- Date Of Birth: June 16, 1936
- Date Of Death: June 15, 2018
- State: Michigan
Passed away on Friday, June 15, 2018, at the age of 81. Jean was born in Kalamazoo on June 16, 1936, the daughter of the late William L. Nufer and Lucille Whitaker Nufer.
She was a loving mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother, who worked from the home most of her life raising her family. She also worked for the United States Postal Service from 1961-1965 and for Bowers Manufacturing from 1977-1993. She had great artistic ability and enjoyed charcoal sketching. She made a sketch of Abe Lincoln that was placed in the Western Michigan University Art School. She enjoyed doing jigsaw and word puzzles, crocheting, and sewing.
Jean is survived by eight children, Carol (Bruce) Snyder, Debbie (Tom) McKenna, Vickey Fales, Lori Brinkert, Randy (Elaine) Brinkert, Kathy (Gary) Capp, Stephanie Kewley, and Susan Robinson; nineteen grandchildren; ten great-grandchildren; one brother, David (Linda) Nufer and one sister, Mary Dykstra.
She was preceded in death by two brothers and two sisters, Robert Nufer, Ed Nufer, Ruth Anderson, and Joyce Nufer.
