Kern County CA Obituary Project Obituaries.....Peck, Jean Lorraine May 11, 2005 ********************************************************** Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/obits/obitsca/obitsca.htm ********************************************************** File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: K T bluewolf@onemain.com May 18, 2005, 11:56 pm The Tehachapi News Jean Lorraine Peck April 16, 1921 -- May 11, 2005 Beloved wife, mother, grandmother and great grandmother Jean Lorraine Peck was born in Portsmouth, Ohio on April 16, 1921. She graduated from Middletown High School in 1938 and married Leslie Peck on May 3, 1940. They had three sons and a daughter. In 1956, Jean and Les packed up and moved to the San Fernando Valley, living in Reseda for 22 years. After the last child was out of the house, they moved to Jean’s dream home on five acres in Northfork, northeast of Fresno. Here they lived in retirement for 23 years, working hard and enjoying their life together and the visits from their children and grandchildren. Jean Loved to garden, clear chaparral and split and stack wood alongside her husband. Jean and Les moved to Tehachapi in June, 2001 to be closer to their children during their final years. On May 3, 2002 they were married 62 years and on August 7, 2002, Jean’s life- long companion died. Two years and nine months later, on Tuesday, May 11, Jean passed away peacefully in her sleep. She is survived by her sister, Betty Jane Days, her four children, eight grandchildren, nine great grandchildren, nieces and nephews. Jean will be laid to rest next to her husband during graveside services on Thursday, May 19 at 10 a.m. in the Northfork Cemetery in Northfork. From all of the family, we love you Mom, Grandma, Aunt Jean and we miss you terribly. Additional Comments: Volunteer submission - No relation to the deceased. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ca/kern/obits/peck7732gob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/caobfiles/ File size: 2.1 Kb