Vanessa Ancira

Vanessa Sue Ancira

1957 ~ 2021

Vanessa Sue Ancira passed away peacefully on August 5, 2021.  Vanessa was born on November 21, 1957, to two loving parents Eugene Leroy Kissell and Cora Jane Lohman in Cheyenne, Wyoming.

She married David Ancira and had two beautiful children Christopher and Bellarion (Billy).  They moved to Texas in 1982 until David passed away in 2001.  She moved to Layton, Utah to take of her mother until she passed.

She went on to create a loving relationship with her partner in life, Rick Pendleton and his daughter Loren since 2003.  She loved to go fishing with Rick and Chris; she also enjoyed playing games with her friends and family.  She loved to watch and support her son in football with Bastrop High School, she was his biggest fan.

Vanessa was the most loving, kind and caring person you could have ever met.  She was a hard worker for Long John Silver’s in Texas and Wal-Mart for 25 years.

She is survived by her children Christopher and Amanda Ancira, Billy Ancira, her niece Kerry, Kerry’s children Chelsea and Dylan, Rene Davila, as well as Aunts, Uncles, Cousins, and Mother-in-Law Francis Ancira.  She was preceded in death by her parents, husband David, her sister Shelia, brother Leroy and her grandmother Dorris Bottom.

Funeral services will be held Saturday, August 14, 2021 at 2:00 p.m. at Lindquist’s Layton Mortuary, 1867 No. Fairfield Rd., Layton, Utah.  Friends may visit with family Friday, August 13 from 6:00 to 7:00 p.m.with Vigil with Rosary at 7:00 p.m. and Saturday from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. at the mortuary.

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