Lena Robertson

 Lena is a dear friend of my mom's and our family. She worked in Primary, YW and at the Temple with my mom - they are very close. Her daughter Laurie was one of my roommates at BYU and we've been friends for years. She was receiving treatment for a growth on her neck, but was having difficulty breathing and went to have it checked out - the doctor's found lung cancer and she passed away a few days later. Doesn't seem fair for someone who has never smoked a day in her life to have lung cancer. She was one of my young women leaders and I love her dearly. She was always glad to see me when I came home to visit and she was the one other person aside from family that I wanted to visit with. She would pull me aside and give me advice on dating, marriage, children, etc - I admire her so much. She was someone I considered another mom - she was genuinely concerned for my well-being. Since I moved away, my sister and family moved into my parents ward with the Robertsons and Lena was another grandma to my sister's kids. We love you Lena, we miss you and have been blessed to have you in our lives. Much love to the Robertson family and to my dear friend Laurie who lives in Albuquerque, NM. Laurie will not be home for the funeral as she is due with baby #3 July 23rd. I hope the baby gets to enjoy Lena before he/she comes to earth. I'm not sure when this picture was taken, but she's just beautiful and aged so gracefully. Love you Lena!

(Obituary written by her husband Dave Robertson) Lena K. Davis Robertson was born at home in the little town of Hoolehua, Molokai, Hawaii on August 30, 1938. She was the sixth of seven children born to William H.K.Davis and Lillian Ochi Siu. Lena's siblings include Heinie, Buck, Cora Lou, William (Luckie), Kiliona, and Lillian, all of whom preceded her in death. Lena attended elementary school on Molokai, and then attended intermediate and high school at Kamehameha Schools in Honolulu. From 1956 to 1959 she attended Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah, achieving her dream of becoming an elementary school teacher in just three years by attending classes year around. In between her freshman and sophomore years she participated in the 1957 Miss Hawaii pageant as the reigning Miss Molokai, excelling in hula dancing. During her junior year she met David Robertson at BYU during a Hawaiian club tobogganing party behind Mt.Timpanogas. After a lengthy courtship they married in December 1958, and Lena put David through his final two years at BYU by teaching elementary school in Benjamin, Utah. In 1961 Lena and David moved to Richland, Washington where Lena taught elementary school at Lewis & Clark and Spalding schools and David worked for GE and later Battelle Northwest Laboratories.

In Richland they were blessed with six children: Steven (Nancy), Stuart(Jennifer), Bruce(Tiffany), Boyd(Michelle), Neal(Becky) and Laurie(Daniel), and 19 beautiful grandchildren. Lena's pride and joy are her children and grandchildren, and her value of education was carefully instilled in all of them. She is an incredible wife, mother, and grandmother.

Lena dedicated much of her time and talents to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, serving in many ward and stake leadership and teaching positions including the Primary, Young Women, and Relief Society. Lena particularly loved serving the primary children and the young women, where she put her teaching knowledge and skills and her testimony of the gospel of Jesus Christ to good use. Lena has been a temple ordinance worker and office worker in the Columbia River Washington Temple since its dedication in 2001. She received great joy in serving in the House of the Lord. In 2005-2006 she and David served as senior couple missionaries in Hong Kong, China serving in the Victoria II Branch. There she became a surrogate mother to about 250 Filipino and Indonesian young women members of the church who were working as domestic helpers in Hong Kong. Lena will be remembered for her love of the Savior and His gospel. She will be remembered for her kind, happy, caring, sharing, loving personality and for her beautiful smile and sparkling eyes. Her life was a mission in service and a desire to bless the lives of those around her.

Funeral services will be held at 11:00 AM Saturday, July 17, 2010 at Thayer Stake Center, Richland. Visitation will be 7:00-9:00 PM Friday the 16th at Einan's Funeral Home.