She was born March 23, 1920 in Helper, Utah to Thomas and Phoebe Bellows Haycock.
On November 1, 1938, she married William H. Jacob in Price, Utah and at the age of forty-four he unexpectedly passed away on May 22, 1955. After being widowed at such a young age, Vera went on to pursue her lifelong dream of becoming a nurse. She attended Carbon College and graduated from the School of Nursing. Vera worked at Latter-Day Saints Hospital in Salt Lake City for one year and eventually returned to Spring Glen were she was blessed with the best family and neighbors that anyone could ask for.
On September 22, 1963, she married Nick Mamanakis in Ely, Nevada. Vera dedicated her life to the care of others and in 1974 she retired from Carbon Hospital, where she touched the lives of many. She loved working in her yard, caring for her flowers and garden, and enjoying the special outings at the cabin in Scofield with Nick before his passing on March 1, 1998. Vera will be dearly missed by all who knew and loved her.
Survived by her son, Jefferey (Kim) Jacob, Layton; step-daughter, Mary Lou (James) Terry, Grand Junction, Colorado; granddaughter, Kimberly (Spencer) Terry, Malvern, Iowa; beloved sisters, Dorothy Ward, Spring Glen, Mildred (Rudy) Vuksinick, Orem; and her special little poodle Teddy who everyone adores.
She is preceded in death by her parents, husbands, William and Nick; brothers, Art, Les, Johnny, and Clifford; and a sister, Flossie.
Funeral Services will be held on Tuesday, April 27, 2010 at 11:00 a.m. at Mitchell Funeral Home, 233 East Main Street, Price. The family was at Mitchell Funeral Home on Monday evening from 7:00-8:00 p.m. and Tuesday one hour prior to the services.
Interment: Price City Cemetery.
Published in the Emery County Progress on April 27, 2010.
She was born March 23, 1920 in Helper, Utah to Thomas and Phoebe Bellows Haycock.
On November 1, 1938, she married William H. Jacob in Price, Utah and at the age of forty-four he unexpectedly passed away on May 22, 1955. After being widowed at such a young age, Vera went on to pursue her lifelong dream of becoming a nurse. She attended Carbon College and graduated from the School of Nursing. Vera worked at Latter-Day Saints Hospital in Salt Lake City for one year and eventually returned to Spring Glen were she was blessed with the best family and neighbors that anyone could ask for.
On September 22, 1963, she married Nick Mamanakis in Ely, Nevada. Vera dedicated her life to the care of others and in 1974 she retired from Carbon Hospital, where she touched the lives of many. She loved working in her yard, caring for her flowers and garden, and enjoying the special outings at the cabin in Scofield with Nick before his passing on March 1, 1998. Vera will be dearly missed by all who knew and loved her.
Survived by her son, Jefferey (Kim) Jacob, Layton; step-daughter, Mary Lou (James) Terry, Grand Junction, Colorado; granddaughter, Kimberly (Spencer) Terry, Malvern, Iowa; beloved sisters, Dorothy Ward, Spring Glen, Mildred (Rudy) Vuksinick, Orem; and her special little poodle Teddy who everyone adores.
She is preceded in death by her parents, husbands, William and Nick; brothers, Art, Les, Johnny, and Clifford; and a sister, Flossie.
Funeral Services will be held on Tuesday, April 27, 2010 at 11:00 a.m. at Mitchell Funeral Home, 233 East Main Street, Price. The family was at Mitchell Funeral Home on Monday evening from 7:00-8:00 p.m. and Tuesday one hour prior to the services.
Interment: Price City Cemetery.
Published in the Emery County Progress on April 27, 2010.
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