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Irene Violet Benson (dennis) - 8/5/2014
Class of 1940
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Irene Violet Benson Dennis
BIRTH 10 Apr 1922
Pleasant Grove, Utah County, Utah, USA
DEATH 5 Aug 2014 (aged 92)
Suquamish, Kitsap County, Washington, USA
BURIAL
Pleasant Grove City Cemetery
Pleasant Grove, Utah County, Utah, USA
MEMORIAL ID 134296561 · View Source
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Early Life: Irene was born April 10, 1922, in Pleasant Grove, Utah, to Randolph "Ren" and Bertha Annie Nielson Benson. She graduated from Pleasant Grove High School in 1939.
Life's Work/Service/Interests: On May 29, 1942, Irene married Bernell A. Dennis in Evanston, Wyoming. She worked in the laundry at Camp Cook, California, while Bernell was stationed there. They made their first home in Provo, Utah, then moved to Pleasant Grove, Utah in 1954. Irene worked at Brigham Young University, retiring in 1984. She moved to Washington State in 1984, where she lived until her death. She had many talents including singing, playing the guitar and crocheting many beautiful items. She served as Ward Librarian and as a Visiting Teacher for the LDS Church. She went through the Provo Utah LDS Temple on April 1, 1988. Her family was her greatest joy and they will miss her beautiful smile and loving heart. Irene Violet Benson Dennis died Tuesday, August 5, 2014, in Suquamish, Washington. She was 92.
Survived By: Her children: Michael (Tammy) Dennis, Lois (Pete) Woffinden, Tonya (Doug) Bullock; one brother, Reed Benson; twelve grandchildren and twenty-four great grandchildren.
Preceded In Death By: Her husband, Bernell; her parents, three sisters, one brother, one grandchild and one great grandchild.
Services: Graveside service
Mortuary: Utah Valley Mortuary
Obituary: Utah Valley Mortuary | August 2014
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