Obituary of Jeanne Burgess Witter

JEANNE WITTER 9/21/1917 TO 8/28/2010 Jeanne Witter passed away on August 28, 2010 in Vancouver, Washington. She was born Alice Jeanne Burgess to Gertrude and Lantie Burgess on September 21, 1917 in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. She moved with her family to Pomona, California when she was 9 years old. After graduating from junior college, she met Robert C. Witter, Jr. at their Baptist Church. They were married on 1939 and their only son, Raymond, was born in 1941. Jeanne worked as a receptionist and book keeper in several medical offices in Pomona for 32 years until she retired. After retirement she and her husband, Bob, enjoyed dining out, travel, golf, friends, sunshine and blue sky at the beach and over the Pacific Ocean. Shortly after her husband died in 1986, Jeanne moved to a retirement community in Banning, California. In 1999 she moved to Vancouver, Washington to be closer to family and while here she was a member of P.E.O. During the past six years she lived at Cascade Park Care Center in Vancouver. Jeanne is survived by her son, Ray; daughter-in-law, Bunny; her grandsons, Rob Jen and Jeff Amanda and four great-grandchildren, Tatum Jeanne, Zoe, and Kellan Witter and Austin Witter. She was a strong, gracious, loving mother, grandmother and great grandmother who was loved by all who knew her and will be dearly missed by her family. Family gatherings in celebration of her life will be private. In lieu of flowers, remembrances in her name may be made to the Cascade Park Care Center or Southwest Washington Medical Center in Vancouver. Arrangements were under the direction of Straub's Funeral Home & Columbia River Cremation in Camas. To send condolences or to sign the online guestbook visit www.straubsfuneralhome.com.