Jeannetta "Jean" Berkley

BERKLEY, WESTBROOK, LOZES, BUTCHER

Posted By: Judy Kelley (volunteer) (email)
Date: 4/7/2009 at 11:46:51

Muscatine Journal, Aug. 4, 2005

Memorial services: 10:30 a.m. Friday, Aug. 12, in Heather Hall at Heather Manor, Des Moines.

DES MOINES, Iowa - Jeannetta "Jean" Westbrook Berkley, 91, Des Moines, died Saturday, July 30, 2005.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the charity of the donor's choice.

Mrs. Berkley was born May 2, 1914, in Lett's the daughter of B.H. and Mabel Westbrook. She married Warren Berkley on March 10, 1942, in Muscatine.

She attended Muscatine Junior College and Iowa State University and taught in Louisa and Muscatine counties country schools.

She was devoted to her family in her activities as Brownie and Girl Scout leader, Cub Scout den mother and Sunday school teacher. Her additional community affiliations were Des Moines Women's Club, Daughters of the Nile and Grace Methodist Church.

She was elaborately talented in the arts of crochet, quilting, knitting, sewing and won many awards in her preparation of many beautiful heirlooms. She was talented in music, enjoying the violin, viola and piano.

Survivors include her husband; a daughter, Marcia Lozes of Pasadena, Calif.; sons, Edward of Winona, Minn. and Robert of Pensacola, Fla.; five grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; brothers, Robert Westbrook of Moline, Ill., Donald Westbrook of Westley, Calif. and Richard Westbrook of Letts; and a sister, Jessie Lee Butcher of Bettendorf.