Larena Vredenburg

https://stakecenter.draperutahmeadowsstake.com/ Larena (Jacobs) Vredenburg 1921-2022. Our beloved mother, grandmother (Nana), great-grandmother, and aunt returned to her Heavenly Father peacefully on Thursday July 21, 2022 of natural causes at the age of 100. Born December 22, 1921 to Swen and Elizabeth Lester Jacobs in Jerome Idaho. Larena is survived by son Dale (Marlene), daughter Cheren (Jerry), honorary daughters Rosemary Viot and Sylvea (Richard) Viot and honorary son Larry (Linda) Kern, 10 grandchildren, 28 great-grandchildren, and 22 great-great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents, eight siblings, son Gene (Sylvea) Viot, daughter Betty (Larry) Kern, a few grandchildren, and her 3 husbands Ralph Temple Langley Viot, Boyd Snow, and Harold Vredenburg. If you asked her what she loved most in life she would always say her family. She loved it when we would all come to visit her, and she loved her pets, and her potato chips (Lays original). I think that we have all been asked to supply those when she ran out. When asking her how she lived to be 100 she replied “no stress, I can’t worry about things I can’t change” and she would always tell us to live by that philosophy. She always had a smile and welcomed anyone into her family that she met. When Larena was younger, she loved to travel with her husband Harold in their trailer and if anyone was lucky enough, they would get to go with them. No matter where they would end up camping, she would always pull out her hummingbird feeder to ensure that they would always have plenty of food, and food for the chipmunks. She loved bowling on leagues with her children and won trophies for her great bowling scores. If anyone needed help, she was always there to help out by cooking and taking care of the grandkids. Larena was an amazing seamstress and all of her grandkids got clothes from her on several occasions, she would also crochet Afghan’s and hats for her grandkids and nieces as well. During World War II Larena worked at Lockheed Martin helping on the planes and would always tell the stories of signing the parts before installing them. As she aged, she became more homebound and so family visits meant a lot more to her. Larena would always have a box of candy bars available to hand out to all her visitors regardless of whether you wanted one or not she would make you take one. She even had the great opportunity to have a visit in her home by Elder Rasband (an Apostle of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints). She would always talk about that and share her testimony to anyone who would let her. As a family we would love to thank all those who have helped Larena over the past few years especially Krissy, Conner, Shelly, Ty Ty, Carma, the Borg family, and brother Olsen, (whom she welcomed in as part of her family and fell in love with all of them), all her other ward members who have been there to assist, and everyone from Renew hospice. Larena will be dearly missed by all of her family, friends, and anyone who was lucky enough to know her! Viewing will be held 9-11am on Thursday July 28, 2022 at the Meadows 7th Ward house, 575 E 13800 S Draper, UT with funeral services directly following at 11:30am in the same location. Interment at Crescent Cemetery in Sandy, Utah.

Larena Vredenburg

December 22, 1921 - July 21, 2022