Jeanette Kingery Rempel
Jeanette A. Kingery Rempel, 86, died on Friday, Feb. 23, 2018, at Mayo Clinic Health System, in Mankato.
Visitation will be from 2:00 to 3:00 p.m. Saturday, March 3, in the Chapel of the Good Shepherd at St. John Lutheran Home in Springfield, where memorial services will be at 3 o’clock Saturday. Chaplain Noel Wetter will officiate at services. Inurnment will be in the Springfield City Cemetery at a future date.
Jeanette A. Rempel was born on Nov. 26, 1931, to David and Lenora (Woodraska) Miller in Academy, S.D. Jeanette was baptized in Kimball, S.D. She graduated from Kimball High School. She married Carl L. Kingery on Sept. 2, 1949. The couple lived and worked in Kimball where they were partners in a grocery store. In 1963, Jeanette and Carl moved to Springfield, where they operated Kingery’s Department Store. Upon Carl’s death in 1970, Jeanette continued to operate the fabric shop, The Sewing Basket. In 1971, Jeanette married Walter Rempel of Springfield. After selling the fabric shop, she worked at the Springfield Community Hospital in the business department for 22 years. She was a member of Circa Studi study group, the Springfield Golf Club, and United Methodist Church. Jeanette enjoyed sewing, golf, crocheting, painting, and meeting friends for coffee.
She is survived by her son, Steve (Linda) of Show Low, Arizona, and their daughter Kyla (Andy) Kingery-Allen and their children Marin and William of Phoenix, Arizona; daughter, Carolyn (David) Wendt of Springfield and their son Jacob (Jennie) and children Addison and Zoey Wendt of Mayer, daughter Bethany Wendt (Sam Timm) of Scottsdale, Arizona, and son Marcus (Katie) Wendt and children McKenzie and Briggs Wendt of Glenwood; stepdaughter, Terri (George) Silbersdorff of Kent, Washington, and their daughter Amber Osland of Tacoma, Washington; and stepdaughter, Jodi (Paul) Kjolhaug of Cokato, and their son Nathan(Annie) and children Logan and Grace of St. Paul, daughter Sarah (Dave) Logan and children Ella and Jack of Eagan, son Aaron (Jerri) and child Olivia of Deephaven, and son Andrew (Lindsay) and children Elijah, Johanna, Daniel, and Elizabeth of Alexandria. Jeanette was preceded in death by her parents; husbands, Carl and Walter; and siblings, Alyce Gerkin, Walter Miller, and June Slangal.
Arrangements are with the Sturm Funeral Home in Springfield. On line condolences may be left for the family at www.sturmfh.com.