Obituary Record

Jean (Dougal) Andersen
Died on 3/29/2021
Buried in Kennard Cemetery

Published in the Enterprise April 2, 2021

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Jean Dougal Andersen, 98 of Fremont, NE died Monday, March 29, 2021 at Nye Legacy in Fremont. She was born on December 11, 1922 in St. Paul, NE to Jesse and Grace Kearnes Dougal.

The family moved to the Dougal family farm near Dunlap, IA, where she attended grade school at Crystal Hill School and graduated from Woodbine, IA High School in 1940. After graduation Jean went to school in Omaha to learn how to rivet. She worked at the Martin Bomber Plant as a riveter and was soon transferred to the office.

She met Ansel at the bomber plant and was married on November 16, 1943 in Colorado Springs, CO. They lived in Texas and California following the Army Air Force. After Ansel’s discharge they moved back to the farm near Kennard where Ansel was born. From 1959-1980 Jean worked at Western Electric in Omaha as the assistant manager’s secretary. After retiring she enjoyed her grandchildren and traveling extensively. The trips to eight countries in Europe was the most outstanding.

She belonged to a variety of clubs and bible study groups. She enjoyed crafts, crocheting, knitting, gardening, crossword puzzles and reading.

Survivors include, her daughter, Sandra (Bob) Blanchard of Cincinnati, Ohio; son Stevan (Marty) Andersen of Arlington, NE; 6 grandchildren and 8 great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her parents; husband; and sister Peggy.

There will be a private graveside service at the Kennard Cemetery. Pastor Charles Smith of Orum Immanuel Lutheran Church will officiate, and a Celebration of Life will be at a later date.

Memorials are suggested to Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation.

Moser Memorial Chapels, 2170 N. Somers Ave. Fremont, NE 68025 402-721-4490.

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

FindaGrave # 225133596

Printed in the Washington County Enterprise on 4/2/2021


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