Monique Manuela Jaenisch Kasimir was born on June 29, 1970 to Sieglinde Erika Freimann Jaenisch and Klaus Peter Jaenisch. She was raised in Salt Lake City, Utah and graduated from Skyline High School. She obtained associate degrees in Culinary Arts, Graphic Art and Cabinet Making. She was currently working in the hotel industry at Home 2 Suites as a front desk host and night manager.
As a little sister to her two brothers, Monique learned a sense of adventure and a bit of mischief. The family enjoyed many boating trips together and Monique learned to take the wheel at a young age.
As a cousin, Monique loved spending Christmas together, playing games together on New Year\s Eve and taking annual vacation trips to Lake Tahoe. She grew up with her cousins and fondly spoke of her great childhood.
As a daughter, Monique loved to ride high on her father\s shoulders as a young child and she shared a special bond with her mother throughout her life. Monique and her mother loved to attend the opera and symphony together and dress up for the occasion. They enjoyed traveling together, laughing together and being there for each other through life\s challenges. They loved their trips together to Las Vegas and time spent together on a cruise. They regularly visited Lagoon and Gardner Village. Monique and her mother cherished their German culture and enjoyed its music, movies, food and traditions.
As an aunt, Monique enjoyed passing down her traditions, her German culture and her love for good times and laughter. She loved outings to Lagoon and special trips with her nieces. She enjoyed spending holidays together and playing board games with her family. In her words, \"To spend time with my nieces, those were the dearest times of my life.\"
Monique was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints and was endowed in the temple. The temple was an important part of Monique\s life. She learned woodworking skills and worked at Crossroads Mill when the Oquirrh Mountain Temple and Draper Temple were being built. She worked on the altars and the temple doors. One of her proudest achievements was working on the temples. In her words, \"I filled every nail hole in the Oquirrh Mountain Temple from the baptismal font on the lower floor to the Celestial Room on the top floor. It took two weeks on my hands and knees. I worked in the House of the Lord and felt honored to do it.\"
Funeral services for Monique will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, April 27, 2019 at Larkin Sunset Lawn at 2350 East 1300 South, Salt Lake City, Utah. Friends and family are invited to a visitation Saturday morning from 9:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
Preceded in death by her grandparents Alfred Freimann and Charlotte Pokern Freimann, her mother Sieglinde Freimann Jaenisch and her brother Ditmar Jaenisch.
Interment at Larkin Sunset Lawn Cemetery.
MOTHER AND DAUGHTER
Mother and Daughter
We are so close,
It seems at times
Our two hearts beat as one.
No other mother daughter pair
Has ever had such fun!
We fill each other\s hearts with joy
For all that comes our way.
Devoted love, forever strong;
Much more than words can say.
