June 2, 1950 – May 16, 2021
On a beautiful Sunday morning, May 16, 2021, Deltha Alaina Slemboski walked peacefully through the veil and was reunited with her Heavenly Father, our Savior Jesus Christ and members of her family who had passed away. No one could have been better prepared to meet the Savior than Alaina. Her heart was pure and free from the vain things of the world. Her life was exemplary of pure love for family and friends and an unbridled willingness to serve others.
Alaina was born on June 2, 1950 in Ogden, Utah, to James Richard Strong and Deltha Price. She grew up in Glendora, California, where she graduated from high school in 1968.
Alaina attended Citrus College in Azusa, California and Ricks College in Rexburg, Idaho. Alaina has been active in Latter-day Saints of Jesus Christ throughout her life, serving in a variety of callings to involve elementary school and young women organizations. She has had the privilege of serving as stake primary president where she has mastered the art of delegation. Alaina also served with her husband as a clerk and shift coordinator at the St. George Utah Temple.
Starting in November 2015, she and her husband served full-time missionaries for 18 months for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the Australian Mission in Brisbane. No doubt her organizational skills were developed as a result of raising a large family and serving in the Church. Alaina was by nature energetic and always willing to get involved in activities that included fun and the enjoyment of passing the time with her family.
She loved the outdoors and enjoyed hiking, sightseeing, and traveling with her husband. Her favorite vacation spots were Newport Beach, California, and Hawaii. She was an avid reader and a committed conversationalist. The strength of Alaina’s testimony was reflected in her humility, love for her family, and an open and caring nature.
As a high school graduate, she met her future husband James Edward Slemboski from West Covina, California. You were 2 1/2 years old and were sealed in the Los Angeles Temple on September 5, 1970. They are the proud parents of 10 children and 48 grandchildren. To say that she is deeply loved and missed by everyone is a clear understatement.
Alaina is preceded in death by her parents, James Richard Strong and Deltha Price Strong; her brothers: James Evan Strong and Brent Forrest Strong; and her daughter Gaylene Renae Slemboski. She is survived by her sisters: Beverly Jane Davison and Brenda Ann Long; as well as her husband James Edward Slemboski; her children: James Scott Slemboski, Aaron Thomas Slemboski, Corinne Michelle Slemboski, Janelle Monet Willis, Jared Michael Slemboski, Nathan Edward Slemboski, Alaina Nicole Wood, Stephen Bryant Slemboski, Shari Marie Blake; and their 48 grandchildren.
Wife, mother, grandmother and friend, Alaina embodied the meaning of a “Latter-day Saint”. She is said to have had the image of Christ on her face.
A viewing will take place on Friday, May 21, 2021 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Metcalf Mortuary, 288 West St. George Boulevard, St. George, Utah.
Funeral services will be held on Saturday, May 22, 2021 at 12 noon with a tour from 10:30 am to 11:30 am at the Red Cliffs Stake Center on 1285 North Bluff Street in St. George, Utah. The funeral will take place at Tonaquint Cemetery, 1777 South Dixie Drive, St. George, Utah.
Arrangements Entrusted to the Care of Metcalf Mortuary, 435-673-4221. Please visit our website at www.metcalfmortuary.com for condolences, full obituary and burial lists.
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