Truus Allart

Truus V. Allart
Age 90 years
Our beloved mom, grandma, great-grandma, sister, and aunt, Truus Allart, died on April 5, 2016, in Farmington, Utah.  She was lovingly cared for by her family in the home of Richard, our youngest brother, and his wife, Susan.  She was born on November 16, 1925 to Geertruida Mookhoek and Willem Abraham Van Leer in Rotterdam, The Netherlands.  Mom was the second to the last of ten children.  Her birth was to be a stillborn birth.  A special midwife was sent; when Truus was born the midwife danced with her in the room, saying, “I have a live one!”  What a blessing for all of us.
Truus was 14 years old when war broke out.  Her stories are captivating and teach us in many different ways.  She has written her personal history, and it is literally a book. When food was scarce Mom would walk more than twenty miles one way, looking for food.  She went many times pushing a tireless bike because she was too weak from hunger to walk without aid. Truus was fortunate to be born into a family where her mother and grandparents were members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.  She remembers when her father joined the church.  During WWII Truus and her mother went to alter some clothing at the Allart home.  There she met Dirk, who loved her from the very beginning.  After the war Truus’s greatest desire was to go to Zion.
Truus immigrated to the U.S. in 1949 all by herself with $20 in her pocket. She married Dirk Allart February 2, 1951 in the Salt Lake Temple.  For a short time they lived in a house close to the Fairgrounds.  After their first baby, Johanna, they bought their home on 200 West.  Her parents lived with us until their passing.  Truus was diligent in caring for her ailing Mother, and missed her terribly after she passed.  Mary Jane was welcomed next, then David, and Lawrence.  Mom loving prepared for each baby as they came to their home. After several years she welcomed her youngest, Richard.  As older siblings we all watched how she cared for him and learned much from her example.  Mom made most of our clothing growing up, and made sure we each had new outfit for Easter, and for vacations when we were small.  She worked hard to make her home a “palace”.
She watched children in her home, became a nurses’ aid, and finally a preschool director to help make ends meet.  It was supposed to be for a few years, but then her children decided to serve missions so she stayed on at the preschool.  She was diligent in everything she did.  She was a great asset wherever she worked.
As Mom and Dad welcomed each new grandchild, and then after Dad’s passing, each great-grandchild, she would hold that brand new little one like she did her own and whisper in their little ears how precious they are, and that they were a prince or a princess from our Heavenly Father.  A year after her sweetheart passed away in 1998, she moved to Zion’s Summit.  When she needed more care and could not be on her own, David and his wife, Jana, moved in with her to assist.  As time went on and Mom needed more care she moved to Legacy Assisted Living where she would be closer to her baby brother.  There they could visit and attend church together, holding hands.  Her baby brother, Dirk, paid for her hair to be done weekly.  Her children would come to visit and assist.  Mary Jane diligently took care of Mom’s medical needs, with assistance from her siblings and spouses.  A few weeks ago as the struggle became more intense Mom placed herself on hospice.
Over the years Truus has held MANY callings in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. She learned many things in Relief Society, and put to practice what she learned.  She served a mission to the Netherlands with her Sweetheart, and finished that mission in the Reno, Nevada Mission due to Dad’s failing health.  She had a soft spot for the Young Women’s Programs.  She loved her Gleaner Girls.  For a time Mom was the oldest Young Women’s Stake President in the Church.  She was 74 years old.  She refused to go camping with the girls in her motorhome, and insisted on camping in tents like the girls.  She embraced the computer and wrote many things. She has translated her parents’, and grandparents’ histories, an older sister’s letters, written her own history, and compiled her Sweetheart’s history.
Truus has had many friends over the years.  She cherishes her time spent with “family and the parties”.  Many friends were treated as family and for years we all thought she had a great number of brothers and sisters. Many thanks to all of those who loved Truus, and came to visit with her, share their talents, and are truly her friends.
Truus had many skills and talents. She did crochet, knit, sewing, embroidery, needlepoint, cross stitch, ceramics, porcelain, and nut crackers.  She lovingly made too many to count homemade gifts for all of her family members.  She made nutcrackers for her children, grandchildren, and great grandchildren.  Her most precious accomplishment is her family which is forever dear to her heart.
She is survived by her brother, Dirk Van Leer, Sister-in-Law, Nellie Ruben, Brother-in-Law Jacobus Allart ; children: Johanna (Keith) Widdison, Mary Jane (Sarkis) Emrazian, David (Jana) Allart, Lawrence (Nedra) Allart, and Richard (Susan) Allart; eighteen grandchildren, and twenty-two great grandchildren.  She is preceded in death by her sweetheart, Dirk, her parents, and brothers: Pieter, Gerardus, Johannes, and Leonardus.  There are sisters and brothers that passed prior to her birth.
Funeral services will be held at the 19th Ward, 225 West 500 North, Salt Lake City.  Saturday April 9th, 11:00 am.  Viewing is one hour prior 10:00 am, and Friday evening 6 – 8 pm at the 19th Ward.  Interment will be at Memorial Redwood Estates.
Service Information
Viewing April 8, 2016 at 6 - 8 PM
225 West 500 North





Viewing April 9, 2016 at 10:00 AM
225 West 500 North





Funeral Service
April 9, 2016 at 11:00 AM
225 West 500 North