Jeanne Eischens
Posted By Ballard Sunder Funeral Home On January 24, 2015 @ 8:16 pm In 2015,Obituaries | 60 Comments
Jean “Jeanne” Eischens, of Jordan, passed away on January 24, 2015 at the age of 68. A Gathering of Family and Friends is Wednesday, January 28, 2015 from 3:30 – 7:00 PM with prayers and reflections at 7:00 PM at Ballard-Sunder Funeral & Cremation, Jordan. Brother Ambrose Eischens will preside. Urn bearers for Jeanne are her godchildren, Jeremy Beuch, Brent Riesgraf and Kelsey Kratz.
It was a beautiful spring day on May 17, 1946 when Raymond and Mildred (Sullivan) Lucas celebrated the birth of their daughter, Jean Marie. She was the oldest of five children and loved growing up in Jordan with her siblings, Peggy, Kenny, Karen and Susie. As a girl Jeanne helped out at her parents’ hardware store. Jeanne attended Jordan High School and graduated in 1964.
After school, Jeanne became a beautician and worked at a hair salon in Richfield for a few years. Soon Jeanne met the love of her life, Wally Eischens. They began dating, and their love grew. Six months later Jeanne and Wally exchanged wedding vows at St. John’s Catholic Church on December 6, 1969. A few years later they were blessed with a beautiful daughter, Sara. She was Jeanne’s pride and joy.
Jeanne eventually got a job doing hair at Valley View in Jordan, and she loved working with the residents there. After that, Jeanne became everyone’s favorite bus driver. She drove bus in Jordan and Shakopee for 40 years. Jeanne loved all of the kids on her routes, and they all loved her back.
In her spare time, Jeanne enjoyed spending time in her flower garden. She was also very big into arts and crafts. She loved building bird houses with her brother Kenny and making garden decorations with Wally. Jeanne and Wally spent their summers at the Cannon Falls Campground where they made many wonderful friends. She loved going to garage sales with her daughter and friends, young and old. Jeanne was very active in Girl Scouts and was a troop leader for many years. Jeanne spent a lot of time volunteering at the Jordan Food Shelf. She was also involved in the Council of Catholic Women through St. John’s.
Jeanne was a loving woman with a kind heart. She was always taking care of others and showing compassion to those in need. During the early morning hours of Saturday, January 24, 2015 Jeanne passed away unexpectedly in her home. She will be deeply missed and remembered always by her husband, Wally Eischens; daughter, Sara (Special Friend, Jeff Kocks) Eischens; siblings, Peggy (Jerry) Beuch, Kenny (Vicki) Lucas, Karen (Steve) Riesgraf, Susie (Steve) Keeley; brothers-in-law, Harold (Katherine) Eischens, Ambrose Eischens; sister-in-law, Ann Eischens; 9 nieces and nephews; 7 great-nieces and nephews; other loving relatives and many friends. Jeanne is preceded in death by her parents, Raymond and Mildred Lucas.
The Eischens family is served with honor, care and compassion by Ballard-Sunder Funeral & Cremation.
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I was shocked and saddened at the news of Jeannie’s passing. My sincere sympathy to the entire family. The good Lord will take good care of her.
Wally and Sara, and family my condolences in the passing of Jeannie, I can’t explain how much she meant to me, she was more like a sister than a friend. All the years we have known each other will never be forgotten, she will always have a place in my heart. Again I am so sorry for your loss. Patti and I will miss her
Wally, I wish I was home so I could give you a big hug. We were so sorry to hear of Jeannie’s passing. Our thoughts and prayers go out to your whole family at this very difficult time. She will be missed.
Sue & Farmer
Wally & family,
I am so shocked & saddened to hear of Jeannie’s leaving us. May God be with you & your entire family today & in the days to come. I am sure going to miss her every morning & afternoon at the bus station…..
Dear Wally ,Sara & family
The sad news of this sudden loss no doubt has touched so many. Peace and comfort to you all. Such a special giving person …..you are in our thoughts and prayers. Our sincere sympathy !
Doug & Cara Grisim
Celso & Emmee Lopez , Axel
Rusty Grisim
Wally and family,
We are extremely saddened at the news of Jeannie’s passing. Our thoughts and prayers go out to your whole family during these very difficult times. She will be sincerely missed by all her friends in Cannon Falls.
Mark, LaVonne, Kayla and Brianna
I am so sorry to hear of Jeannie’s passing. Our condolences to you. You both are in our thoughts.
Wally and Family,
We are so sorry to hear of Jeannie’s passing. Our thoughts and prayers go out to you in this time. She was a great lady and a fun bus driver. Nick was excited for her to be his driver this year and was really sad when I told him she went to be with Jesus. God bless you – she will be missed.
Wally and family:
So sorry for your loss. Jeannie was a wonderful person and will be greatly missed at the campground this summer. May God give to the strength you need during this time.
Wally, Sara and family,
I was SO sad to hear about Jeannie’s passing. You are in my prayers and those of everyone at Shakopee Area Catholic School. Jeannie will be dearly missed. Peace to all of you and know that you are in our thoughts.
Scott Breimhorst
Wally & family, We are both saddened to hear about Jeannie’s passing. She will certainly be dearly missed at Cannon Falls Campground. She was a great lady & gave of herself freely. You will be in our thoughts & prayers through this sudden loss. Take Care & our Sympathy, Al & Kathy Monnens
Wally and family,
What a shock to hear of the passing of our friend Jeannie. She will be truly missed. We hold you and your family in our prayers and thoughts. Our sincere sympathy.
Gary & Jo
Wally & Sara,
My heart goes out to you. I am so fortunate to have had the opportunity to reconnect with you and Jeannie, camping at Cannon Falls. The summer Christmas dinner at the campground is a favorite memory of mine. You both were so welcoming to me and my family, I felt like we were apart of the “gang” right away. Thoughts and prayers for you both and all that knew Jeannie.
We are very deeply saddened by Jeannie’s passing. May God wrap his loving and comforting arms around family and friends suffering her loss. Jeannie was our neighborhood bus driver and she was amazing with children. She always had a smile and a wave for me at the bus stop. Very caring and loving and will be missed.
What a wonderful woman. There was one old message on my machine, I pressed it to listen and it was Jeannie’s. She had called a week ago to talk about one of my students on her bus. She was such a caring kind soul. I cried when I heard her voice. I do not know if I will ever be able to delete that message. She will be missed by so many.
Wally, Sara & family members:
Our deepest sympathy to all of you. Jeannie was one special person – touched so many lives. Friend to many, loved by many. I am blessed to have called her my friend. She will always have a special place in my heart. Our prayers for all – may God wrap you in his love and help all of you through this very sad time. God must have needed a master gardner in Heaven.
Wally and family,
I’m so sorry to hear of Jeannie’s unexpected passing. I always enjoyed her company and conversation at the campground. She was a joy to be around. The world lost a wonderful person here on earth and heaven gained a beautiful angel. Hugs and prayers going out to all who were blessed to know her.
Kim, Troy, Shylina and Shayne Dicke
Wally and Sara and the Lucas Family,
Still somewhat in shock that Jeanne is gone…I loved her so much! She was genuinely one in a million.
I will always remember her love for Tyler, especially when he was going through tough times in Wichita. She was always sincerely interested in how he was doing, which was so Jeanne♡
One of my favorite memories was the weekend Tyler surprised her when she was working the Saturday night Bingo gig at the campground. She was busy helping someone with cards, and Tyler said excuse me Miss, I need help. Jeanne screamed once she realized it was Tyler… of course she was flustered the entire night! She hadn’t seen him for a year. That was our Jeanne!
Let us know if there is ANYTHING we can do for your family, not only now…but in the future.
Love your family so much! Hugs and prayers♡♡♡
We are so sad , but know God is rewarding such a wonderful friend and giving person We love you,Wally and you too Sara
So sad to hear of a classmate passing. Many many memories of our friendship.
We are so sad but know God will care for such a wonderful giving friend. We have so many good memories and we will cherish them Love you Wally and you too Sara.
Wally and family:
We are very sorry to hear about Jeanne’s passing. She was a wonderful lady and will be greatly missed by many. May God give you the strength you need during this difficult time.
Dear Family,
I knew Jeannie since I was in Kindergarten. She was my bus driver until I was a senior in high school. I still saw her a couple times a year as she moved on to drive bus for Shakopee. I will never forget her.
Prayers for you,
Loretta (Pexa) Gregory
Wally & Sara ~
We were so sad to hear of Jeanne’s passing. We were reminiscing about the band trip we all chaperoned in 1990 with the kids to Orlando. We had such a great time and enjoyed getting to know you better. Peace to you in the coming days and months. She will be truly missed.
Sorry for your loss. Jeanne was my bus driver from 4th to 12th grade- she always got us to school safely. Even after I graduated she would always make sure to wave when she saw me in the neighborhood. A very nice lady.
Wally. Our thoughts and prayers go out to you and your family. God bless you all
Wally. Our thoughts and prayers go out to you and your family. God bless you all.
Mark and Crystal
Wally,
Our prayers and thoughts go out to you and your family on the passing of Jeannie.
Wally and Jeannie welcomed us into the Cannon Falls Campground when we didn’t know anyone there, we became instant friends.
We will truly miss her.
Wally, Sara and family members:
My deepest sympathy to all of you. Jeannie was such an amazing woman and touched so many lives! She will truly be missed!
May the constant love of caring friends soften your sadness, may cherished memories bring you moments of comfort and may lasting peace surround your grieving heart.
Wally, I didn’t know Jean very well as I only went on a few trips with her but she was always so kind and friendly and when she spoke always made me smile. As everyone that knew her well said, heaven has a new beautiful angel and I completely agree with that. I will miss her. My condolences Wally
Wally, We can’t express how sorrowful we are for you, Jeanne is in Heaven happily waiting for us so let us rejoice for her!
Wally, Sara and family,
Duane and I are so shocked to hear of Jeannie’s death. We always enjoyed visiting with you and Jeannie in the early “Alers” days. Our deepest sympathy goes out to you and your family. Jeannie was a very special person.
Wally and family, we have been saddened to hear of the sudden passing of Jeanne. The campground will not be the same without her smiling face and warm hello. Alyssa enjoyed it when Jeanne helped her in the store last summer. Our thoughts and prayers are with you during this difficult time.
Lyn, Rob, Alyssa & Sienna Johnson
Wally and Sarah:
Jeanne was one of the most giving people that I knew. She was always there when anybody needed something. We had many good times together. I will be praying for your family.
Sincerely, Jeff
Wally,
My prayer and thoughts go out to you and your family. When I was told she had passed away I was shocked I couldn’t believe it. I remember me, my grandmother, and Jeannie went swimming in the campground’s pool and all we did was talked. Another memory is when she asked me if I wanted to help her make sandals on a nutter butter cookie so I helped her and we had fun. I was excited for this summer to see you guys at the campground and hear some funny stories from you guys. Now it won’t be the same without her being there. She was a wonderful person.
I will truly miss her.
We are so sorry to hear about Jeanne’s passing. Our thoughts and prayers are with you all.
Dear Wally and Sara,
My deepest condolences on the passing of Jeanne. She is sprinkled throughout my memories growing up: church activities, crafting, camping, sporting events, driving bus, or being around Sara and Kristin. May you find peace and comfort in your happy memories. You’re in my thoughts and prayers!
So sorry to hear of Jeannie’s sudden passing. She was the kind of person who left a permanent positive impression on your life. So happy to have known her and her infectious smile and enthusiasm. Peace and comfort to Wally and Sara. She loved you both
Wally,
We were so shocked to hear about Jeanne. So glad we got to know her over the last 6 summers at the campground. She was such a wonderful, caring, and giving person. She will be missed. Our thoughts and prayers are with you during this difficult time.
Brian, Sharon, Courtney and Brandon Rogge
Wally, Sara, and family:
We are truly shocked and deeply saddened to hear of Jeanne’s passing. It’s hard to put into words exactly how we feel at a time like this. The best memories of our lives will always be about The Cannon Falls Campground and knowing Wally and Jeanne over the last 30 years. Great neighbors and friends. Jeanne was truly one of the most caring person we have ever met. We know that the Lord has plans for his heavenly gardens and needed a loving and gifted woman to fulfill that task. It won’t be the same without her with us, but she will be in an amazing place.
We love you all and you’ll be in our thoughts and prayers.
Tom and Penny
My thoughts and prayers go out to the family. I will always remember Jeanne as one of the “Class of 64”.
Wally and family, I’m so sorry to hear about Jeannie. You and the family are in our prayers. Always looked forward to seeing her when we camped at Cannon Falls. Her smile and love of camping made her shine throughout the campground. I always knew we had a friend at the campground. May the Lord comfort you during this difficult time.
Jeannie was a special lady and will be missed by all. Remember the wonderful memories.
Wally:
So sorry to hear of Jeanne’s passing. She was one of the first persons we meet when we moved into the campground. She was always a wonderful person and so helpful in so many ways. She will be missed by all.
Wally and family,
Our family sends you our most heartfelt condolences. Jean was our daughter Hannah’s afternoon bus driver this year. Jean was a wonderful lady, and an excellent bus driver. Hannah really enjoyed having both of you as her bus drivers over the past few years. Thank you for always getting her to and from school safe and sound. Your family will be in our thoughts and prayers during this difficult time.
Sincerely,
Joe, Valerie, Jack and Hannah Edberg
Wally and family—— We are so sorry to hear about Jeanne’s passing! She will be missed by so many at the campground! She was always asking me how I was doing during my health issues. She was a very special lady and cared about everyone. Will miss her smile and hugs! Prayers for you!!!
Dianne and Bob Peterson
Dear Wally and Sara,
I worked for Jeff Hennen reality for a few years and Jeanne was a wonderful person. She took great pride in her garden. She will be missed.
Sincerely
Lisa selly
Wally, Sara and family,
We are very sad to hear the news of Jeanne’s passing. May you be comforted by all of the wonderful memories you have. We will miss her greatly. God Bless you all.
Dave & Kimberlee
I am really saddened by this loss. Please accept our deepest and heartfelt condolences.
Jeannie, May your soul rest in peace. Our thoughts and prayers go out to the Eischens family.
Wally and family:
We were shocked and sorry to hear of Jeanne’s passing . Our fondest memories are sitting and talking with Jeanne and Wally outside their camper at the campground when we first started camping at Cannon Falls. She always had stories to tell and crafts to show us. Our prayer is that you find comfort in your many memories of a lovely lady.
When the bus was late this morning to pick my son, I asked him, “are you sure you haven’t missed her?” My son said “no.” Then in about 3 minutes the bus showed up, but it wasn’t her. A new driver? I asked myself. I had wanted to follow the bus to the school. Jeannie had driven my son to and back from school for 3 years and we loved her so much. My son and I were discussing about a nice present for her just last week because it was his last year at the school. Jeannie was awesome, extremely awesome. I screamed when my son broke the news to me this afternoon. I still can’t believe it, very hard to believe it. We’re heartbroken and very sorry for your loss. Its only God who can fill this vacuum Jeannie has created for us. Please have our deepest sympathy from the bottom of our hearts. “And God shall wipe away our tears from our eyes.” Jeannie, may your soul find perfect rest in the Lord. Rest In Peace! Rest In Peace!!
Sorry to hear of Jeannie ‘s passing. She will be missed greatly. Sympathy goes out to the family
Wally, Sara & Family, We are soo Very Sorry of your sudden loss of Jeanne, we know your pain, she will be missed by many for sure. Our Thoughts & Prayers to you, Claire Ann Lynch & Family
So sorry to hear of your loss! Wally and Jeannie were always the life of the party at the campground. She will be deeply missed! Thoughts and prayers to your family!
Wally and Sara
I am still speechless. We are truly sorry for the loss of a wife and mother. She was a wonderful women, always helping others. Austin and Isabelle think of her as their 2nd Gramma( can’t have too many of them right?). May you find comfort in all the wonderful memories with her. Now she will be watching us from above. Rest In Peace!!
Wally & Sara & Family,
I was shocked and heartbroken to hear last night of the passing of my favorite long time bus driver Jeannie. It was usually Jeannie, Kenny or Wally that drove me from kindergarten age til my friends and I turned 16 years old and started driving ourselves to school.
When our oldest Logan started kindergarden, guess who was Logan’s bus driver??? Jeannie! Logan had a rough start riding the school bus but he always did. Logan’s first few weeks of kindergarten Jeannie called me several times in the evenings to tell me Logan had some tears when he got on the bus, she would slip him a kleenex and told him to quickly dry his eyes before anyone else noticed. If it wasn’t for her to be there to comfort my 5 year old no one would have been. I was fortunate enough to run into Jeannie & Wally a few months ago in Jordan at the grocery store, I thanked her for what she did for Logan 13 years ago and that it was still something that meant a lot to me. What a great feeling your family must have to know that she touched so many lives over the years. I am so sorry for your loss, please know you will be in my prayers and thought of often during this most difficult time. I will never forget her, her voice or her laugh.
Mandy
Wally & Family we are so sorry for your loss. You and your family are in our prayers. She will be greatly missed.
Gail and Mark Bilek
Dear Karen and Steve and family, I am so sad to hear about your loss. I remember Jeannie very well, she was a very caring sister and watched out for her siblings. Karen I just heard of passing away when I read it online. I should have been there. So Sorry. Know that we are thinking of all of you, you are all in our prayers.
Curt and Ellen Hoffman
Wally and Family, We are so saddened to hear about the passing of Jeannie. The Canon Falls campground has lost one of the finest, We will miss seeing Jeannie at Sunday night holiday weekend BINGO.
Wally please know you and your family have been in our prayers.
When someone we love becomes a memory, those memories become treasures.
Connie, Wally and April Nicholson
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Wally and family,
We are extremely saddened at the news of Jeannie’s passing. We pray God gives you strength at this time. She will be missed by all your friends at Cannon Falls Campground.
Jeff and Tonya