Passed away July 30, 2020 in Auburn, WA due to cancer. Jeannette was born August 6, 1937 in Lincoln, NE. Her family moved to Allentown in the early 1940's. Jeannette grew up there and as a teen in the summer she would pick onions in the fields along the Duwamish River. She graduated from Foster High School in 1956. Soon after high school Jeannette married and had her daughter's Marcia and Terri.
Jeannette began working at the Wigwam Dept. Store in the late 1960's and remained there til they closed in the early 1980's. She loved working with people!!! Jeannette then went to work at Heath Tecna where she took pride in her work sanding and preparing airplane parts for Boeing. She remained there til she retired in 2000.
If you didn't know my mom personally you may know her as the little white haired lady in the 1970 green Ford Maverick that cruised around Auburn. She bought that car in 1970 and drove it til this year. She was a die-hard Mariners and Seahawks fan and loved watching both her favorite teams play.
Jeannette is survived by her loving husband, Charles, her daughter's Marcia Becker (Bob) of Colorado and Terri Smith (Rod) of Roy, WA, her stepdaughters Boo Eklund (David) of Bothell, WA and Petey Snowfeather (Tim) of Pennsylvania. She is also survived by several grandchildren, Robert, Amanda, Corey, Justin, Evan, Tad, Race, Jondrea, Kayla and Patrick. She is also blessed with great grandchildren and a great great grandchild.
Jeannette began working at the Wigwam Dept. Store in the late 1960's and remained there til they closed in the early 1980's. She loved working with people!!! Jeannette then went to work at Heath Tecna where she took pride in her work sanding and preparing airplane parts for Boeing. She remained there til she retired in 2000.
If you didn't know my mom personally you may know her as the little white haired lady in the 1970 green Ford Maverick that cruised around Auburn. She bought that car in 1970 and drove it til this year. She was a die-hard Mariners and Seahawks fan and loved watching both her favorite teams play.
Jeannette is survived by her loving husband, Charles, her daughter's Marcia Becker (Bob) of Colorado and Terri Smith (Rod) of Roy, WA, her stepdaughters Boo Eklund (David) of Bothell, WA and Petey Snowfeather (Tim) of Pennsylvania. She is also survived by several grandchildren, Robert, Amanda, Corey, Justin, Evan, Tad, Race, Jondrea, Kayla and Patrick. She is also blessed with great grandchildren and a great great grandchild.
Passed away July 30, 2020 in Auburn, WA due to cancer. Jeannette was born August 6, 1937 in Lincoln, NE. Her family moved to Allentown in the early 1940's. Jeannette grew up there and as a teen in the summer she would pick onions in the fields along the Duwamish River. She graduated from Foster High School in 1956. Soon after high school Jeannette married and had her daughter's Marcia and Terri.
Jeannette began working at the Wigwam Dept. Store in the late 1960's and remained there til they closed in the early 1980's. She loved working with people!!! Jeannette then went to work at Heath Tecna where she took pride in her work sanding and preparing airplane parts for Boeing. She remained there til she retired in 2000.
If you didn't know my mom personally you may know her as the little white haired lady in the 1970 green Ford Maverick that cruised around Auburn. She bought that car in 1970 and drove it til this year. She was a die-hard Mariners and Seahawks fan and loved watching both her favorite teams play.
Jeannette is survived by her loving husband, Charles, her daughter's Marcia Becker (Bob) of Colorado and Terri Smith (Rod) of Roy, WA, her stepdaughters Boo Eklund (David) of Bothell, WA and Petey Snowfeather (Tim) of Pennsylvania. She is also survived by several grandchildren, Robert, Amanda, Corey, Justin, Evan, Tad, Race, Jondrea, Kayla and Patrick. She is also blessed with great grandchildren and a great great grandchild.
Jeannette began working at the Wigwam Dept. Store in the late 1960's and remained there til they closed in the early 1980's. She loved working with people!!! Jeannette then went to work at Heath Tecna where she took pride in her work sanding and preparing airplane parts for Boeing. She remained there til she retired in 2000.
If you didn't know my mom personally you may know her as the little white haired lady in the 1970 green Ford Maverick that cruised around Auburn. She bought that car in 1970 and drove it til this year. She was a die-hard Mariners and Seahawks fan and loved watching both her favorite teams play.
Jeannette is survived by her loving husband, Charles, her daughter's Marcia Becker (Bob) of Colorado and Terri Smith (Rod) of Roy, WA, her stepdaughters Boo Eklund (David) of Bothell, WA and Petey Snowfeather (Tim) of Pennsylvania. She is also survived by several grandchildren, Robert, Amanda, Corey, Justin, Evan, Tad, Race, Jondrea, Kayla and Patrick. She is also blessed with great grandchildren and a great great grandchild.
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