Jean Balfour Stevenson

Auburn assisted living, Auburn, IN. She was born in Indianapolis on October 13, 1926 to Christopher and

Ann (Gehrlein) Stevenson.

After graduating from high school, Jean earned a BA degree from Franklin College. She went on

to Indiana University and earned an MA in biology. She and her parents eventually moved to

Detroit. While living there, Jean was an educator as Associate Professor of Biology at Detroit

Institute of Technology for 17 years. When that school closed, she was a lab technician at Henry

Ford Hospital.

Jean retired in 1980 and moved back to Indiana: first in Angola and later in Fort Wayne. While

in Angola Jean was a member of Angola Methodist Church and participated in the bell choir. Jean

did taxes for nursing home residents and indigent people both in Detroit and Angola. While in

Fort Wayne Jean volunteered at the Ft. Wayne Rescue Mission. She was a master gardener and

volunteered at the extension center. Jean was a member of Good Shepherd Methodist Church and

enjoyed singing with the seniors group. Jean's travels to the Holy Land and China were the

highlights of her life. She lived many years at senior housing at Cameron Woods in Angola.

Jean has no surviving relatives.

Committal service and burial will be 2:00 pm Thursday June 29, 2023 Lakeside Cemetery,

Fremont, IN. Arrangements by D.O. McComb and Sons Lakeside Park Funeral Home 1140 Lake Ave. Fort Wayne, IN.