OGDEN — Alice A. Sawaya, 89, passed away peacefully with her family at her side on March 22, 2011. She was born to John and Sarah Attey in Salt Lake City on Aug. 2, 1921. She married Toffie George Sawaya on June 9, 1951 at the Cathedral of the Madeline in Salt Lake City. Shortly afterward, they moved to Ogden, where they raised their family. She is survived by her husband, Toffie, and children David Sawaya, San Rafael, Calif.; Richard (Jill) Sawaya, Taylorsville, Utah; Celia Anne (Doug) Corey, Perry, Utah: and Jeanette Sawaya, Salt Lake City, Utah; eight grandchildren and one great-grandchild. She also is survived by her four sisters: Angeline Woodall, San Rafael, Calif.; Amelia Fors, Polson, Mont.: Jane Eddy, Salt Lake City; and Joan Hashim, Bakersfield, Calif. She was preceded in death by her parents, sisters Mary Long and Adell Attey, and brothers Louis Attey, Wilson Attey and Wilford Attey. A Funeral Mass was celebrated at Saint James Catholic Church in Ogden.
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