Jeanette Wenholz of Irrigon passed away in Kennewick, Wash. on Dec. 9, 2020 at the age of 82.
She was born on Feb. 9, 1938 in Chippewa Falls, Wis. to Earl and Freda Donner Hurlburt.
Jeanette moved to Washington as a child and grew up in the communities of Longview and Tacoma. She graduated from Franklin Pierce High School in Tacoma in 1956. She then attended the Tacoma General School of Nursing, where she received her training to become a registered nurse, graduating in 1959. In the early 1960s she moved to Portland, where she worked as a charge nurse in the maternity ward at St. Vincent’s Hospital. She moved to Eastern Oregon in 1973 and lived in the Boardman area for a short time before making Irrigon her home.
Jeanette married John Wenholz in Portland on Oct. 6, 1967.
Jeanette was an avid Mariners baseball fan, and loved horses and dogs and spending time at the Oregon coast. She always enjoyed going to the drag races with her family to watch her son race and to see all the hot rods.
She is survived by her husband of 53 years, John; son, Jeff Wenholz; four grandchildren; and six great grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by a daughter, Jennifer in 2009; her parents; and two sisters.
A private family burial was in Desert Lawn Memorial Cemetery in Irrigon.
Family suggests memorial contributions be donated to Oregon Public Broadcasting (OPB).
To leave an online condolence for the family, please go to burnsmortuaryhermiston.com.
Burns Mortuary of Hermiston is in care of arrangements.
