Beloved wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister, aunty and friend, was 89 when she passed away suddenly Sunday, May 20, 2018 in Bellevue, WA. Born in Nyssa, Oregon, Jeanne spent her childhood following the work of her immigrant father, Frank Pompe, who was a gold miner in the 1930s. She helped her mother, Frances, care for the miners’ boarding house while attending grade school in Pioneerville, Idaho, and she graduated from St. Teresa’s Academy in Boise, Idaho in 1947. Five years later, Jeanne ventured to Seattle on her own to attend Seattle University where she met the love of her life, Walter Oakes. Walt and Jeanne married in 1954 and went on to raise four children. Jeanne helped raise an additional 40 plus children including three foster children and dozens of day care children, all of whom she treated each day as if they were her very own. Jeanne is survived by her husband of 63 1/2 years, Walter, and her children: Gordon, Greg, Gary, and Pam, along with their spouses: Debbie, Gina, Doreen, and Raul; by her eight grandchildren: Jennifer, Kristin, Bethany, Jonathan, Julie, Emily, Daviana and Kanoa; and by her nine great-grandchildren: Eileen, Ashlynn, Keegan, Zanna, Ari, Avery, Kaeden, and Braelyn. Jeanne is preceded in death by her parents and her siblings: Ann White, Frank Pompe, Herman Pompe, her twin sister, Jo Miller, as well as her great-granddaughter, Taryn. Jeanne’s life will be celebrated on Friday June 8, 2018, at 11 am at St. Louise Parish in Bellevue. A reception will follow. A viewing and rosary will precede the funeral mass between 10:15 and 10:45. Jeanne will be laid to rest on Friday June 15th at 2:30 at Sunset Memorial Park. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to a favorite charity for children and/or animals.
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