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Name |
Retan, Edith Jeanette |
Othernames |
Jeannette Jarecke |
Genealogy ID |
86158 |
Born |
25 MAY 1916 |
Birthplace |
Chambersburg, PA |
Deceased |
04 OCT 2009 |
Deceased where |
Oregon |
Cemetery |
Prospect Cemetery |
Education |
Mansfield High School 1932 Mansfield State Normal School 1934 West Virgina University Ph.D. |
Occupation |
Teacher |
Father |
George Austin Retan |
Mother |
Julia Edith Walters |
Spouse |
Walter Henry Jarecke, Wesley Sherrill |
Children |
Peter J. Jarecke Ann Jarecke George Jarecke |
Reference |
Obit SSDI |
Notes |
RETAN, Jeannette [SRGP 86158] - May 25, 1916 - Oct. 4, 2009 - Jeannette Jarecke, 93, of Dallas, Oregon, died Oct. 4, 2009. She was born in Chambersburg, Pa., and led a full and active life. She married Walter Jarecke in 1942 and they had three children. As well as being a mother, she was a gifted teacher of children and earned a doctorate from West Virginia University. She taught special education in elementary grades and taught teacher education as a professor at Auburn University in Alabama. She moved to Oregon in 1984 following the death of her husband to be near her daughter and family. She was instrumental in their lives as well as becoming a master weaver, spending many hours at Mission Mill weaving. She will be greatly missed by her family. She married Wesley Sherrill in 1988; he died in 2003. Survivors include her children, Pete, Ann (Elegant) and George; five grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. As per her wishes, there will be no service. - Polk County Itemizer-Observer, 14 October 2009 Name: Jeannette Jarecke SSN: 236-68-8603 Last Residence: 97338 Dallas, Polk, Oregon Born: 25 May 1916 Died: 4 Oct 2009 State (Year) SSN issued: West Virginia (1961) RETAN-JARECKE Mansfield-- At a tea party on Sunday afternoon, Jan. 10, Dr. and Mrs. George A. Retan announced the marriage of their daughter, Jennette to Lt. Walter H. Jarecke, son of Mrs. Anna Jarecke, of Glen Lyon, Pa. The ceremony was performed by the Rev. Anthony Lafaj at the rectory of St. Michael's church of Glen Lyon on March 7, 1942. Lt. and Mrs. Jarecke will be at home at Camp Robinson, Little Rock, Arkansas, after February 1. Mrs. Jarecke is the daughter of Dr. George Retan, director of the Campus Training School and Junior High School of Mansfield State Teachers College and the granddaughter of E.A. Retan, former County Superintendent of Schools. She is a graduate of Mansfield State Teachers College with graduate work at Duke University and prior to her marriage was kindergarten supervisor and assistant dean of women at the Millersville State Teachers College. Mr. Jarecke is a graduate of the Bloomsburg State Teachers College, where he was an outstanding athlete and was formerly coach for the Coudersport High School. (Wellsboro Gazette, Wellsboro, PA, Thursday, January 21, 1943) PA Marriages, Luzerne County, 1941-1942 Groom - Walter H. Jarecke - Occupation - Teaching; age 30; b. Glen Lyon, PA; Residence - 122 East Ave., Swedes Boro, NJ; Father - Joseph Jarecke, Germany [deceased]; Mother Anna Szezuck, Austria Bride - E. Jeannette Retan - Occupation - Teaching; age 25; b. Chambersburg, PA; Residence - Millersville, PA; Father - George Austin Retan, Millerton, PA [Residence - Mansfield, Occupation - Teacher]; Mother - J. Edith Walters, Mansfield, PA [Residence - Mansfield, PA, Occupation - Housewife] Marriage - 7 March 1942 by Rev. Anthony G. Lafaj @ Glen Lyon, PA |
Imagefile |
People\Retan_EdithJeanette.jpg |
Places of residence |
Galeton West Virginia Oregon |
