Jeanne B. (Brooks) Winters

May 20, 1924 - May 27, 2016

Jeanne B. (Brooks) Winters Obituary Jeanne passed away peacefully after a long debilitating battle with dementia. She was preceded in death by her parents, John and Cora Brooks of Burley, Idaho, her husband of 67 years Robert (Bob) Winters, and her oldest son John Winters of Vancouver, Washington. She is survived by her sister, Sally Allred currently living in Salt Lake City, Utah, her sons Dick (Lois), Jim (Debbie), and David (Kathy) all of Spokane, daughter Sue Humphrey (Steve) of Murfreesboro, Tennessee, and John�s wife Toni of Vancouver. Also leaving behind 10 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren. Jeanne was born and raised in Burley, Idaho, graduating from Burley High School. She went on to attend several colleges during WWII, graduating from Oregon State College (now Oregon State University) in 1946 where she was also a proud member of the Kappa Delta sorority. Prior to graduation, she met her future husband at a USO Club in Corvallis, Oregon where Bob was recovering from injuries sustained on Iwo Jima. Mom and dad were married 6 months later. Mom spent the first part of her married life raising five kids and as the kids got older, decided it was time to go back to work. She taught Special Education at the Marian School (a part of Fort Wright girls college) for many years before retiring. After retirement, she was able to spend more time with her love of painting. She spent much of her days teaching and perfecting her china painting in Spokane, Jeanne will be missed by many, especially her children. We wish to thank the Spokane Veterans Home for the wonderful care they gave Jeanne the past 3 � years. A graveside service will be held at Greenwood Memorial Cemetery at 5:00pm, Monday, June 6, 2016. � To plant a beautiful memorial tree in memory of Jeanne, please visit our Tree Store. Read more Events MAY 27