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Venice Stayner Strong
January 6, 1920 - June 8, 2018
Beloved wife, mother, grandmother and sister passed away peacefully on Friday, June 8, 2018 in Provo, Utah at the age of 98. She loved life and always maintained a cheerful, positive attitude. Venice was born January 6, 1920 in St. John, Idaho to Henry Turner Stayner and Sarah Ann Jones. She spent her young years on a farm in Malad, Idaho where she was taught the value of hard work, economy and perseverance and where she developed strong, close bonds with her family. She loved her parents and siblings dearly and enjoyed reuniting with them on the farm in later years. She married E. Preston Strong November 19, 1948 in the Salt Lake LDS Temple. A year after Preston’s death (1997), she moved from Salt Lake to Pleasant Grove to be near two of her sisters. They had such fun together. Venice was an avid genealogist and opera buff. She is survived by her daughters, Suzanne (Mike) Miller, Jeanine (David) Boynton, Lisa (David) Nuttall, and Kristine Karila; eight grandchildren, two great-grandchildren, one brother and one sister. Preceded in death by her husband, a grandson, four sisters and one brother. Funeral Services will be held Saturday, June 16th at 11:00 am at the Pleasant Grove 12th Ward, 828 South Locust Avenue, Pleasant Grove, Utah, where a Viewing will be held prior from 10:00 to 10:45 am. Interment in Elysian Burial Gardens, 1075 East 4580 South, Millcreek, Utah. Funeral Directors: Utah Valley Mortuary.
Beloved wife, mother, grandmother and sister passed away peacefully on Friday, June 8, 2018 in Provo, Utah at the age of 98. She loved life and always maintained a cheerful, positive attitude. Venice was born January 6, 1920 in St. John,... View Obituary & Service Information