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Neal Burton Jenne

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Neal Burton Jenne

Birth
Amherst, Lorain County, Ohio, USA
Death
14 Jun 2011 (aged 71)
Lorain, Lorain County, Ohio, USA
Burial
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Neal Burton Jenne, 71 years of age, and a resident of Amherst, Ohio, passed away Tuesday, June 14, 2011, at the Adult Care by Sandy in Lorain following a lengthy illness.

He was born on July 28, 1939, in Amherst, Ohio. Neal was a lifetime resident of Amherst. Neal was employed at Ford Motor Corporation for thirty years before retiring in 1994. He was a member of the St. Peter United Church of Christ in Amherst. Neal served faithfully as an associate at the Hempel Funeral Home for many years.

He served in the United States Army as a map maker Cartographer with the ASA.

Neal was a gifted artist and, after his retirement, he opened and operated the Jenne Art Gallery at the Amherst Historical Society and trained many students in pen and ink art. He was well known for his pen renderings of local scenery, historical and public buildings and residential homes around Lorain County. He enjoyed listening to classical music and had a love for birds which he displayed in many of his drawings.

Neal could always be found accompanied by his faithful dogs, Katie and then Sadie.

Survivors included his wife of twenty-six years Judith Ann Jenne (nee: Morris); his step-daughter and her husband Laura and Eric Robertson of Bakerfield, California; his grandchildren Sydney and Trevor Robertson; his brother and his wife Dale and Diana Jenne of Dublin, Ohio; his sister and her husband Barbara and Rev. George Shiltz of Elyria and his aunt Marilyn Jenne of Amherst.

He was preceded in death by his parents Rev. Foster and Ruth Jenne (nee: Schwitzke).

The funeral service was held at 3:00 p.m. on June 16, 2011, at the Hempel Funeral Home; 373 Cleveland Ave., Amherst. The Rev. Mark Pemberton, pastor of the St. Peter United Church of Christ officiated. Burial followed in the Cleveland Avenue Cemetery in Amherst, Ohio.

The family suggested that, in lieu of flowers, memorial contributions be made to the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, 424 E. 92nd. Street, New York, New York 10128-6804.

Published in The Morning Journal on June 15, 2011
Neal Burton Jenne, 71 years of age, and a resident of Amherst, Ohio, passed away Tuesday, June 14, 2011, at the Adult Care by Sandy in Lorain following a lengthy illness.

He was born on July 28, 1939, in Amherst, Ohio. Neal was a lifetime resident of Amherst. Neal was employed at Ford Motor Corporation for thirty years before retiring in 1994. He was a member of the St. Peter United Church of Christ in Amherst. Neal served faithfully as an associate at the Hempel Funeral Home for many years.

He served in the United States Army as a map maker Cartographer with the ASA.

Neal was a gifted artist and, after his retirement, he opened and operated the Jenne Art Gallery at the Amherst Historical Society and trained many students in pen and ink art. He was well known for his pen renderings of local scenery, historical and public buildings and residential homes around Lorain County. He enjoyed listening to classical music and had a love for birds which he displayed in many of his drawings.

Neal could always be found accompanied by his faithful dogs, Katie and then Sadie.

Survivors included his wife of twenty-six years Judith Ann Jenne (nee: Morris); his step-daughter and her husband Laura and Eric Robertson of Bakerfield, California; his grandchildren Sydney and Trevor Robertson; his brother and his wife Dale and Diana Jenne of Dublin, Ohio; his sister and her husband Barbara and Rev. George Shiltz of Elyria and his aunt Marilyn Jenne of Amherst.

He was preceded in death by his parents Rev. Foster and Ruth Jenne (nee: Schwitzke).

The funeral service was held at 3:00 p.m. on June 16, 2011, at the Hempel Funeral Home; 373 Cleveland Ave., Amherst. The Rev. Mark Pemberton, pastor of the St. Peter United Church of Christ officiated. Burial followed in the Cleveland Avenue Cemetery in Amherst, Ohio.

The family suggested that, in lieu of flowers, memorial contributions be made to the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, 424 E. 92nd. Street, New York, New York 10128-6804.

Published in The Morning Journal on June 15, 2011


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