Jeanne attended grade school in Beltrami and graduated from Crookston High School. She went on to earn a business degree in Grand Forks, North Dakota.
She moved to Seattle in 1962 and worked in the accounting departments for several large department stores.
On Sept. 21, 1963, she married Charles Rector at St. Alphonsus Catholic Church in Seattle, and together they raised three children: daughter, Kimberly; and sons, John and James Rector.
She was a lifelong member of the Catholic Church. She taught preschool for several years and worked alongside her husband in the family business. Jeanne was a member of Zonta International Women’s Organization – Centralia/Chehalis chapter.
Jeanne and Charles loved traveling to Mexico with their family. She also enjoyed creating a warm, loving and beautiful home. Baking, cooking, gardening and swimming were passions of hers as well.
Jeanne is survived by daughter, Kimberly; son, James Rector; daughter-in-law, Annette Rector; and grandsons, Jacob, Andrew and Isaac.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Mabel and Alvin Nelson; her husband of 60 years, Charles Rector; and son, John Rector.
Even in the end, she was a loving and devoted mother, grandmother and friend.
Funeral arrangements are under the care of Newell- Hoerling’s Mortuary.
