She married Siegfried Herbert Nitsch July 3, 1944, in the Salt Lake L.D.S. Temple.
Lenore worked for Welfare Square for 50 years as switchboard operator and was known to many as the "Voice" of Welfare Square. Though born with spina bifida and paralyzed from the waist down, she rarely missed work. After retiring in 1988, she continued to serve as a volunteer until her death. Lenore had no formal education and was taught at home by her sisters. She valued her independence and dignity. Lenore taught Sunday School for 25 years, was YWMIA president, and wrote several roadshows. She and Siegfried comforted many audiences at funerals and programs with their musical duets.
Funeral services were Tuesday, Feb 1, at 11 a.m. at the Grant Fourth Ward Chapel,1111 Charlton Ave. (2815 So.). Friends were invited to a viewing Monday 6-8 p.m at Jenkins-Soffe Mortuary, 4760 So. State.
She married Siegfried Herbert Nitsch July 3, 1944, in the Salt Lake L.D.S. Temple.
Lenore worked for Welfare Square for 50 years as switchboard operator and was known to many as the "Voice" of Welfare Square. Though born with spina bifida and paralyzed from the waist down, she rarely missed work. After retiring in 1988, she continued to serve as a volunteer until her death. Lenore had no formal education and was taught at home by her sisters. She valued her independence and dignity. Lenore taught Sunday School for 25 years, was YWMIA president, and wrote several roadshows. She and Siegfried comforted many audiences at funerals and programs with their musical duets.
Funeral services were Tuesday, Feb 1, at 11 a.m. at the Grant Fourth Ward Chapel,1111 Charlton Ave. (2815 So.). Friends were invited to a viewing Monday 6-8 p.m at Jenkins-Soffe Mortuary, 4760 So. State.
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