Hazel "Teni" Tenney Long Rimington Obituary (1935 - 2012)

“Teni”Teni Long Rimington, 76, passed away on April 20, 2012. She was born on December 2, 1935; to Eugene Adams Tenney and Gwendolyn Louise van Leuwen in St. George, Utah. Her family moved to Panama at age six and then to Vernonia, Oregon where she attended high school; shortly thereafter marrying John Clifton Long in 1953.Teni and John raised five children and adopted another daughter in 1979. They lived and raised their family in Willamette Valley, Oregon. After being widowed in 2003, she met and married Ronald Dale Rimington on December 23, 2004 in the Portland, Oregon Temple.During her lifetime, she enriched her family’s life with painting water colors, crocheting, knitting, making porcelain dolls, and creating ceramics; eventually opening her own ceramic store. In her later years, she wrote family history books of many of her ancestors. She also hand-stitched many heirloom quilts for family members and friends. Teni also worked as an ordinance worker in the Jordan River Temple in West Jordan, Utah.She is preceded in death by her first husband, parents, one brother, and one daughter, Nancy Harmer. She is survived by her five living children: Gayle Bland (Bill), Jeffrey C. Long, Preston (Buddy) Long, Renee Martinez (Jerry), and Suzanne Abbott (Paul). And also her second husband, Ronald Dale Rimington.She leaves behind many grandchildren and great-grandchildren. She is also survived by one brother, Eugene Arthur Tenney (Margie) and one sister, Ali Boyer (Ted).Funeral services will be held April 28, 2012 at 12:00 Noon at the Little Cottonwood Stake Center, 6180 South Glenoaks Street, Murray, Utah. A viewing will be held one hour prior to the funeral service at the church and also Friday evening, April 27, from 6–8 p.m. at Jenkins-Soffe Mortuary, 4760 South State Street, Murray, Utah. Interment at Willamette National Cemetery, Portland, Oregon in May 2012.