Jeanette B. Wheeler
Wheeler, Jeanette B., 98, PRESQUE ISLE and AUGUSTA, in Augusta, March 23, 2010. A graveside service will be held at Estes Cemetery, Easton, on May 29, 2010 at 2 p.m. Arrangements are in the care of Duncan Graves Funeral Home.
PRESQUE ISLE and AUGUSTA – Jeanette B. Wheeler, a resident of Presque Isle for over 80 years, died in Augusta, Maine, on March 23, 2010. She was born August 17, 1911, the second of four children of Charles (Harry) and Hepsie Burden of Presque Isle.
Two sisters, Ella Keirstead and Kathryn Murphy, and a brother, Frederick Burden, predeceased her.
Jeanette graduated from Presque Isle High School in 1929 and married Lisle C. Wheeler on January 1, 1930. He predeceased her in 1995. Jeanette was a member of St. John’s Episcopal Church in Presque Isle.
She enjoyed playing bridge, knitting, painting, and doing crafts. She is survived by a daughter, Jane and her husband Robert Whytock of Augusta; their son, Robert of Freeport, and his daughters, Holly and Elizabeth; and a daughter, Linda and her husband David Kirstein of Scarborough; their daughter Katie and her husband Adam Kessler of Somerville, MA; and also their daughter, Aura, and their son, Andrew, both of Scarborough. She is also survived by a sister-in-law, Rachel Burden, of Presque Isle.
Jeanette received excellent care from Doctor Elizabeth Hart and the staff at Glenridge Nursing Facility in Augusta. Those wishing to do so may donate in her memory to the Maine General Rehabilitation and Nursing Facility at Glenridge, The Glenridge Activities Fund, 40 Glenridge Drive, Augusta, ME, 04330.
A graveside service will be held at Estes Cemetery in Easton, ME, on May 29, 2010, at 2:00 p.m. Arrangements respectfully handled by Duncan-Graves Funeral Home, 30 Church Street, Presque Isle, Maine. Online condolences may be expressed at www.duncan-graves.com.
