UHLENHAKE, Jeanne Marie (Behounek) 1930-2005
UHLENHAKE, BEHOUNEK, ZEMAN, KORTUEM, JORDAN, MITCHELL
Posted By: S. Bell
Date: 2/13/2015 at 23:52:17
[Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier, Tuesday, April 26, 2005]
Jeanne Marie (Behounek) Uhlenhake, 74, of Tempe, Ariz., passed away Wednesday, April 20, 2005, after a courageous battle with cancer.
She was born on Nov. 11, 1930, in Livermore, to Louis F. and Julia A. (Zeman) Behounek. Jeanne grew up and graduated from high school in Livermore and attended Briar Cliff College in Sioux City.
She married her husband, Roger, in 1949, and they made their home throughout Iowa. She worked as a dental assistant and was the city treasurer in Evansdale. In 1977, she and her husband moved to Tempe. Her Catholic faith was ever present and radiated from her so strongly that many sought her guidance as a moral and spiritual compass. Jeanne spent her entire life as a caregiver, first with raising her eight children and numerous grandchildren and later on tending to her disabled husband for 29 years.
Jeanne was preceded in death by her parents; son, Craig; daughter, Mary Susan; and granddaughter, Shannon.
Thankful for having shared in her life are her husband, Roger J. Uhlenhake of Tempe; three daughters, Linda Kortuem of Phoenix, Ariz., Dona Jordan of Waterloo and Julie Mitchell of Chandler, Ariz.; three sons, James Uhlenhake of Evansdale, Patrick Uhlenhake of Tempe and Joseph Uhlenhake of Lake Tahoe, Calif.; four brothers, Jerome Behounek of Casper, Wyo., Virgil Behounek of Minneapolis, Dennis and Donald Behounek, both of Livermore; 15 grandchildren, five great-grandchildren and two stepgrandchildren.
Visitation was Sunday at Messinger Mortuary, 7601 E. Indian School Road, Scottsdale. Mass of Christian Burial was 10 a.m. Monday at Our Lady of Mount Cannel Catholic Church, 2121 S. Rural Road, Tempe, with burial to follow at Queen of Heaven Cemetery, Mesa.
Jeanne was an inspiration for all.
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