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403. Marc Olen Stemig
1Sue Everet, Union Democrat Obituaries 7 Jan 2003, Union Democrat, Sonora, California, http://www.uniondemocrat.com/news/story.cfm?story_no=9593.
"Obituaries for January 7, 2003
Published: January 7, 2003
Marc Olen Stemig
May 26, 1981 — Jan. 3, 2003
Katie Sue Tenney
Sept. 12, 1983 — Jan. 3, 2003
A young Sonora man and his cousin died Friday night in a single-car crash on Interstate 15 near Harrisburg, Utah, 14 miles from the Utah-Nevada state line.
They were on their way back to school at Brigham Young University when the crash occurred.
Utah State Troopers said Marc Olen Stemig, 22, son of Pat and Dana (Crawford) Stemig of Sonora, and his passenger, Katie Sue Tenney, 19, of Dixon, died when the 1999 sports utility vehicle they were in rolled almost 200 feet along the road.
The SUV slammed into a guard rail and went over it, coming to rest upside down in the median.
Troopers told Tenney's father, a Dixon traffic officer, that Stemig was driving within the speed limit. They do not know why he swerved, then over-corrected, which caused the SUV to roll.
Emergency personnel were sent to the scene about 7:15 p.m., and Stemig's family was notified by Sonora police officers at 10:30 that night.
"I was waiting up to hear from (her son and her niece)," said Marc's mother, Dana Stemig. "I thought it was about time for them to call, because it was the time they should have arrived, when there was a knock at the door. I thought it was my mom and they had called her."
Instead, police officers were at the door. Stemig said her sister and brother-in-law were also told about the crash about 10:30 p.m.
Utah troopers told the family a sharp piece of metal cut Tenney's seat belt during the crash and she was thrown from the vehicle. Troopers said her seat was reclined and they believe she was sleeping when the crash occurred. Stemig died in the car, still in his seat belt. Emergency workers had to cut the vehicle to remove him, troopers said.
Luggage, dishes, blankets, books and other personal items were strewn almost 200 feet. The rear passenger-side tire was found on the ground away from the vehicle. Family members said they were told the tire came off while the vehicle was rolling.
The pair left Sonora at 6 a.m. Friday morning to drive to BYU, in Provo, Utah, where they were both sophomores.
They headed south on Highway 99 to have brunch with their great-grandmother, Ruth Jarvis, 85, of Porterville, and then resumed their trip. The family agreed the southern route was preferred, because it might be safer in bad weather. Stemig's mother said they should have been able to drive to Provo in 10 hours.
Stemig's mother said when they left Sonora on Friday morning, "they were excited. They were both in a good mood and they were kidding each other."
Tenney began her studies while Stemig was on his mission. He returned to Sonora in November after spending two years as a missionary for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Belo Hor Izonte, Brazil.
"Marc loved the Lord and loved serving the Lord," Dana Stemig said of her son.
Stemig, who was born and raised in Sonora, was a 1999 graduate of Sonora High School. He planned to study chemistry at BYU and eventually earn a bachelor's degree. He worked at Gottschalks in Sonora over the holiday season to earn some money for college.
The cousins both liked music and drama and loved to sing. Tenney sang at her grandmother's wedding last year.
Chantal Stemig had also planned to travel with her brother and cousin Friday, but decided to stay in Sonora to complete a final semester at Modesto Junior College and earn an associate's degree, but had made plans to be Tenney's roommate at BYU next fall.
A trust fund to help with burial expenses for Stemig has been opened at Westamerica Bank, 14729 Mono Way, Sonora.
In addition to his parents and sister Chantal, Stemig is also survived by another sister, Laura Stemig; a brother, James Stemig; a nephew, Spencer Stemig, his grandmother and step-grandfather, Lona and Skip Conley, all of Sonora; his great-grandmother, Ruth Jarvis of Porterville; and many uncles, aunts and cousins.
Stemig's mother has requested anyone with stories about her son write them down and leave them for the family at the funeral service.
A funeral service for Stemig will be held at 1 p.m. Thursday at Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 19481 Hillsdale Drive, East Sonora. Terzich and Wilson Funeral Home is handling arrangements.
Tenney, daughter of former Sonora resident Cara (Crawford) Tenney and Scott Tenney of Dixon, was born in Vallejo and had lived in Vacaville as a small child, before her family moved to Dixon, where she graduated from elementary and high school. She was on the swim team in Solano County as a teen-ager.
In addition to her great-grandmother, Ruth Jarvis of Porterville, she is survived by grandmother and step-grandfather, Lona and Skip Conley of Sonora; a brother, David Tenney of Dixon; two sisters, Madison, 7, and Allison, 9, both of Dixon; and the Stemig family — her aunt, uncle and cousins, all of Sonora.
A funeral service for Tenney will be held at 1 p.m. Friday at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Dixon.".2Cantera, Laura, BYU NewsNet, Publisher Jan.8, 2003, http://newsnet.byu.edu/print/story.cfm/41385.
"Two BYU students die in car accident By Laura Cantera NewsNet Senior Campus Reporter 8 Jan 2003 The flag flew at half-mast Monday, Jan. 6, in remembrance of two BYU students who died in a rollover car crash Friday night, Jan. 3, in Leeds, Washington County, Utah, a city about twelve miles north of St. George. Marc Olen Stemig, 21, a sophomore, majoring in math, from Sonora, Calif., and his cousin Katie Sue Tenney, 19, a freshman, majoring in international studies, from Dixon, Calif., were traveling back to BYU after the holiday break. Around 7:20 Friday night, Stemig, driving a '98 GMC Jimmy, drifted from the outside lane on northbound I-15 to the left lane, apparently from inattention or because he fell asleep, said Sergeant Lloyd of the Utah Highway Patrol. This left the car headed toward the guardrail. Stemig became aware of what had happened and swerved to the right, causing the vehicle to roll two or three times down the highway, over the guardrail and down a hill, Lloyd said. Both victims were wearing seatbelts, but Tenney's broke from the force of the roll and she was ejected from the car. Stemig remained belted in. Both died immediately. There was no indication Stemig was speeding, Lloyd said, and there was no evidence drugs or alcohol played a role in the crash. The accident backed up traffic on northbound I-15 for three miles and took more than two hours to clean up. "Katie absolutely loved BYU," said Cara Tenney, Katie's mom. "It's the only place she wanted to go. It's the only place she applied. She set a goal and she reached it and she was so happy." Services for Stemig will occur on Thursday, Jan. 9. For funeral time and location, contact Perzich and Wilson Mortuary in Sonora, Calif. Services for Tenney will take place on Friday, Jan. 10. For funeral time and location, contact Carpenter Funeral Home in Dixon, Calif.
Copyright ©2003 BYU NewsNet.".3Rachel, Olsen, St. George Spectrum Newspaper Article Jan. 4, 2003, St. George Spectrum, http://www.thespectrum.com/news/stories/20030104/localnews/708616.html.
Nick Adams/Daily News Emergency personnel work to remove the body of an accident victim Friday night in the median of Interstate 15 near Harrisburg. Two people were killed in the accident. Nick Adams/Daily News Northbound traffic crawls on Interstate 15 coming down the hill into Harrisburg Friday night at the scene of a fatal accident.
"2 killed in rollover Inattentive driving blamed for accident By RACHEL OLSEN rolsen@thespectrum.com
HARRISBURG -- Two college students died Friday in a single-car rollover on Interstate 15 near Harrisburg. Traveling north, the white 1999 GMC Jimmy rolled for almost 200 feet on the roadway, slamming against the guard rail, before it went over the rail and came to rest upside down in the median of the Harrisburg Dip near mile marker 20. Emergency personnel were dispatched to the accident around 7:15 p.m. The passenger, Katie Sue Tenney, 19, Dixon, Calif., was wearing a seat belt but was thrown from the car into the roadway, said Utah Highway Patrol Trooper Ben Lang in a press release. Marc Olen Stemig, 21, Sonora, Calif., was driving the car and was found dead inside the car when rescue services arrived. He had to be cut from the vehicle, Lang said. Troopers believe the victims were headed back to Provo, where they attended Brigham Young University. It was determined the rollover was initiated by some kind of inattentive driving, which caused Stemig to overcorrect and throw the vehicle out of control, Lang said. However, witnesses did not notice anything erratic or abnormal about the vehicle before the accident occurred, he said. Luggage, broken glass and china, blankets, books and other personal items were strewn for almost 200 feet before the car's final stopping point. The back passenger-side tire also was some distance from the vehicle, coming off as the car rolled on the highway. Passers-by stayed at the accident to direct traffic before rescue services arrived. Both lanes of the road were closed for some time, causing traffic to back up for several miles until the right lane was opened. Leeds Fire and Rescue, Utah Highway Patrol, Washington City Fire Department, Washington County Sheriff's Office, Dixie Ambulance and Hurricane Police Department responded to the accident. Originally published Saturday, January 4, 2003.".4Social Security Administration, Social Security Death Index, Master File., Orem, Utah: Ancestry.com, Inc., 2004.
"Name: MARC O STEMIG SSN: 606-05-3252 Last Residence: 72 Born: 26 May 1981 Last Benefit: Died: 3 Jan 2003 State (Year) SSN issued: CA (1988)."5Sue Everet, Union Democrat Obituaries 7 Jan 2003, Union Democrat, Sonora, California, http://www.uniondemocrat.com/news/story.cfm?story_no=9593.
"Obituaries for January 7, 2003
Published: January 7, 2003
Marc Olen Stemig
May 26, 1981 — Jan. 3, 2003
Katie Sue Tenney
Sept. 12, 1983 — Jan. 3, 2003
A young Sonora man and his cousin died Friday night in a single-car crash on Interstate 15 near Harrisburg, Utah, 14 miles from the Utah-Nevada state line.
They were on their way back to school at Brigham Young University when the crash occurred.
Utah State Troopers said Marc Olen Stemig, 22, son of Pat and Dana (Crawford) Stemig of Sonora, and his passenger, Katie Sue Tenney, 19, of Dixon, died when the 1999 sports utility vehicle they were in rolled almost 200 feet along the road.
The SUV slammed into a guard rail and went over it, coming to rest upside down in the median.
Troopers told Tenney's father, a Dixon traffic officer, that Stemig was driving within the speed limit. They do not know why he swerved, then over-corrected, which caused the SUV to roll.
Emergency personnel were sent to the scene about 7:15 p.m., and Stemig's family was notified by Sonora police officers at 10:30 that night.
"I was waiting up to hear from (her son and her niece)," said Marc's mother, Dana Stemig. "I thought it was about time for them to call, because it was the time they should have arrived, when there was a knock at the door. I thought it was my mom and they had called her."
Instead, police officers were at the door. Stemig said her sister and brother-in-law were also told about the crash about 10:30 p.m.
Utah troopers told the family a sharp piece of metal cut Tenney's seat belt during the crash and she was thrown from the vehicle. Troopers said her seat was reclined and they believe she was sleeping when the crash occurred. Stemig died in the car, still in his seat belt. Emergency workers had to cut the vehicle to remove him, troopers said.
Luggage, dishes, blankets, books and other personal items were strewn almost 200 feet. The rear passenger-side tire was found on the ground away from the vehicle. Family members said they were told the tire came off while the vehicle was rolling.
The pair left Sonora at 6 a.m. Friday morning to drive to BYU, in Provo, Utah, where they were both sophomores.
They headed south on Highway 99 to have brunch with their great-grandmother, Ruth Jarvis, 85, of Porterville, and then resumed their trip. The family agreed the southern route was preferred, because it might be safer in bad weather. Stemig's mother said they should have been able to drive to Provo in 10 hours.
Stemig's mother said when they left Sonora on Friday morning, "they were excited. They were both in a good mood and they were kidding each other."
Tenney began her studies while Stemig was on his mission. He returned to Sonora in November after spending two years as a missionary for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Belo Hor Izonte, Brazil.
"Marc loved the Lord and loved serving the Lord," Dana Stemig said of her son.
Stemig, who was born and raised in Sonora, was a 1999 graduate of Sonora High School. He planned to study chemistry at BYU and eventually earn a bachelor's degree. He worked at Gottschalks in Sonora over the holiday season to earn some money for college.
The cousins both liked music and drama and loved to sing. Tenney sang at her grandmother's wedding last year.
Chantal Stemig had also planned to travel with her brother and cousin Friday, but decided to stay in Sonora to complete a final semester at Modesto Junior College and earn an associate's degree, but had made plans to be Tenney's roommate at BYU next fall.
A trust fund to help with burial expenses for Stemig has been opened at Westamerica Bank, 14729 Mono Way, Sonora.
In addition to his parents and sister Chantal, Stemig is also survived by another sister, Laura Stemig; a brother, James Stemig; a nephew, Spencer Stemig, his grandmother and step-grandfather, Lona and Skip Conley, all of Sonora; his great-grandmother, Ruth Jarvis of Porterville; and many uncles, aunts and cousins.
Stemig's mother has requested anyone with stories about her son write them down and leave them for the family at the funeral service.
A funeral service for Stemig will be held at 1 p.m. Thursday at Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 19481 Hillsdale Drive, East Sonora. Terzich and Wilson Funeral Home is handling arrangements.
Tenney, daughter of former Sonora resident Cara (Crawford) Tenney and Scott Tenney of Dixon, was born in Vallejo and had lived in Vacaville as a small child, before her family moved to Dixon, where she graduated from elementary and high school. She was on the swim team in Solano County as a teen-ager.
In addition to her great-grandmother, Ruth Jarvis of Porterville, she is survived by grandmother and step-grandfather, Lona and Skip Conley of Sonora; a brother, David Tenney of Dixon; two sisters, Madison, 7, and Allison, 9, both of Dixon; and the Stemig family — her aunt, uncle and cousins, all of Sonora.
A funeral service for Tenney will be held at 1 p.m. Friday at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Dixon.".6Cantera, Laura, BYU NewsNet, Publisher Jan.8, 2003, http://newsnet.byu.edu/print/story.cfm/41385.
"Two BYU students die in car accident By Laura Cantera NewsNet Senior Campus Reporter 8 Jan 2003 The flag flew at half-mast Monday, Jan. 6, in remembrance of two BYU students who died in a rollover car crash Friday night, Jan. 3, in Leeds, Washington County, Utah, a city about twelve miles north of St. George. Marc Olen Stemig, 21, a sophomore, majoring in math, from Sonora, Calif., and his cousin Katie Sue Tenney, 19, a freshman, majoring in international studies, from Dixon, Calif., were traveling back to BYU after the holiday break. Around 7:20 Friday night, Stemig, driving a '98 GMC Jimmy, drifted from the outside lane on northbound I-15 to the left lane, apparently from inattention or because he fell asleep, said Sergeant Lloyd of the Utah Highway Patrol. This left the car headed toward the guardrail. Stemig became aware of what had happened and swerved to the right, causing the vehicle to roll two or three times down the highway, over the guardrail and down a hill, Lloyd said. Both victims were wearing seatbelts, but Tenney's broke from the force of the roll and she was ejected from the car. Stemig remained belted in. Both died immediately. There was no indication Stemig was speeding, Lloyd said, and there was no evidence drugs or alcohol played a role in the crash. The accident backed up traffic on northbound I-15 for three miles and took more than two hours to clean up. "Katie absolutely loved BYU," said Cara Tenney, Katie's mom. "It's the only place she wanted to go. It's the only place she applied. She set a goal and she reached it and she was so happy." Services for Stemig will occur on Thursday, Jan. 9. For funeral time and location, contact Perzich and Wilson Mortuary in Sonora, Calif. Services for Tenney will take place on Friday, Jan. 10. For funeral time and location, contact Carpenter Funeral Home in Dixon, Calif.
Copyright ©2003 BYU NewsNet.".7Rachel, Olsen, St. George Spectrum Newspaper Article Jan. 4, 2003, St. George Spectrum, http://www.thespectrum.com/news/stories/20030104/localnews/708616.html.
Nick Adams/Daily News Emergency personnel work to remove the body of an accident victim Friday night in the median of Interstate 15 near Harrisburg. Two people were killed in the accident. Nick Adams/Daily News Northbound traffic crawls on Interstate 15 coming down the hill into Harrisburg Friday night at the scene of a fatal accident.
"2 killed in rollover Inattentive driving blamed for accident By RACHEL OLSEN rolsen@thespectrum.com
HARRISBURG -- Two college students died Friday in a single-car rollover on Interstate 15 near Harrisburg. Traveling north, the white 1999 GMC Jimmy rolled for almost 200 feet on the roadway, slamming against the guard rail, before it went over the rail and came to rest upside down in the median of the Harrisburg Dip near mile marker 20. Emergency personnel were dispatched to the accident around 7:15 p.m. The passenger, Katie Sue Tenney, 19, Dixon, Calif., was wearing a seat belt but was thrown from the car into the roadway, said Utah Highway Patrol Trooper Ben Lang in a press release. Marc Olen Stemig, 21, Sonora, Calif., was driving the car and was found dead inside the car when rescue services arrived. He had to be cut from the vehicle, Lang said. Troopers believe the victims were headed back to Provo, where they attended Brigham Young University. It was determined the rollover was initiated by some kind of inattentive driving, which caused Stemig to overcorrect and throw the vehicle out of control, Lang said. However, witnesses did not notice anything erratic or abnormal about the vehicle before the accident occurred, he said. Luggage, broken glass and china, blankets, books and other personal items were strewn for almost 200 feet before the car's final stopping point. The back passenger-side tire also was some distance from the vehicle, coming off as the car rolled on the highway. Passers-by stayed at the accident to direct traffic before rescue services arrived. Both lanes of the road were closed for some time, causing traffic to back up for several miles until the right lane was opened. Leeds Fire and Rescue, Utah Highway Patrol, Washington City Fire Department, Washington County Sheriff's Office, Dixie Ambulance and Hurricane Police Department responded to the accident. Originally published Saturday, January 4, 2003.".8Social Security Administration, Social Security Death Index, Master File.
"Name: MARC O STEMIG SSN: 606-05-3252 Last Residence: 72 Born: 26 May 1981 Last Benefit: Died: 3 Jan 2003 State (Year) SSN issued: CA (1988)."9Mission Call.