Dorothy "Jeanne" (Cordes) Regen, age 78, of Lakeland, Tennessee passed away on Wednesday, May 5, 2021. Dorothy was born in St. Louis, MO on October 2, 1942. She was preceded in death by her parents, Cyril 'Bud' Cordes and Marcella Cordes.
Jeanne graduated from Duchesne Catholic High School in St. Charles, MO. She possessed a strong, lifelong Catholic faith, which she passed on to her daughters. She lived her out her faith everyday and before everyone she knew. Jeanne fulfilled her dream of becoming a stewardess for Eastern Airlines during those days when air travel was glamorous and prestigious. She met Richard in 1968 when she moved to Miami FL and they married February 7, 1969. To this union two daughters were born Mindy and Casey. Shortly after, she stopped working to focus on her family and raise her daughters. Jeanne was actively involved in both of her girls' lives. She worked selflessly to provide Catholic School education for them and always helped them with their homework and school projects. She bought and operated a food demonstration service, Southern Samplers, for almost 10 years. She passed after a long battle with Alzheimer disease.
She is survived by her daughters, Mindy Beth (Scott) Milliet and Casey Nicole Regen and her fiancé Timothy Freeman; her brother, John C. Cordes and one grandchild, Gavin Regen Freeman.
The family will receive friends on Monday, May 10, 2021 from 4:00pm until 6:00pm at Family Funeral Care, 4925 Summer Avenue, Memphis, TN. Funeral Mass will be Tuesday, May 11, 2021 beginning 10AM at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church, 8151 Chimneyrock Blvd., Cordova, TN 38016. The interment will be at Memorial Gardens, 3700 N Germantown Pkwy, Bartlett, TN 38133 immediately following the service.
The family requests donations be made in her name to Alzheimer's Association, www.alz.org. The family also requests that all guests please respect the church's mask requirements. Flowers and memorials can be sent to Family Funeral Care, 4925 Summer Avenue, Memphis, TN.
Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.FamilyFuneralMemphis.com for the Regen family.
