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Elizabeth Jo Jeppesen |
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December 22, 1938 ~ March 29, 2015 |
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April 1, 2015 |
Elizabeth "Jo" Jeppesen passed away at the age
of 76 surrounded by her family on March 29,
2015. Services will be held on April 3, 2015 at
1:00 p.m. at the Church of Jesus Christ of
Latter-day Saints in Bonners Ferry.
Jo was born in Seymour, Indiana on December 22,
1938 to Oliver James Owens and Leona Ida
(Stradley) Owens Green. Her family moved to
Idaho and settled in the Colburn area where she
attended school in Sandpoint. Jo dearly loved
her 5 brothers Jack, Gene, Stoney, Steve and
Allen and had a very special bond with her
mother.
On July 4, 1958 she married Jay H. Jeppesen in
Sandpoint, Idaho and they made their home in the
Naples area where they raised their 6 children
and many foster children whom she helped raise
over the years. Jo loved to paint, fish, pick
huckleberries, sew, crochet and travel. She was
very adventurous, but most of all, she loved
spending time with her family and close friends.
One of her greatest joys was serving others.
Very often she would take her children
(sometimes kicking and screaming) with her to
help others who were in need. She was a member
of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day
Saints, served as a 4-H leader, was a member of
the Highland Flats Women's Club, Naples Fire
Department Ladies Auxiliary, and the Naples
School PTA. Her most famous saying when someone
was going to town was "Bring me back a million
dollars and a car load of spending money"-
always said with a big smile on her face.
She was preceded in death by her parents, sister
Sharon Owens, brothers Gene and Allen Owens,
grandson Jon Eivan Overland, son-in-law Kerry
Barnes and brothers-in-law James Styers and
Terry Jeppesen.
She is survived by husband, Jay H. Jeppesen,
sons Dana L. Jeppesen, Niles H. Jeppesen;
daughters Katherine A. Overland (Jon), Gayle Y.
Barnes Solomon (Charles), Shannon P. Woods
(Roger), Teresa R. "Tweety Bird" Chapman
(Daryl). Brothers Jack Owens, Stoney Owens and
Steven Owens. Brother-in-law Allan Jeppesen and
Sister-in-law Mary Jo Styers. Numerous nieces
and nephews, 16 grandchildren and 38
great-grandchildren and her very special friends
Lee and Vince Radtke and Donna and Bill
Tompkins.
She was a great mother, grandmother,
great-grandmother, wife and friend, she will
always be missed. Services will be held on April 3, 2015 at
1:00 p.m. at the Church of Jesus Christ of
Latter-day Saints in Bonners Ferry.
Jo was born in Seymour, Indiana on December 22,
1938 to Oliver James Owens and Leona Ida
(Stradley) Owens Green. Her family moved to
Idaho and settled in the Colburn area where she
attended school in Sandpoint. Jo dearly loved
her 5 brothers Jack, Gene, Stoney, Steve and
Allen and had a very special bond with her
mother.
On July 4, 1958 she married Jay H. Jeppesen in
Sandpoint, Idaho and they made their home in the
Naples area where they raised their 6 children
and many foster children whom she helped raise
over the years. Jo loved to paint, fish, pick
huckleberries, sew, crochet and travel. She was
very adventurous, but most of all, she loved
spending time with her family and close friends.
One of her greatest joys was serving others.
Very often she would take her children
(sometimes kicking and screaming) with her to
help others who were in need. She was a member
of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day
Saints, served as a 4-H leader, was a member of
the Highland Flats Women's Club, Naples Fire
Department Ladies Auxiliary, and the Naples
School PTA. Her most famous saying when someone
was going to town was "Bring me back a million
dollars and a car load of spending money"-
always said with a big smile on her face.
She was preceded in death by her parents, sister
Sharon Owens, brothers Gene and Allen Owens,
grandson Jon Eivan Overland, son-in-law Kerry
Barnes and brothers-in-law James Styers and
Terry Jeppesen.
She is survived by husband, Jay H. Jeppesen,
sons Dana L. Jeppesen, Niles H. Jeppesen;
daughters Katherine A. Overland (Jon), Gayle Y.
Barnes Solomon (Charles), Shannon P. Woods
(Roger), Teresa R. "Tweety Bird" Chapman
(Daryl). Brothers Jack Owens, Stoney Owens and
Steven Owens. Brother-in-law Allan Jeppesen and
Sister-in-law Mary Jo Styers. Numerous nieces
and nephews, 16 grandchildren and 38
great-grandchildren and her very special friends
Lee and Vince Radtke and Donna and Bill
Tompkins.
She was a great mother, grandmother,
great-grandmother, wife and friend, she will
always be missed. |
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