Thea Cheney

Theodora “Thea” W. DeJuncker Cheney

2/1/1945 – 2/22/2015

Thea passed away peacefully on February 22, 2015 after a brave battle with pancreatic cancer.  Family and friends enveloped her with love and care during the final months of her life.

Thea was born on February 1, 1945 in Utrecht, Netherlands during WWII and the German occupation.  Her family immigrated to the United States in 1947.  They lived in Utah for many years and later moved to Nevada.  She attended West High School (Salt Lake City), and graduated from Rancho High School (North Las Vegas) in 1963.

She traveled from coast to coast, and studied at BYU and Stevens-Henager College. She received an LDS mission call to the Western States and served among the people of Nebraska, Colorado, and New Mexico from 1968-1969.

Thea married Lynn Cheney in 1971 and together they had four sons (later divorced).  They lived in New York and Pennsylvania before settling permanently in Utah.  Motherhood meant the world to her.  She gave away a piece of her heart to each of her boys.  She sacrificed for their future.  She nurtured their individuality.  She cooked a lot of meatloaf.

Thea worked many different jobs as a single mother and throughout her life, most often in the healthcare or insurance industry.  She earned more friends than income.

Thea enjoyed simple things: flowers, shrimp, holidays, the color purple, and long conversations with loved ones.

Thea was known for her distinctive laugh, joyful smile, spirituality, and childlike faith in her Heavenly Father.  She shared these gifts freely with all around her.

Preceded in death by her father and mother, John and Feikina DeJuncker.  She is survived by her siblings, Velma Johansen, Ron (Debra) DeJuncker, and Yvonne (Demetrio) Cortez; children, Kevin (Brooke), Troy (Jennifer), Brian (Summer), and Ryan; grandchildren, Victoria, Cameron, Aidan, Holden, Coleson, Ammon, and Brynn; and lifelong friend, Carma Hyde.

Funeral services will be held 11:00 am Saturday, February 28, 2015 at Lindquist’s Bountiful Mortuary, 727 N. 400 E., where friends may visit family  Friday, Feb. 27 ^th from 6 to 8 pm and 9:45 to 10:45 am Sat. prior to services  Interment at Bountiful City Cemetery.