Sept. 17, 1936 – July 12, 2026 Jan was born in Fruitland, Idaho, to Ruben Ralph Helsley and Vida Stroup Helsley, settling in Tooele, Utah. She was the oldest of four children. She married her childhood sweetheart, Melvin Jay Shields. They settled in Pine Canyon, Utah, where they raised their family in a home they designed and built together borrowing and paying off loans as they went. Mom had a zest for life! She was well known for her hospitali…
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