1916
Jeanette
2016
Jeanette Garrison
June 10, 1916 — February 13, 2016
GARRISON, JEANETTE
Of Kalamazoo
Passed away early Saturday morning, February 13, 2016 after spending the last years of her life with her son and daughter-in-law. She was born on June 10, 1916 in Birnamwood, WI, to Albert and Minnie (Post) Smit (a.k.a. Smith). She married Harry W. Garrison on October 19, 1946.
The first of seven siblings, Jeanette developed a life-long devotion to the well being of children. She attended Western State High School and graduated from Western State Teachers' College (now WMU) and then began a career in early-elementary education. Along the way, she earned her Masters' Degree in Child Guidance Counseling.
Her career brought her to Saginaw and Seattle, and back to Kalamazoo. She taught at Lincoln School, and the Brucker School Reading Center, before serving as principal of Arcadia and Grand Prairie schools, and retiring in 1983 as principal of Oakwood Elementary.
She loved spending time at her favorite place, a cottage on Gravel Lake. It was a gathering spot for family and friends, where good times were had and lasting memories were made.
She is survived by her three children: Richard (Derith) Garrison and James (Gwen) Garrison of Kalamazoo, and Mary (Robert) Maddox of Ann Arbor; eight grandchildren; twelve great-grandchildren; her sister Sue Oosterhouse of Kalamazoo; and numerous nieces and nephews.
Jeanette was preceded in death by her husband of 51 years, Harry Garrison; her parents; three sisters: Gertrude Jager, Alberta Clapp and Millie Sportel; and brothers, Paul and Kenneth Smit.
Visitation will be from 2:00-5:00 on Sunday, February 28, 2016. The memorial service, followed by a reception, will be on Monday, February 29 at 12:00 - both events at Langeland Family Funeral Homes, Westside Chapel, 3926 S. 9th Street. A private interment will have taken place at Mt. Ever Rest Memorial Park. Memorial contributions may be directed to Shriners Hospitals for Children, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, or the Kalamazoo Gospel Mission.
**MEMORIALS**
Shriner's Hospitals for Children
2900 Rocky Point Dr.
Tampa, FL 33607
800-241-4438
www.shrinershospitalsforchildren.org
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
P. O. Box 1000 Dept. 142
Memphis, TN 38101-9908
901-595-3300
www.stjude.org
Kalamazoo Gospel Mission
526 N. Burdick St.
Kalamazoo, MI 49007
269-345-2974
www.kzoogospel.org
3926 S. 9th St.
Kalamazoo, MI, US, 49009
3926 S. 9th St.
Kalamazoo, MI, US, 49009
Of Kalamazoo
Passed away early Saturday morning, February 13, 2016 after spending the last years of her life with her son and daughter-in-law. She was born on June 10, 1916 in Birnamwood, WI, to Albert and Minnie (Post) Smit (a.k.a. Smith). She married Harry W. Garrison on October 19, 1946.
The first of seven siblings, Jeanette developed a life-long devotion to the well being of children. She attended Western State High School and graduated from Western State Teachers' College (now WMU) and then began a career in early-elementary education. Along the way, she earned her Masters' Degree in Child Guidance Counseling.
Her career brought her to Saginaw and Seattle, and back to Kalamazoo. She taught at Lincoln School, and the Brucker School Reading Center, before serving as principal of Arcadia and Grand Prairie schools, and retiring in 1983 as principal of Oakwood Elementary.
She loved spending time at her favorite place, a cottage on Gravel Lake. It was a gathering spot for family and friends, where good times were had and lasting memories were made.
She is survived by her three children: Richard (Derith) Garrison and James (Gwen) Garrison of Kalamazoo, and Mary (Robert) Maddox of Ann Arbor; eight grandchildren; twelve great-grandchildren; her sister Sue Oosterhouse of Kalamazoo; and numerous nieces and nephews.
Jeanette was preceded in death by her husband of 51 years, Harry Garrison; her parents; three sisters: Gertrude Jager, Alberta Clapp and Millie Sportel; and brothers, Paul and Kenneth Smit.
Visitation will be from 2:00-5:00 on Sunday, February 28, 2016. The memorial service, followed by a reception, will be on Monday, February 29 at 12:00 - both events at Langeland Family Funeral Homes, Westside Chapel, 3926 S. 9th Street. A private interment will have taken place at Mt. Ever Rest Memorial Park. Memorial contributions may be directed to Shriners Hospitals for Children, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, or the Kalamazoo Gospel Mission.
**MEMORIALS**
Shriner's Hospitals for Children
2900 Rocky Point Dr.
Tampa, FL 33607
800-241-4438
www.shrinershospitalsforchildren.org
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
P. O. Box 1000 Dept. 142
Memphis, TN 38101-9908
901-595-3300
www.stjude.org
Kalamazoo Gospel Mission
526 N. Burdick St.
Kalamazoo, MI 49007
269-345-2974
www.kzoogospel.org
Visitation
FEB 28. 02:00 PM - 05:00 PM
Langeland Family Funeral Homes - Westside Chapel3926 S. 9th St.
Kalamazoo, MI, US, 49009
Memorial Service
FEB 29. 12:00 PM
Langeland Family Funeral Homes - Westside Chapel3926 S. 9th St.
Kalamazoo, MI, US, 49009
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