Verona was born on April 18, 1933, in Murray, Utah to Lulu Elinor and David Merritt Osborn Rigby. She was raised in Salt Lake City, Utah and she attended South High and the University of Utah. She married her sweetheart Keith Norman Johnson on June 19, 1953 in the Salt Lake Temple. She was blessed with 5 children, 20 grandchildren and 44 great-grandchildren.
Verona and Keith raised their family in the Forest Dale, Olympus Cove, and East Millcreek areas of the Salt Lake Valley. Verona was a wonderful homemaker and created a beautiful, loving, home to raise her children in. She also worked at many trades alongside her husband to help support the family, including Utah Pie Co., Litza’s Pizza, and Viva Verona’s restaurant. She was an avid reader and talented seamstress and crafter, but the most important things in her life were her family, friends, and faith in Jesus Christ. When the children were raised, she and Keith moved to a wonderful community at the Old Farm condominiums in Murray, Utah. Verona served faithfully in many callings in the Women’s organizations of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and upon retirement Verona and Keith served as missionaries in the Kirtland, Ohio Historical Sites Mission.
Verona is survived and truly missed by her children Eileen (Devin) Smith, Steven (Rose Marie), Gary (Kathy), Robyn (Will) Wright, Wendy (Kent) Whiting, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held for family and close friends at 11:00 AM, Saturday, April 10, 2021, at Wasatch Lawn Mortuary, 3401 S. Highland Drive, Millcreek, Utah. There will be a brief viewing from 10:00-10:45 AM prior to the service. The service will also be broadcast for viewing at https://www.facebook.com/WasatchLawnMemorial/posts/1068841966859804
