Grandma Viengthong Thammavong was born on May 4th of 1945, in Bolikhamxay province of Laos. Her parents were Khundet and Khen Manivong and she was born the fourth of five children. Later in life, she married Tha Thammavong, and they had three children – Danny Xayavong and Khamphay and Cy Thammavong. Grandma Viengthong also had five grandchildren – Lina Somsaath, Katie and Kalvin Xayavong, Ty Thammavong, and Brennan Bounsavath.
After life changed in Laos, Viengthong and Tha traveled to the United States with their children and settled in Storm Lake, Iowa, in 1991. Due to Grandpa’s health, the family came to Des Moines, Iowa, in 2006, but in 2007, Viengthong lost her husband. Afterwards, she continued to live there with her son Danny, his wife Kongpasith, and her three grandchildren Lina, Katie, and Kalvin, until November 15th of 2021, when she passed due to illness at the age of 76. She passed surrounded by her family. She is loved and will be sorely missed.
A funeral service for Viengthong will be held Saturday, November 20, 2021 at 3:00 PM at McLaren's Resthaven Chapel, 801 19th Street, West Des Moines, Iowa.