Jennie Pellett Obituary (1923 - 2014)

Jennie L. Pellett of Menomonie, WI went home to her heavenly Lord and Saviour Tuesday, June 3, 2014 while at Mayo Hospital in Menomonie, WI. She was born Dec, 30, 1923 to Rognald and Anna (Lien) Berentsen, in Minneapolis, MN. She moved to Prairie Farm, WI at four years old and graduated from Prairie Farm High School in 1942. Jennie sang soprano in a quartet with her three younger sisters and sometimes others. They were a regular request for funerals and weddings in the near and surrounding areas .She was a proud and active member and held various offices of Luther League and taught Sunday School for many years. She worked at The Farmers Store until it burned down, and then at Borken's, both stores in Prairie Farm. Later, Jennie worked at Kapsy's Market in Gilman, WI where she met Paul Pellett, who taught in Gilman. They married on July 28, 1951, honeymooned in Yellowstone National Park where they met a large, curious bear that came up to visit them in their red convertible, and have been lovingly devoted to one another for almost 63 years. They bought Jennie's parents' home farm in Prairie Farm in 1952. In 1959, they bought Atlasta Farm on Tainter Lake in Menomonie, WI. During all those years on the farm Jennie was very busy as a gardener, homemaker, and mother. Besides being the farm secretary, she was very active in the Cedar Falls PTO, Ideal 4-H Club, and taxiing the children to many events, including yearly swimming lessons held near the Cedar Falls dam. Jennie and Paul traveled to many countries, including Norway where her parents had immigrated from. Jennie was always a loving person to everyone, and she treasured life, love of God, family, and friends. She was a precious and priceless woman who will be greatly missed by all her family and those who knew her. Jennie is survived by her husband Paul Pellett, her seven children: Carol (Saw-Mehone Tebedge) Pellett, Earl Pellett, Betty (Roger) Herman, John Pellett, Gloria (Michael) Keck, Shirley (Kevin) Gottwalt, and Allen Pellett, her grandchildren: Debrae, Celeste, and Lily Tebedge, Jason, Jamie, and Erin Pellett, Luke (Jess), Chad (Niki), and Amy Herman, David (Lynsey), and Andrea Hoover, Andrew (Paula), Michael (Corri), and Nathan Gottwalt, Savannah and Rebekkah Pellett, fifteen great-grandchildren and one on the way, and one great-great-grandchild! Many, many blessings, as she would declare! Jennie is also survived by her precious sister, Bernice Hayes, her brother-in-law Robert Whitman, as well as many other relatives and friends. Jennie was preceded in death by her parents, sisters Beatrice (Michael) Cooper, Ragna (Walter) Skille, Burnette Lyons, Ruth Berentsen, Violet Whitman, and brother, Clarence Berentsen. A Celebration of Life will be held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, June 7, 2014 at Our Savior's Lutheran Church in Menomonie with Pastor Heather Wigdahl officiating. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church.