Ina Lillian Duerden

Ina Lillian Duerden, 84, closed the second and mortal chapter of her book of eternal life and destiny and opened the third chapter in the heavenly realms on October 29, 2014. The only daughter of Kai Kund Norager and Ina Marie Valborg Hanson was born in San Francisco, May 18,1930 and returned to her parents homeland of Denmark when she was five years old. Raised during the World War years in Nazi occupied Denmark, she came back to America in 1956 where she met and married Noel H Duerden in Wilmette IL, Aug.26, 1957. They later were sealed for eternity as husband and wife in the Salt Lake Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. They welcomed six children, Annalise Jewkes, Orangeville UT; Maren Kennedy, Mansfield OH; Marc Duerden, Fishers IN; Kristina Receveur, Kinderhook NY; and Karsten Duerden, Zionsville IN. Daughter Suzanne died at age 2 in Lafayette IN. She leaves 22 grandchildren and 10 great grandchildren. She also leaves step-sister Gy Hentze and step-brother Peter Hentze in Copenhagen, Denmark and 8 neices and nephews in Denmark. Ina served in several leadership and service positions in the LDS Church including three years on volunteer missions since 1997. She and Noel traveled to many states and saw wonders on every continent except Antarctica. She practiced all facets of the sewing and handcraft arts and was a dedicated quilter who once made 25 quilts in one year for each of her children and grandchildren for her 80th birthday celebration. One of her most unusual adventures was on Sept. 11, 2001 when the couple was on a sailing ship crew in mid-Atlantic and knew nothing of the 9-11 attack on the USA until the ship's radioman relayed spotty information and rumors.