Viola A Palmer Obituary (1908 - 2009)

Viola Palmer Plain City - Angelina Violetta (Viola) Aimone Palmer, 101, beloved Mother, Grandmother, Great-Grandmother and Great-Great-Grandmother passed away June11, 2009. She was born January 11, 1908, the second of eight children in Eureka, Nevada to Pietro and Josephina Aimone. Her parents emigrated from Torino, Italy in 1904. She married Vern L. Palmer on November 29, 1924 in Reno, Nevada; they were sealed in the Salt Lake City Temple on March 25, 1955. They moved to Plain City December 23, 1924 where she has resided ever since. She became a member of the LDS Church when her son Kenneth was baptized on October 1, 1933. She held many positions in Primary, Young Women and Relief Society. Her family was the most important part of her life. She loved to cook and taught her daughter's her cooking skills. The grandchildren loved her poached eggs on toast and her wonderful home made apple pie. She had many hobbies. She loved working in her flower garden; she especially loved crocheting afghans and bedspreads. She has given afghans to her children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. She crocheted an afghan for her grandson when she was 95 years old. She also made those great hats out of aluminum cans. One of the highlights of her life was her 100th birthday. Her family and friends came from near and far to help her celebrate. What a great party it was. Preceded in death by her husband Vern L. Palmer; son Kenneth F. Palmer; daughter Dorlene Miller; son-in-law Roy U. Miller and a grandson Mark Miller. She is survived by two children, Cherrill (Thayne) Knight, Peoria, Arizona and Douglas V. (Susanne) Palmer, Plain City; daughter-in-law Barbara Palmer, St. George; 9 grandchildren; 24 great-grandchildren and 12 great-great-grandchildren. Also; cousins Rosa Longo and Maria Teresa Viazzo, Turin, Italy. A special thanks to the many friends and relatives that visited her and to Elsie and Afton her devoted Relief Society visiting teachers. To the Peachtree Assisted Living Place and the staff that cared for her the past six years. Also thanks to Debbie and the staff of Hospice of Utah who also cared for her. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Monday, June 15, 2009 at the Plain City 2nd Ward (North Bldg), 2952 N. 4200 W., Plain City. Friends may call on Sunday, June 14th from 6 to 8 p.m. at Myers Mortuary, 845 Washington Blvd., and Monday at the church from 9:30 to 10:45 a.m. Interment, Plain City Cemetery. VisitationMyers Mortuary - Ogden 100 Monroe Blvd. Ogden, UT 84404 June 14, 2009 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM ServicePlain City 2nd Ward (North Bldg) 2952 North 4200 West Plain City, UT June 15, 2009 11:00 AM CemeteryPlain City Cemetery 4373 W 1975 N Plain City, UT 84404 June 15, 2009