Nursing

LaDora N. Davidson, born Nov. 20, 1930, died Sunday, Oct. 9, 2011, after falling in her Pleasant View home. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests donations be made to the McKay-Dee Hospital Foundation, 4401 Harrison Blvd., Ogden, UT 84403. A graveside service will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 13, at Myer's Evergreen Memorial Park, 100 Monroe, Blvd., Ogden. There will be a viewing from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 12, and from 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. Thursday before the service, both at Myers Mortuary, 845 Washington Blvd., Ogden. Condolences may be posted at www.myers-mortuary.com. See the complete obituary in the Standard-Examiner's e-edition.

OAKLAND, Calif. — More than 20,000 registered nurses began a one-day strike Thursday at 34 Northern and Central California hospitals in what was one of the largest such labor actions in years.

Ogden native Mary Jane Settle Rich, 92, of Paris, Idaho, died Monday, June 13, 2011, of causes incident to age. A funeral will be held in the Matthews Mortuary Chapel, 702 Clay St., Montpelier, Idaho, at 12:30 p.m. Saturday, June 18. Friends and family may call prior to the service from 10:30 a.m. to noon. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to a charity for the blind. Interment, Paris, Idaho, cemetery. Post condolences at www.walker-mortuary.com. See the complete obituary in the Standard-Examiner's e-edition.

OGDEN -- Whitnie Dutt took the final step that her mother could not. The 13-year-old stood in at the Stevens-Henager College graduation ceremony Thursday night to accept her mother's diploma.

Zella Joy Belliston Harris died of cancer at her home Friday, April 22, 2011. A funeral will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, April 27, 2011, at the Roy 10th Ward Chapel, 5900 S. 3100 West, with Bishop Wayne Burrell officiating. Family will meet with friends from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the Roy Lindquist’s Mortuary, 3333 W. 5600 South, and from 9:45 a.m. to 10:45 a.m. at the Ward Chapel. Interment, Vine Bluff Cemetery, Nephi, Utah, at 3:30 p.m. Post condolences to the family at www.lindquistmortuary.com. See the complete obituary in the Standard-Examiner's e-edition.

OGDEN -- Eleven Weber State computer science students have elaborate spring break plans.

On Friday, they will fly 7,000 miles to the Republic of Ghana. They will sample local delicacies, including goat. They will go on safaris to see African wildlife and match skills with a local youth soccer team.

BRIGHAM CITY -- When Darlene Bean started working as a nurse, men weren't allowed in the delivery room, needles were sterilized and reused and there were only a handful of antibiotics to treat infection.