Jeannine L Smith
d. August 23, 2009
Jeannine L Smith
Jeannine (Jeannie) Lenore Smith went home to the Lord on August 23, 2009 surrounded by her children and grandchildren. A private family funeral and ceremony will be held in Mankato.
Jeannine was born on March 12, 1930 in Duluth, Minnesota, the youngest child and the only daughter of Grace and Leonard Smith. She grew up in Superior, Wisconsin and Marquette, Michigan where her father worked for the railroads. Jeannine excelled in school, especially in the sciences. After completing high School, she entered nursing school in St Paul. She relocated to California in 1950 to be near her brother. She married Jesse Hollingsworth in August 1951. Jeannine was very proud of the four children that resulted from this marriage: two daughters (Christine and Michele) and two sons (Steven and Jeffery) whom she raised for the most part as a single parent. Jeannine worked as a nurse for over 20 years in California. She moved to Minnesota in 1994 to be near her daughter and grandchildren. Jeannine's greatest joy in her later years was being surrounded by her family and her grandchildren and multiple great-grandchildren..
Jeannine was an ardent Minnesota Twins fan and surprised her grandchildren with her amazing memory for Twins stats. Besides following the Twins, Jeannie enjoyed church activities , reading, listening to Gospel music and watching old movies. She is survived by two daughters: Christine Hollingsworth and her husband Koos Weel of Hoorn, the Netherlands, Michele Koomen and her husband Jan Koomen of Mankato; and, two sons: Steven Jay Hollingsworth and partner Deena Reese of Phoenix, AZ, and Jeffery Hollingsworth and his wife Elisabeth (Ellen) Koomen Mountain View, CA. Jean is survived by fourteen grandchildren (Jennifer, Jacob, Joshua, Jason, Rachel, Randy, Julianna, Sean, Kathy, Karabeth, Liana, Sam, Josef and Kaelan and eleven (11) great-grandchildren. She is also survived by her brothers Leonard (and Shirley) and David (and Marilyn). Jean was preceded in death by her parents, Leonard and Grace Smith and her eldest brother, Ted.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be given to the Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance.
Jeannine was born on March 12, 1930 in Duluth, Minnesota, the youngest child and the only daughter of Grace and Leonard Smith. She grew up in Superior, Wisconsin and Marquette, Michigan where her father worked for the railroads. Jeannine excelled in school, especially in the sciences. After completing high School, she entered nursing school in St Paul. She relocated to California in 1950 to be near her brother. She married Jesse Hollingsworth in August 1951. Jeannine was very proud of the four children that resulted from this marriage: two daughters (Christine and Michele) and two sons (Steven and Jeffery) whom she raised for the most part as a single parent. Jeannine worked as a nurse for over 20 years in California. She moved to Minnesota in 1994 to be near her daughter and grandchildren. Jeannine's greatest joy in her later years was being surrounded by her family and her grandchildren and multiple great-grandchildren..
Jeannine was an ardent Minnesota Twins fan and surprised her grandchildren with her amazing memory for Twins stats. Besides following the Twins, Jeannie enjoyed church activities , reading, listening to Gospel music and watching old movies. She is survived by two daughters: Christine Hollingsworth and her husband Koos Weel of Hoorn, the Netherlands, Michele Koomen and her husband Jan Koomen of Mankato; and, two sons: Steven Jay Hollingsworth and partner Deena Reese of Phoenix, AZ, and Jeffery Hollingsworth and his wife Elisabeth (Ellen) Koomen Mountain View, CA. Jean is survived by fourteen grandchildren (Jennifer, Jacob, Joshua, Jason, Rachel, Randy, Julianna, Sean, Kathy, Karabeth, Liana, Sam, Josef and Kaelan and eleven (11) great-grandchildren. She is also survived by her brothers Leonard (and Shirley) and David (and Marilyn). Jean was preceded in death by her parents, Leonard and Grace Smith and her eldest brother, Ted.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be given to the Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance.
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