Lenora Joan Brakke, age 85, passed away in West Valley City, Utah on the 26 February 2016 of natural causes. She was the oldest child born to Leonard D. and Ruby P.(Ewalt) Smith on 16 December 1930 in Billings, Montana. In her youth she attended grade and middle school in Billings and graduated from Senior High School.
She married her sweetheart, Vernon E. Brakke, in the First United Brethren Evangelical Church, Billings, MT. on 25 January 1948. She was baptized into the LDS church and was sealed to Vern in the Idaho Falls, Idaho temple in 1958. Six children were born to this union; Vickie, Dennis (Gayle McClintock) , Arleen (Jim) Young, Terri (Steven) Richins, Dona and Curtis and later adopted a son, Shane.
Through the years, Lenora enjoyed many talents and continually developed many talents which she shared and blessed everyone. She was a perfectionist at all she did whether it be quilting, knitting, crocheting, tole painting, sewing, professional cake decorating and candy making. Too many to mention. but, her favorite was genealogy and family history. She was a 4-H leader for many years for the Darling Dumbells club and helped many young ladies learn to sew and cook along with her mother. Her favorite flower was the Violet ad always had a lot of them.
Lenora was always helping and serving people. And people were drawn to her because of her sweet spirit and love for them. She had endless energy to do so.
Lenora was preceded in death by her husband, three children,Vickie, Dennis, and Terri, a grandson, Kyle W. Brakke, 2 grand-daughters, Ketra K. Brakke and Courtney Dawn Young. She is survived by two sisters; Beverly (Jerry) Graham and Roxana (Dan) Hofferber and a brother, Louis (Sandy) Smith along with many grandchildren, great grandchildren and one great great grand-daughter. There are so many left behind who love and miss her.
Services and burial were held 2 Mar 2016 at the Utah Veterans Memorial Park Bluffdale, UT. Serenity Funeral Home in Draper, UT. was in charge of cremation.
She married her sweetheart, Vernon E. Brakke, in the First United Brethren Evangelical Church, Billings, MT. on 25 January 1948. She was baptized into the LDS church and was sealed to Vern in the Idaho Falls, Idaho temple in 1958. Six children were born to this union; Vickie, Dennis (Gayle McClintock) , Arleen (Jim) Young, Terri (Steven) Richins, Dona and Curtis and later adopted a son, Shane.
Through the years, Lenora enjoyed many talents and continually developed many talents which she shared and blessed everyone. She was a perfectionist at all she did whether it be quilting, knitting, crocheting, tole painting, sewing, professional cake decorating and candy making. Too many to mention. but, her favorite was genealogy and family history. She was a 4-H leader for many years for the Darling Dumbells club and helped many young ladies learn to sew and cook along with her mother. Her favorite flower was the Violet ad always had a lot of them.
Lenora was always helping and serving people. And people were drawn to her because of her sweet spirit and love for them. She had endless energy to do so.
Lenora was preceded in death by her husband, three children,Vickie, Dennis, and Terri, a grandson, Kyle W. Brakke, 2 grand-daughters, Ketra K. Brakke and Courtney Dawn Young. She is survived by two sisters; Beverly (Jerry) Graham and Roxana (Dan) Hofferber and a brother, Louis (Sandy) Smith along with many grandchildren, great grandchildren and one great great grand-daughter. There are so many left behind who love and miss her.
Services and burial were held 2 Mar 2016 at the Utah Veterans Memorial Park Bluffdale, UT. Serenity Funeral Home in Draper, UT. was in charge of cremation.
Lenora Joan Brakke, age 85, passed away in West Valley City, Utah on the 26 February 2016 of natural causes. She was the oldest child born to Leonard D. and Ruby P.(Ewalt) Smith on 16 December 1930 in Billings, Montana. In her youth she attended grade and middle school in Billings and graduated from Senior High School.
She married her sweetheart, Vernon E. Brakke, in the First United Brethren Evangelical Church, Billings, MT. on 25 January 1948. She was baptized into the LDS church and was sealed to Vern in the Idaho Falls, Idaho temple in 1958. Six children were born to this union; Vickie, Dennis (Gayle McClintock) , Arleen (Jim) Young, Terri (Steven) Richins, Dona and Curtis and later adopted a son, Shane.
Through the years, Lenora enjoyed many talents and continually developed many talents which she shared and blessed everyone. She was a perfectionist at all she did whether it be quilting, knitting, crocheting, tole painting, sewing, professional cake decorating and candy making. Too many to mention. but, her favorite was genealogy and family history. She was a 4-H leader for many years for the Darling Dumbells club and helped many young ladies learn to sew and cook along with her mother. Her favorite flower was the Violet ad always had a lot of them.
Lenora was always helping and serving people. And people were drawn to her because of her sweet spirit and love for them. She had endless energy to do so.
Lenora was preceded in death by her husband, three children,Vickie, Dennis, and Terri, a grandson, Kyle W. Brakke, 2 grand-daughters, Ketra K. Brakke and Courtney Dawn Young. She is survived by two sisters; Beverly (Jerry) Graham and Roxana (Dan) Hofferber and a brother, Louis (Sandy) Smith along with many grandchildren, great grandchildren and one great great grand-daughter. There are so many left behind who love and miss her.
Services and burial were held 2 Mar 2016 at the Utah Veterans Memorial Park Bluffdale, UT. Serenity Funeral Home in Draper, UT. was in charge of cremation.
She married her sweetheart, Vernon E. Brakke, in the First United Brethren Evangelical Church, Billings, MT. on 25 January 1948. She was baptized into the LDS church and was sealed to Vern in the Idaho Falls, Idaho temple in 1958. Six children were born to this union; Vickie, Dennis (Gayle McClintock) , Arleen (Jim) Young, Terri (Steven) Richins, Dona and Curtis and later adopted a son, Shane.
Through the years, Lenora enjoyed many talents and continually developed many talents which she shared and blessed everyone. She was a perfectionist at all she did whether it be quilting, knitting, crocheting, tole painting, sewing, professional cake decorating and candy making. Too many to mention. but, her favorite was genealogy and family history. She was a 4-H leader for many years for the Darling Dumbells club and helped many young ladies learn to sew and cook along with her mother. Her favorite flower was the Violet ad always had a lot of them.
Lenora was always helping and serving people. And people were drawn to her because of her sweet spirit and love for them. She had endless energy to do so.
Lenora was preceded in death by her husband, three children,Vickie, Dennis, and Terri, a grandson, Kyle W. Brakke, 2 grand-daughters, Ketra K. Brakke and Courtney Dawn Young. She is survived by two sisters; Beverly (Jerry) Graham and Roxana (Dan) Hofferber and a brother, Louis (Sandy) Smith along with many grandchildren, great grandchildren and one great great grand-daughter. There are so many left behind who love and miss her.
Services and burial were held 2 Mar 2016 at the Utah Veterans Memorial Park Bluffdale, UT. Serenity Funeral Home in Draper, UT. was in charge of cremation.
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