A Celebration of Life will be held on Friday, February 23, 2024 at 11:00 a.m. at Stevens Memorial Chapel, 607 28th Street, Ames, Iowa. There will be no visitation but family will have a time of food and fellowship following the service. Inurnment of her ashes will be at South St. Petri Cemetery in Gilbert, Iowa at a later date.
Jean Marie Mesenbrink was born on June 6, 1930 to Bert and Dot Marie (Patterson) Haveman in Ames, Iowa. She attended Ames High School until her junior year, she later received her GED. Jean was united in marriage to Harold Hans Mesenbrink on June 6, 1947 in Ames, Iowa at her parents’ house. Her uncle Pastor Bill VerWolfe officiated the wedding. There was a child to this union, Larry. She enjoyed flower gardening, spending time in the Wyoming Mountains and listening to country music. Most of all she enjoyed spending time with her family. She worked for Younkers, Donnelley's, and she was heavily involved in the farming operation at the family farm. She was a member of the ISU Woman’s Organization and the Rebecca Lodge.
Jean is survived by her husband of 76 years, Harold Hans Mesenbrink; a child, Larry and his wife, Kris Mesenbrink of Gilbert; two grandchildren, Lane and his wife, Marlo Mesenbrink of Gilbert and Jolene Mesenbrink of Neveda; six great grandchildren, Jessie Elmore, Nikki Schneider, Logan Mesenbrink, Cody Randall, John Mesenbrink and Emma Mesenbrink and eleven great great grandchildren. She is preceded in death by her parents.
Memorials can be directed to the family in loving memory of Jean.
Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be left at www.stevensmemorialchapel.com for the Mesenbrink family.
