1946 ~ 2013
Lorraine Nez-Tsosie Swenson passed away on December 1, 2013 surrounded by her family at Utah Valley Regional Medical Center in Provo, Utah.
She is survived by her husband, Kris Swenson, her foster father, Joseph Barres Jenkins and her children, John (Jan) Bozzuto, Marlene Bozzuto (Patrick), Norma (Kendall) Nielsen, Rosalina (Braden) Barrett, Kayleen Bozzuto (Armando), and 8 grandchildren.
Lorraine was a kind, loving wife and mother. Her family was always her top priority. She enjoyed reading, sewing, and art. She was a hard worker and a faithful member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. She was born in Tuba City, Arizona, and she was raised in Nephi, Utah. She graduated from Brigham Young University with a Bachelor's Degree in Psychology. She will be deeply missed by all those who have been blessed to know her.
Lorraine is preceded in the death of her parents, Hunter and Bertha NezTsosie, and foster mother, Norma Jenkins, daughter Corrine, and 3 sisters, Ione, Askee, and Jean NezTsosie. She is survived by her brothers, John Tsosie, Clyde (Bertha) Tsosie, and sisters Lusita Johnson, Maria Wilson, Bessie Kane and Louise Martin, and step-sisters, Rena Dixon and Stella Preston, and 27 nieces and nephews.
There will be a viewing on Thursday, December 5
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at 9:00 am, and Funeral services to follow at 10:00 - 11:00 a.m. at the LDS Church located at 2801 W 620 N, Provo, Utah.
She will be transported to and buried at the Vine Bluff Cemetery in Nephi, Utah, at 12:30 p.m. located at 1250 N 450 E, Nephi, Utah.
The Interment will be followed by a Luncheon from 1:30 - 3:30 p.m. at the LDS Church located at 2801 W 600 N, Provo, Utah.