Cecelia “Jeanette” Tangeman, 96, Luverne, died peacefully on Saturday, Sept. 24, 2022, at Good Samaritan Society – Mary Jane Brown Home in Luverne.
Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 7, with a prayer service at 6:30 p.m., at the Hartquist Funeral Home in Luverne. A Mass of Christian burial will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 8, at St. Catherine Catholic Church in Luverne, with burial to follow at Maplewood Cemetery.
Cecelia Jeanette Battrell was born in 1925 to Roy and Ida (Beth) (Wilkins) Battrell in Des Moines, Iowa. Growing up Jeanette learned to play piano from her mother and then used that skill to receive dance lessons by playing piano for other dance classes. Jeanette was a graduate of North High School in Des Moines. She continued her education at Iowa State Teachers College in Cedar Falls, the University of Dubuque for a Bachelor of Arts in Education and English degree, and Drake University in Des Moines for a master’s degree in education, specializing in learning disabilities.
In 1947 Jeanette married Vincent Dempewolf. Jeanette taught in schools in Bellevue, Andrew and Des Moines, all in Iowa. While in Bellevue, Jeanette taught dance lessons. She was a very dedicated wife, mother, and teacher.
In 1981 she married Robert (Tim) Tangeman. Jeanette and Tim moved to Mesa, Arizona, to help Tim’s parents in their final years. Jeanette and Tim then retired to Luverne.
Jeanette was a member of St. Catherine Catholic Church in Luverne and was a faithful participant on the Adoration Chapel schedule. She volunteered at the Sanford Luverne Hospital, and in 2003 she and Tim received the Distinguished Hospice Volunteers Award. In 2000 she was named Rock County Volunteer of the Year.
Jeanette loved wordplay, puns and crossword puzzles and was always ready with a funny response. She was a wizard at knitting and crocheting, and enjoyed teaching these skills to others. She enjoyed writing and wrote articles for local newspapers from time to time. She loved her children and her stepchildren and was very proud of having 13 children in all.
Jeanette is survived by her children, Peggy (Michael), Rita, Diane (Lee), Tom (Helen), Nancy (Phil), and Cathy (Tim); stepchildren, Tim, Fran, Dan, and Marc; nine grandchildren, Sonia, Gabriele, Nora, Nina, Adam, Lexie, Tami, Christina, and Russell; nine great-grandchildren; nine step-grandchildren, Sean, Danielle, Madison, Steven, Adam, Brady, Elizabeth, Kenneth, and Christopher; and nine step-great-grandchildren; and a sister, Kay.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her husbands, Vincent Dempewolf (1993) and Tim Tangeman (2011); her son, Joe; her daughter, Eileen; a stepson, Brad; and a grandson, Isaac.
Arrangements were provided by Hartquist Funeral Home of Luverne, hartquistfuneral.com.
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