The First Presbyterian Church of Mishawaka was her faith family, and she was honored to be Clerk of Session. Her life pivoted around her church, her friends, and her family from whom she drew her strength and joy. Whether in her professional or personal life, she lived with gratitude, no regrets, and always thought of how to help others.
A passionate adventurer, she traveled across the United States sampling every type of restaurant and cuisine. In retirement she traveled with her girlfriends across Europe. When at home, she was an expert seamstress and knitter; many costumes for MHS productions came out of her sewing room. She was an ardent Michigan State Spartan football and basketball fan, but in 1975 after seeing Bobby Knight coach, she rarely missed an Indiana University Basketball game.
Jeannette is survived by her daughter, Jo Davis Lederman and granddaughter, Katerina Lederman of Gold Canyon, Arizona; grandson, Benjamin Lederman and son-in law, David Lederman both of Poughkeepsie, New York; sisters-in-law, Elizabeth (Davis) Laker and Barbara (Davis) Ellis of Carrollton, Texas; as well as nieces and nephews across the country. She was preceded in death by her husband, Howard in 1962; and in 1985 by her sister, Mrs. A. V. Harter of Goshen and Scottsdale, Arizona.
The family invites Jeannette’s dear neighbors, friends, and students for a celebration of life on Sunday, May 6, 2018 at the First Presbyterian Church of Mishawaka, 401 Lincolnway East. A memorial service will be held at 11:30 am with a meal in the Fellowship Hall immediately following.
The family requests donations be made to the First Presbyterian Church of Mishawaka.
Arrangements: Goethals & Wells Funeral Home, Mishawaka.
The First Presbyterian Church of Mishawaka was her faith family, and she was honored to be Clerk of Session. Her life pivoted around her church, her friends, and her family from whom she drew her strength and joy. Whether in her professional or personal life, she lived with gratitude, no regrets, and always thought of how to help others.
A passionate adventurer, she traveled across the United States sampling every type of restaurant and cuisine. In retirement she traveled with her girlfriends across Europe. When at home, she was an expert seamstress and knitter; many costumes for MHS productions came out of her sewing room. She was an ardent Michigan State Spartan football and basketball fan, but in 1975 after seeing Bobby Knight coach, she rarely missed an Indiana University Basketball game.
Jeannette is survived by her daughter, Jo Davis Lederman and granddaughter, Katerina Lederman of Gold Canyon, Arizona; grandson, Benjamin Lederman and son-in law, David Lederman both of Poughkeepsie, New York; sisters-in-law, Elizabeth (Davis) Laker and Barbara (Davis) Ellis of Carrollton, Texas; as well as nieces and nephews across the country. She was preceded in death by her husband, Howard in 1962; and in 1985 by her sister, Mrs. A. V. Harter of Goshen and Scottsdale, Arizona.
The family invites Jeannette’s dear neighbors, friends, and students for a celebration of life on Sunday, May 6, 2018 at the First Presbyterian Church of Mishawaka, 401 Lincolnway East. A memorial service will be held at 11:30 am with a meal in the Fellowship Hall immediately following.
The family requests donations be made to the First Presbyterian Church of Mishawaka.
Arrangements: Goethals & Wells Funeral Home, Mishawaka.
Family Members
Sponsored by Ancestry
Advertisement
Advertisement