor, Utah, to David James and Bertha Pearl Wells Mills.
Life’s Work | Service | Interests: She is a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and has also been a member of Daughters of Utah Pioneers. She worked at the parachute factory in Manti, Utah, during World War II.
Later, she met the love of her life, her husband of 62 years, Willis Hammerschmid, whom she married on February 18, 1944, after he returned home from serving in the United States Marine Corps. They settled in the Uinta Basin where they raised two sons, Charles David and Carl Dee. In the early sixties, they moved to Price, Utah, where Willis worked for US Steel and together they operated a ranch in Nine Mile Canyon. As retirement years approached, they purchased a home in Salt Lake City, Utah, to be close to their children and grandchildren.
Wilma was a hard worker who took great pride in her flower and vegetable gardens. She was a lover of old country music and would say "I would rather dance than eat", but would always have room for a garden fresh tomato and was heard saying on multiple occasions "I can always eat a tomato".
She loved to crochet, knit, and spend time with her family. She wished that she could spend more time at the cabin and would relish the time that was spent there together with her children and grandchildren. She was funny without even trying and had the biggest heart. She was accepting of all and could make anyone who came into her presence feel like family. She was a real sweetheart and was adored and loved by her sons and all who met her. Wilma Mills Hammerschmid passed away peacefully at home in Salt Lake City, Utah, in the early morning hours of November 5, 2020. She was 96.
Survived By: Her children: Charles and Carl (Debbie). grandchildren: Nathan Webster, Ethan Webster, Jennifer Hammerschmid, Kymberly (Dylan) Katsilas, Gentry (Kayleigh) Hammerschmid; great-grandchild: Margaret "Maggie" Refi; and her sister, Deloris Marvidikis; sister-in-law, Leona Nesi; and numerous nieces and nephews.
Services: Spring Creek Mortuary
Interment: Cleveland Cemetery
Obituary: © 2020 | Spring Creek Mortuary
Bio compiled by: Annie Duckett Hundley
1924 - 2020
Early Life: Wilma was born June 18, 1924, in Victor, Utah, to David James and Bertha Pearl Wells Mills.
Life’s Work | Service | Interests: She is a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and has also been a member of Daughters of Utah Pioneers. She worked at the parachute factory in Manti, Utah, during World War II.
Later, she met the love of her life, her husband of 62 years, Willis Hammerschmid, whom she married on February 18, 1944, after he returned home from serving in the United States Marine Corps. They settled in the Uinta Basin where they raised two sons, Charles David and Carl Dee. In the early sixties, they moved to Price, Utah, where Willis worked for US Steel and together they operated a ranch in Nine Mile Canyon. As retirement years approached, they purchased a home in Salt Lake City, Utah, to be close to their children and grandchildren.
Wilma was a hard worker who took great pride in her flower and vegetable gardens. She was a lover of old country music and would say "I would rather dance than eat", but would always have room for a garden fresh tomato and was heard saying on multiple occasions "I can always eat a tomato".
She loved to crochet, knit, and spend time with her family. She wished that she could spend more time at the cabin and would relish the time that was spent there together with her children and grandchildren. She was funny without even trying and had the biggest heart. She was accepting of all and could make anyone who came into her presence feel like family. She was a real sweetheart and was adored and loved by her sons and all who met her. Wilma Mills Hammerschmid passed away peacefully at home in Salt Lake City, Utah, in the early morning hours of November 5, 2020. She was 96.
Survived By: Her children: Charles and Carl (Debbie). grandchildren: Nathan Webster, Ethan Webster, Jennifer Hammerschmid, Kymberly (Dylan) Katsilas, Gentry (Kayleigh) Hammerschmid; great-grandchild: Margaret "Maggie" Refi; and her sister, Deloris Marvidikis; sister-in-law, Leona Nesi; and numerous nieces and nephews.
Services: Spring Creek Mortuary
Interment: Cleveland Cemetery
Obituary: © 2020 | Spring Creek Mortuary
Bio compiled by: Annie Duckett Hundley
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