Juliet Galena Conwell Giesy 1877-1953
2010
Juliet Galena Conwell Giesy was born in Utah and died there after being a resident for 50 years. Her first name was for her aunt Juliet, her mother’s sister. Her middle name, by which she went, is the name of an ore. Perhaps as her father was a miner, the name appealed to them. Her brother George appears to be the same George Conwell who went to Fresno, California with his mother Carrie and there took his own life at the age of 19. Her obituary mentions only her Aunt and a cousin as a survivor.
At an unknown time, Galena married Dr. John Ulrich Giesy. He was a prominent Salt Lake City physician and also was recognized as a prolific writer of science fiction. Galena and John did not have any children. She lived until her death at 839 East South Temple. This is an area of beautiful Victorian homes. She died in a Salt Lake City hospital six years after John’s death. Her funeral was conducted by a Bishop of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day-Saints, prompting speculation that she had become a member of the Church at some point in her later life. The total cost of her funeral was $514 in 1953.
Galena was buried alongside of her husband John in the family plot purchased by her grandfather Samuel Pancake in 1883 for $40. Both graves are marked.