Verneice Hester Lenius

Verneice Hester Lenius was born December 3, 1909 in Sterling, Kansas and passed away September 2, 2012 in Mount Vernon, Washington. Verneice moved to Frazee, Minnesota as a child and lived there with her parents Albert and Fannie Renollet and her seven brothers and sisters. She married Bradford Lenius in 1927 and together they had eight children, Brad, Beverly, Bernard, Bobby, Barbara, Bonnie, Burton and Byron. They moved to the Seattle area in 1942 and there she remained until 2012. Verneice was an avid gardener and crocheted countless afghans and doilies. In addition, she quilted, baked, canned, and crafted and helped support her family by cleaning homes. One of Verneice’s longtime passions was serving at the Renton Senior Center. She went to the Center at least once a week for over forty years, assisting the kitchen staff and doing other tasks to help out.Verneice is survived by her sons Bobby Lenius of Union, Illinois and Burton Lenius of Wenatchee, Washington, and her daughter Bonnie Topham of Aurora, Colorado. She is also survived by her twenty-six grandchildren and numerous great- and great-great-grandchildren.A memorial service will be held for Verneice on Monday September 10, 2012 at 1:30 PM at Greenwood Memorial Park with interment and reception to follow. A viewing will precede the memorial from 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM. Please forward any memorials to the Renton Senior Center.