Jeannette Hendrickson

Jeanette Corinne Hendrickson was born October 9, 1927, the daughter of John and Clara Tofte in Appleton. She was baptized and confirmed at Drywood Lutheran Church in rural Appleton. She grew up on a farm in Swift County near Drywood Lake.
Jeanette is a graduate of the Appleton High School. She continued her education at Moorhead State University and received a Bachelor of Science Degree in Elementary Education. She taught in several area schools. Her final years of teaching were spent in Granite Falls where she and her husband Donald Hendrickson resided.
Jeanette enjoyed traveling, having traveled to Hawaii, Mexico, Bermuda, various areas of United States and Canada. She also spent two months touring 18 countries in Europe.
After retirement she enjoyed being a homemaker, assisting family members and spending time with her friends.
She was an active member of Granite Falls Lutheran Church where she taught Bible School for several years and was also a member of the Altar Guild for a number of years.
She is survived by her sister Arlene Grube of Appleton; brother Richard Tofte of Morris; and several nieces, nephews and extended family and friends
She was preceded in death by her husband Donald, her parents and sister Doris Nelson.