Benjamin Anthony Veri II Obituary (1935 - 2009)

I lived, I laughed, I loved, and I left. Benjamin Anthony Veri returned to his Heavenly Father on May 24, 2009 due to health complications surrounded by his family. Ben was born to Benjamin Anthony Veri Sr. and Helen Wojpaleski on February 9, 1935 in Solvay, New York. He married Gail Denise Haynes on September 25, 1990 in the Washington D.C. Temple and later sealed in the Jordan River Temple. He served his country in both the Army and Air Force Branch of the military and is a veteran of the Vietnam War. Ben loved his family, especially his grandchildren and their activities. He loved date night with his wife attending the Grizzlies hockey games which became a family affair. GO GRIZZ!!! He also loved to fly back to New York to visit with his family there. Ben is survived by his eternal partner, Gail; his sons Benjamin (Jackie) Veri and Ronald (Cheryl) Veri; his daughters Regina (Robert) Pawlak, Samantha (Ryan) Horsley, and Breanne (Daniel) Jenkins and numerous grandchildren. He is also survived by his brothers Tom (Wanda), Ronald “Skip” (Kathy), and Vince (Carol). Ben was preceded in death by his parents and sister Justine “Jay”. Funeral services will be held Friday, May 29, 2009 at 11:00 am at the Parkway 5th Ward, 10200 South 3200 West, South Jordan. Family and friends may visit Thursday, May 28, 2009 from 7:00 to 9:00 pm at Jenkins-Soffe Funeral Home, 1007 W. South Jordan Parkway, South Jordan, and prior to the funeral at the church at 10:00 am. Interment, Wasatch Lawn Memorial Park South Valley, 13001 South 3600 West, Riverton.