1924
Hazel
2004
Hazel Mcmeekin
March 14, 1924 — January 15, 2004
Hazel Jean McMeekin, 79, of Davenport passed away Thursday evening January 15, at Fejervary Nursing Center, Davenport where she had resided since May of 2003.
Memorial service will be 11:00 a.m. Monday at St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Moline. Memorials may be made to St. Paul's Lutheran School, Moline. Esterdahl Mortuary, Ltd. is incharge of arrangements.
Hazel was born March 16, 1924 in Rugby, ND to Kenneth and Agnes Tweet Jennings. She graduated from Rugby High School in 1941. At the beginning of WWII, Jean moved to the Quad Cities and worked in the medical records department of the Rock Island Arsenal. On June 18, 1943, Jean married James McMeekin in Sully, IA. He preceded her in death in 1977.
Following the war, the couple owned and operated a printing company. In 1956 they moved to Wheatland, IA where they published a weekly newspaper. In 1968, Jean became a travel agent with DePorter-Butterworth Tours, Moline. In 1977 she became a partner in an upholstery shop, where she worked until her retirement.
Jean was a member of St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Moline. She will be remembered as a kind and happy person, always positive and appreciative of all she had.
SURVIVORS
Daughter & Son-in-law Sandra & David Nieuwsma Sigourney, IA
Son & Daughter-in-law James & Mary McMeekin Davenport
Five grandsons Saul McMeekin
Anthony, Aaron, Andrew & Isaiah Nieuwsma
Three Sisters Dorothy Busch Phoenix, AZ
Mildred Papasergia Bakersfield,CA Arlene Enns Bakersfield, CA
Brother Errol Jennings Norfolk, VA
And many nieces and nephews
She was preceded in death by a brother Robert Jennings.
Memorial service will be 11:00 a.m. Monday at St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Moline. Memorials may be made to St. Paul's Lutheran School, Moline. Esterdahl Mortuary, Ltd. is incharge of arrangements.
Hazel was born March 16, 1924 in Rugby, ND to Kenneth and Agnes Tweet Jennings. She graduated from Rugby High School in 1941. At the beginning of WWII, Jean moved to the Quad Cities and worked in the medical records department of the Rock Island Arsenal. On June 18, 1943, Jean married James McMeekin in Sully, IA. He preceded her in death in 1977.
Following the war, the couple owned and operated a printing company. In 1956 they moved to Wheatland, IA where they published a weekly newspaper. In 1968, Jean became a travel agent with DePorter-Butterworth Tours, Moline. In 1977 she became a partner in an upholstery shop, where she worked until her retirement.
Jean was a member of St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Moline. She will be remembered as a kind and happy person, always positive and appreciative of all she had.
SURVIVORS
Daughter & Son-in-law Sandra & David Nieuwsma Sigourney, IA
Son & Daughter-in-law James & Mary McMeekin Davenport
Five grandsons Saul McMeekin
Anthony, Aaron, Andrew & Isaiah Nieuwsma
Three Sisters Dorothy Busch Phoenix, AZ
Mildred Papasergia Bakersfield,CA Arlene Enns Bakersfield, CA
Brother Errol Jennings Norfolk, VA
And many nieces and nephews
She was preceded in death by a brother Robert Jennings.
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