Jeanette Jellema, 77, Luverne, died Monday, Aug. 25, 2003, at Luverne Hospice Cottage following a long illness. Services were Wednesday at United Methodist Church in Luverne. Burial was in Luverne Memorial Gardens, rural Luverne. Jeanette Harding was born to Richard and Jennie (Hughes) Harding on Dec. 25, 1925, in Hardwick. She grew up and attended school in Hardwick. Following her education, she worked at Honeywell in Minneapolis and later, at Campbell Soup in Worthington and Sathers in Round Lake.She married Ocke Jellema on Nov. 25, 1945, in Adrian. Following their marriage, they lived in various communities before moving to a farm near Kenneth in 1953. They retired from farming in 1984 and moved to Luverne where they were custodians at United Methodist Church for several years. She has spent the past 11 months as a Luverne Hospice patient. Mrs. Jellema was a member of United Methodist Church and VFW Auxiliary. She enjoyed sewing, knitting and crocheting and working in her flower garden. She liked to bowl and attend dances.Survivors include her husband, Ocke Jellema, Luverne; two sons, Jim (Marilyn) Jellema, Hills, Leland (fiancé Katina Dykes) Jellema, Rock Rapids, Iowa; one daughter, Carroll (Allan) Miller, Worthington; a special daughter, Pam (Dan) Dobson Luverne: three grandchildren, Ryan and Wade Jellema and Jodi Harnack; a great-grandson, Easton Harnack; three brothers, Glenn Harding, Aitkin, James Harding, Kentucky, and Richard Harding, Ellendale; and one sister, Lila Blattner, Anoka.Mrs. Jellema was preceded in death by her parents, one son, Norman, a granddaughter, Stacey, and a sister, Margaret. Hospice of Luverne Community Hospital will plant a tree in memory of Jeanette Jellema.Roste Funeral Home, Hills, was in charge of arrangements.
