evoted to her family, and her family was paramount in her life. Jeanette was a wonderful wife and a most thoughtful and generous mother. Jeanette enjoyed time spent reading, cooking and doing word puzzles. She read mostly nonfiction and over the years the home was filled with the many books she'd read. Being the youngest in the family, Jeanette was never 'taught' how to cook. She learned to cook and bake by just watching her mother who cooked without using a recipe. Cooking intuitively with just the right combination of 'art' and 'science', everything she made was exceptional. Jeanette was kind and generous to everyone she met, and she will be dearly missed by all who knew her. Jeanette is survived by her five sons, David (Cindy), Dennis (Amy), Paul and Christopher, all of Iowa City and Thomas (Shukuan) of Seattle; three grandchildren, Brian and Megan Kilgore (Matthew), and Kaitlyn; one step-grandson, Jacob; her brother, Samuel (Eleanor) Novara of Niagara Falls, NY. Jeanette was preceded by her parents, her husband in 2013, and four sisters, Lucy Porreca, Antoinette Novara, Fannie Rotella Smeadala, and Teresa Rotella. To read the full obituary, please click here: http://www.lensingfuneral.com/obituaries/Jeanette-C-Beney?obId=4012586#/obituaryInfo