Jeanne Weber

JEANNE MARIE WEBER IDAHO FALLS, ID -- Jeanne Marie Weber, 86, of Idaho Falls, passed away in Idaho Falls on September 6, 2008. Jeanne was born in Long Beach, California, on July 27, 1922. She graduated from Long Beach Poly High School at the age of sixteen. She met Wilber V. Weber at an ice cream parlor and married him December 24, 1939, in Bellflower, California. They raised four children together and shared 64 wonderful years of marriage in Southern California. After Wilber’s death in 2004, Jeanne came to Idaho Falls, where she was a resident of the Fairwinds Retirement Community. From the age of twelve to her death, Jeanne sang as a soprano in numerous church choirs. She enjoyed all forms of music and looked forward to the “Old Time Fiddlers” and “Name-That-Tune” nights at Fairwinds. Jeanne’s passion for gardening yielded prize winning Iris, Roses, and Chrysanthemums. The family held a private remembrance service with roses in Jeanne’s favorite shade of pink. Jeanne is preceded in death by her beloved husband, Wilber, and their eldest daughter, Kathleen Konvick. She will be dearly missed by daughter, Carolyn Tuttle, son, Kenneth Weber, daughter, Colleen Miller, and her eight grandchildren and eight great grandchildren. --------------------------------------------- Condolence sent online : Linda Treat lindatreat@q.com I wanted to send my condolences to all of Jeanne's family. It has been some time since I visited her and was sad that I had not been back lately. She didn't know me last time I was there. I wanted to thank you for being so good with her about her friendship with my brother, Melvin Haggard, while they lived at Fairwinds. She was so good to him and helped him so much and I was grateful to her. They enjoyed telling each other about their spouses and their lives before. I know that she is running and enjoying this next part of her life without her fragile earthly body and she has enjoyed meeting all of the family and friends who waited for her there. To her family I wish what my own mother-in-law would say to me as we parted - "Be Strong!" Linda Treat R.G. Van Der Laan [mowthelaan@yahoo.com] Dear Carolyn, Kenny and Colleen, Thank you so much for sending us the remembrance program from you mom's memorial service in Idaho Falls. Only a short time ago I had called her and had a long conversation with her at Fairwinds. She still was sharp as ever, had her sense of humor, and of, course, loved to talk. We reminisced about the holidays our families had enjoyed together when we were kids, and we recalled accidentally putting chocolate milk in the mashed potatoes one Thanksgiving when I was helping her in the kitchen. She joked about this certain Lutheran lady we all know and a fine mature Mormon man being good chums at her retirement community and said everyone treated her very well there. Even with her loss of vision, she still had great insight. My memories of her are much like those of my mom -- her good heart and her love for her four kids. These brave sisters helped each other survive the Depression, their mom's struggles, and much more. They drove to Poly High School together in Azulita, their little blue model A, married young, and raised kids before dishwashers and clothes dryers. Do you recall us making tents in the house out of old chenille bedpreads by draping them over chairs and holding them together with clothespins? One summer while our families painted Grandma Gerard's house for her, some of us kids were running around catching small moths while the adults scraped and painted the old wooden siding. Aunt Jeanne told me if I was looking for some more moths, I should ask Uncle Wilber, because he had some in his wallet. Being a naive kid, I asked him while Aunt Jeanne just roared with laughter at his reaction. Do you remember our long trailer trip together across the country where Kenny got this terrible nose bleed? I also remember running through the sprinkler with you guys several summers when we were kids and recall your dad fixing your wagon, scooter or skates and always being willing to help us fix or make something in the garage. While he was doing that, your mom was making us homemade tacos, chocolate brownies or some other treats we didn't get at home because our dad was a meat-and-potatoes guy who disliked anything adventurous that he hadn't eaten before like casseroles or guacamole. We always thought you always had the neatest stuff at your house and fun things to do. I think your mom tried to make it that way for us. I will never forget her laugh and hugs and the good times, good meals, good memories we shared. Both of our moms were bright, hard-working and totally dedicated to their families. How fortunate we were and are. They both loved their gardens. I have a huge pink rosebush that just produced about six dozen gorgeous blooms in September--the most it has ever done. I took them to work and shared them with several friends at the office. After reading about your mom's favorites, I'll be planting iris and mums, too. Our best wishes and prayers to you. If you have any occasion that brings you either to Orange County or to the Portland/Vancouver area, we'd love to see you. We just remodeled an old 1935 cabin on the Washougal River in Southern Washington near Vancouver and are spending over half of the year there. (Chinook Indians shared salmon with Lewis and Clark when they camped there 203 years ago.) You can watch the salmon and steelhead runs from our deck and see lots of wild geese, ducks, osprey, and other critters visit: deer, beaver, etc. You can reach us at (562) 596-4276 (OC), (562) 453-6700 (cell), or email us at mowthelaan@yahoo.com