SIX, Jean Eileen 1924 - 2022

SIX, NORRIS, SCHROEDER, CURTIS, NIXON, DESPAIN, KUNKLE, BARTRUFF

Posted By: Joey Stark
Date: 3/13/2022 at 15:44:56

"Southeast Iowa Union / Fairfield Ledger"
Tuesday, March 1, 2022
Page 7, Column 1

JEAN EILEEN SIX
Fairfield

Jean Eileen SIX, 97, passed away in hospice at JCHC on February 25, 2022, surrounded by her children. Visitation will be at the First United Methodist Church on Wednesday, March 2, from 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. at the First United Methodist Church with Pastor Al Coffin and Rev. Kyle Barton officiating. Interment will follow at Evergreen Cemetery where she will be laid to rest next to her husband an her oldest daughter. In lieu of flowers, memorials can be made to the The Walton Club (sic) for a tree to be planted on the ladies' tee or to the Fairfield Senior Citizen Site and may be mailed to 1406 Dogwood Dr., Fairfield, IA 52556. Friends may leave online condolences at www.cranstonfamilyfuneralhome.com.

Jean SCHROEDER was born on December 20, 1924, in Davenport, IA, to George SCHROEDER and Gladys NORRIS SCHROEDER. Her family moved to Fairfield, Iowa, when Jean was 2 years old, and she resided there until the end.

Jean married John H. SIX, the love of her life, on November 25, 1945, in Fairfield, Iowa. They had 4 children. She graduated from Fairfield High School in 1942. During WWII when so many men were sent overseas, she was asked to sell shoes at the early age of 18 at Brown's Shoe Fit on the town square and worked there for 54 years. Jean was also Fairfield's Welcome Wagon Hostess from 1965 to 1976. She welcomed many new families and newborns to the town and organized the Newcomer's Club where many ladies enjoyed coffee together and learned how to play Bridge under Jean's tutelage.

Jean was confirmed as a young girl in the First Lutheran Church but transferred her religious affiliation to the First Christian Church once she married John. She was very active in the church. Jean was also a member of Jaycees and TTT; she was a Girl Scout Leader and a long-time member of the Walton Club. She was also an avid and dedicated fan of the Fairfield Trojans, the Hawkeyes, and the Chicago Cubs. Jean was very good at sports and loved to play golf, baseball, bowling, bicycling, basketball, volleyball, ice skating, roller skating, walking and playing pool. She loved card games and playing games with her kids and anyone else who wanted to play. After Jean's husband died in 1985, she served on the board of the Libertyville Travelers Club and enjoyed many bus trips across the United States for many years.

A well-loved lady, Jean enjoyed meeting new people from every aspect of life. She cherished time with her family and friends and was the gal who could always brighten your day with a smile. Above all, Grandma Jean enjoyed spending time with her precious grandchildren and great grandchildren. She was a loving and devoted wife, mother, sister, grandmother and friend and will be deeply missed by all.

Jean was preceded in death by her parents, George and Gladys; her stepmother, Mary; her oldest daughter, Janet Kay CURTIS; and two sisters, Janan NIXON and Pat DESPAIN. Many other relatives have long since passed and were waiting to welcome her on the other side.

Left to share her story are her daughters, Jeri (Tom) KUNKLE and Jolene BARTRUFF (Jim Morrow); and her son, Jeffrey (Katie) SIX all of Fairfield. Jean is left with 10 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren.

"Jean never knew a stranger and she could sure "work a room!"

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Note: Husband John is buried in Lot 4th.111 at Evergreen Cemetery.

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