Lillian Veno

Rochester-Lillian Sarah (Ballinger) Veno, 87, passed away peacefully at Watson Fields in Dover, NH on Tuesday, January 15, 2013 with her family by her side. She was born March 21, 1925, on the family farm in Erie, Colorado, the daughter of Anna Sophia (Harms) Ballinger and Joseph Raymond Ballinger. She had three older sisters: Ila, Dorothy and Anna "Nitzie". When Lillian was a young child, her mother became the manager of the Great Western Hotel in Longmont, Colorado. Lillian and her mother lived at the hotel while her mother managed all aspects of the business. In order to raise additional income for the hotel, her mother rented the Grand Ballroom to church groups, dance instructors, and piano teachers. Lillian was offered free dance lessons and piano lessons as part of the rental agreement, and she became an accomplished pianist and and exceptional tap dancer. Lillian and her dance partner, Glenn Philips, provided the entertainment for many local organizations and ladies luncheons from 1933 to 1938....