Mother's Graveside Service

Charlene Coleman Holmes Fryer's Service was held in Brigham City, Utah and conducted by her son Bob Holmes. The service was on Saturday 19 July 2014.
Many family and friends attended making it a very pleasant and comforting event. 

This post is intended to have links to a slideshow and photos taken on this day. I would like to thank all of those who attended and helped us celebrate Mother's life and all those who could not come but were there in spirit.

 Memorial Site Link

Photo Album Link 

Slideshow Video

Find-a-Grave Link

Charlene Coleman Holmes

Obituary

Charlene Coleman Holmes Fryer

March 05, 1932 – April 19, 2014

Resided in Ventura, California

Ventura - Charlene Coleman Holmes Fryer 82, died peacefully with daughters Kathy and Jean at her side on April 19, 2014. She was born on March 05, 1932 in Brigham City, Utah the youngest of 3 sisters and 4 brothers of Thomas William & Ella Rees Coleman.

She attended Box Elder High School. Married George W. Holmes on March 29, 1950 in Corinne, Utah. They were later divorced. They had 5 children, 16 grandchildren and 44 great grandchildren.

She loved to Crochet and she made many very pretty afghans and made sure each one of her grand kids had one. Charlene loved watching TV especially comedies. As kids growing up we remember every morning waking up to the sound of mother whistling ... she loved to whistle. Many of our summers were spent at Bear Lake with her sister Maurine and family. 

She worked hard raising her family and worked many years dipping chocolate for the Idle Isle Cafe in Brigham City, UT.

She was a faithful member of the LDS church and served in many positions.

She married Richard Fryer in 1993 in Roy, Utah and moved to Ventura Ca.

Charlene is survived her husband Richard Fryer, a sister in law Cheryl Holmes Reeves, her 5 children: Bob Holmes, Jill Hopper, Jean (Richard) Eberspecher, David (Earlene) Holmes, Kathy (Karl) Kersker and her step children Kenneth Fryer, Susan (Mike) Marquez, and David Fryer. She is also survived by many nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents and her brothers and sisters: Maurine Coleman (Dick) Fryer, Vernon (Mary) Coleman, Merna (Earl) Coleman Reese, Clark Rees (Lilly) Coleman, Ruth Coleman (Vernal) Jeppesen, Ray (Lucille) Coleman and Rees Coleman. 

The Family wishes to express their thanks to the Shoreline Care Center in Ventura, Ca.

Family and friends will meet at the Brigham City Cemetery on Saturday 19 July 2014 at 11:00 a.m. for a graveside service to celebrate the life of Charlene Coleman Holmes. She will be missed by many and will be in our hearts forever. 

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Spring Central A/C Cleaning

Here is an easy tip to check and clean your central air A/C unit to make sure it is ready for the season.

Tools needed:

1. Multi-tip screw driver
2. Socket set
3. 3 inch wide paint brush
4. Shop vac

This is a photo of a typical A/C unit with one of the grills removed.

The A/C unit located outside your home or condo performs a heat exchange to allow your system to cool your home. If the coils on the unit are clogged with dirt and dust, the unit has to work longer and harder to cool your home.

This is a photo of the coils clogged with dirt and dust.

I use a 3 inch wide paint brush and a shop vac to vacuum the dirt and dust from the cooling coil fins. On some unit, you may have to remove a grill cover while other can be vacuumed without disassembling anything. Care should be taken to not damage or bend the coils while cleaning.

This is a photo of the cleaned coils after the dirt and dust is removed.

Inspect the base of the A/C unit to remove any dirt, leaves or debris from the base inside and outside and under the unit. This debris holds moisture against the metal frame and causes the metal to rust shortening the life and requiring replacement costs.

Be sure to check with your furnace/air conditioner repair service at least every 2 or 3 years to determine if your A/C unit needs servicing.

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