JEANNE CECILIA WIMMER's Obituary
Jeanne Cecilia Wimmer, 91, passed away peacefully on November 13, 2017 at her home in Fort Lauderdale. She is survived by her children Mary (Wes) Parsons , Paul (Martha) Wimmer, and 8 grandchildren Thomas and Timothy Giles ,Rachel and Jessie Wimmer, Kevin, Stephen, James and Nicholas Parsons. Her husband Russell preceded her in death in 2015 and her son Peter passed away in 1984.
Jeanne graduated from Mercy College in Dubuque, IA with a Bachelor’s of Nursing along her twin sister Joanne. She began her career working with the Veteran’s Administration in Chicago where she met her husband Russell and throughout their working lives, they moved coast to coast where Jeanne was an active member of the church helping the poor and shut-ins as well as being an active member of the PTA at her children’s schools.
As an RN, Jeanne worked on various wards within the hospitals and taught student nurses . She was well respected by her colleague and physicians with whom she worked. She treated each and every patient of hers as if they were family.
In retirement, Jeanne enjoyed traveling with her husband and doting on her grandchildren or in the kitchen baking up pies for her friends or charities. Jeanne was best known for her strong desire to help others in need and assisted residents who needed extra help in her retirement community. She was well known for her tremendous sense of compassion, sense of humor and quick witted comments that would make others smile. She will be greatly missed by family and friends.
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