Katelyn(about 2 1/2) and Jean
Step-son Shane's wedding 8 years ago. Pictured are me, Jean, Mike, Mike's bro Scott & wife Terry, and their daughter Danielle.
Jean as a young woman~wasn't she beautiful!!
Jean as a young child~can you tell she was a real stinker!!
My mother-in-law, MarJean, passed away on July 30th. "Jean" was 80 years old. It was my privelege to know her and love her-she was a wonderful mother and an awesome grandma! From the moment I married her son almost 11 years ago, she embraced me and welcomed me to her family~always referred to me as her daughter. We will all miss her!
Jean was born July 21, 1929 in Grand island NE. She was mother to 3 children: Renee, Mike, and Scott. She had 9 grandchildren & 3 great-grandchildren. Jean adored her grandchildren, was very generous with them, and just showered them with love. Her grandchildren and great-grandchildren adored her too!
We arrived in Scottsbluff on Saturday the 1st of Aug. We had a wonderful dinner that evening with Scott & Terry. On Sunday the 2nd we went to Jean's visitation at the funeral home. It's a very hard thing to view your loved one in their coffin, but we all agreed that Jean looked absolutely beautiful and at peace. After a very long illness, with much suffering, she looked like our mom/grandma again. On Monday August 3rd we attended Jean's funeral mass at Christ the King Catholic Church in Gering, NE. It was a beautiful service and honored Jean's life perfectly. After the burial service, we all gathered at the country club for lunch. Nothing would have made Jean happier than having (almost) all of her family together. I know she is in heaven with a great big smile on her face!
Jean-thank you for the many ways you blessed all of our lives. We will always keep our memories of you close to our hearts. We thank our merciful Lord for bringing you home and giving you eternal peace. We will miss you. We love you. Good-bye(for now).
1 comment:
Through my tears I write this...You are right. There aren't words to express how one feels as they look at a loved one in a casket. It seems so final. It is hard to believe that they aren't alive anymore. That their journey in this life is over. It is almost too much to bare. But, with an understanding of eternity and afterlife, it makes it more bareable. We know their spirit lives on and they are now out of pain and wrapped in the arms of those that have passed on before them. And one day, they will be waiting to embrace us as well. So sorry for your family's loss and at the same time, I know you are relieved as well that she is no longer suffering. The feelings of joy are for them, and sorrow for those left behind.
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