"Brenda and Paula, I am so sorry to hear of your lose. I can still hear her one of a kind laugh. I can't forget all the crazy silly, stories that I would hear from mom about the adventures they had. Take comfort in her memories. Kathy(Johnson) Daniels "
In loving memory of
Jean J. Orr
September 20, 1938 - April 28, 2018
JEAN ORR
MUSCATINE, Iowa - Jean J. Orr, 79, of Muscatine, passed away on Saturday, April 28, 2018, at Lutheran Living.
Funeral service will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, May 5, 2018, at Zion Lutheran Church. Burial will take place in Nichols Cemetery.
Visitation will be from 4 until 7 p.m. on Friday, May 4, 2018, at the Ralph J. Wittich-Riley-Freers Funeral Home. Memorials may be made to the Zion Lutheran Church. Online condolences: www.wittichfuneralhome.com
Jean was born on September 20, 1938, in Muscatine, the daughter of Howard E. and Gladys L. Stolley McFadon. She married Kenneth G. Orr on July 15, 1960, in Muscatine. He preceded her in death in 2011.
Jean worked at the Muscatine Day Nursery, Montgomery Wards, and many other cooking establishments.
She was a member of the Zion Lutheran Church, Women of the Moose, and TOPS Chapter 936. Jean enjoyed cooking, baking, and candy making, especially divinity and fudge. She also enjoyed water exercise classes at the Y and going to the casinos. What was most important to Jean was her family and grandchildren.
Jean is survived by two daughters, Brenda J. Hatcher and husband, Evan, and Paula M. Miller, both of Muscatine; and three grandchildren, Brandon Hatcher and wife, Laura, Cody Hatcher, and Jennifer Heiar and husband, Paul.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband; and one brother, Stanley McFadon.
Tributes
"Sorry for your loss. My family has fond memories of Jean. May your memories comfort you. Grace Steckman"
"Brenda, WE are sorry for the loss of your mama. Richard and Bobbi Stoneking"
"Jeanie was our - the Mull kids - babysitter during the 1950s when she was in high school, and was BELOVED by us ...taking us for sleepovers at her house, and other places. Once she drove a car load of kids to Davenport to appear on a children's show that featured Indian Princess Summer, Fall, Winter, Spring, and where we competed with other kids for prizes by bidding with Iowa-wapoms Jeanie had given us. Jeanie was special then, and throughout her entire life. We love you. Barbara Mull Collins (and siblings.)"
"Paula, our sincere sympathy to you and your family. We remember her from the fun she added to the bus trip to Branson."
"We remember Jean and Kenny with deep fondness. They were fabulous neighbors to us and we enjoyed many warm summer evenings visiting and laughing ?over the fence?. We were new to the neighborhood in 1982 and thrilled to be in our first home with a baby on the way. They welcomed us with warmth and friendship. It was after we had lived there for a couple of years that Kenny shared this starteling story. Apparently the previous owners of our house had children that liked to collect snakes from a local dumping area. They would bag them up and bring them home. Unbeknownstbto us the yard was filled with wriggly slithering snakes. Kenny said that whenever he and another neighbor heard us fire up our lawnmower they knew the snakes would scatter to their yards. He said he and the other neighbor spent a lot of time with spade and shovel on their back steps ?capturing? the snakes as they headed for presumed safety away from our mower. I?m very glad he did not clue us in earlier! He and Jean were lovely people with great big hearts. Our condolences to all of the family (we have fond memories of you too!) Sincerely - Jeff and Barb Noble"