Obituary Record

Jean Marie (Wilson)(Lesnet) Wakefield
Died on 10/13/2017

NOTE: she is buried with her first husband and the father of her children, George Lesnet. In the cemetery she is listed as Jean Lesnet

#1 Published in the Pilot-Tribune October 17, 2017

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Jean Wakefield age 91 of Blair passed away October 13, 2017 at Memorial Community Hospital in Blair, Nebraska. Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 10:00 AM at Campbell Aman Funeral Home in Blair. Graveside services will take place in the Indianola, Iowa Cemetery. Visitation will be held Tuesday with family receiving friends from 6:00 to 8:00PM.

Jean was born on February 7, 1926 in Runnells, Iowa the daughter of Fred and Lottie Wilson. She was a graduate of Runnels High School and later Simpson College in Indianola, Iowa. On December 21, 1946 she was united in marriage to George Alan Lesnet, he preceded her in death on April 23, 1971. On January 26, 1976 she married Marion Thomas Wakefield, he preceded her in death on December 7, 1994. Jean worked as a school teacher for 10 years and then as an accountant for 20 years.

She is survived by her children; Barbara Milner of Kansas City, MO, Rita (William) Bartelt of Omaha, Michael (Virginia) Lesnet of Orland Park, Illinois and stepson John Wakefield, 6 grandchildren and 8 great grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her parents, spouses; George A. Lesnet and Marion T. Wakefield, and stepchildren Cheryl Meier and Thomas Wakefield.

In lieu of flowers the family requests donations be made to the American Red Cross.

Funeral Leaflet

In Loving Memory of Jean Marie Wakefield Born February 7, 1926 Runnells, Iowa ~ Entered Into Rest October 13, 2017 Blair, Nebraska

Funeral Services 10:00 AM Wednesday, October 18, 2017 Campbell Aman Funeral Home, Blair, Nebraska. Officiating: Pastor Dave Ludwick. Musical Selections: “Amazing Grace”, “On Eagle’s Wings”, “How Great Thou Art”

Graveside Service: Indianola Cemetery, Indianola, Iowa

Campbell-Aman Funeral Home

~~~Obituary and funeral leaflet courtesy of Washington County Genealogical Society. Newspaper clippings and leaflets on file in the Blair Public Library at Blair, Nebraska~~~

FindaGrave #29230640

Printed in the Washington County Pilot-Tribune on 10/17/2017


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