Eggert, Jeanette Castleman
Jeanette (Gerhart) Castleman Eggert, 85, of Great Falls, a retired registered nurse, died of natural causes Thursday at Peace Hospice.
Her funeral is 11 a.m. Monday at Chapel of Chimes Funeral Home, with burial in Highland Cemetery.
Survivors include her daughters, Lynn Harrer and Shelley (Dennis) Kuiper of Great Falls; brothers Dick Gerhart, David Gerhart, Bob Gerhart, Daniel Gerhart and Ronald Gerhart, all of Tucson, Ariz.; four grandchildren, Amber Broadbent, Travis Harrer, Heidi Chinwuba and Michael Kuiper; and two great-grandchildren, Ryland Broadbent and Kenadee Kuiper.
Jeanette was born July 5, 1924, in Tucson, Ariz., where she was raised and educated. She attended Tucson High School, and Good Samaritan Hospital in Phoenix, Ariz.
In 1945, she married Harry "Lee" Castleman in Tucson; he died in 1974. She then married William "Bill" Eggert in 1984, in Coeur D'Alene, Idaho. He died in 2004.
Jeanette had various nursing jobs all over the U.S. during her husband Lee Castleman's military service. She later retired from the former Deaconess Medical Center, where she served in many capacities, including assistant director of nursing.
Jeanette loved dancing, gardening, cooking, camping, shopping and spending time with her grandchildren.
The family suggests memorials to Peace Hospice of Montana.
Condolences may be posted online at www.chapelofchimesfunerals.com and/or www.gftribune.com/obituaries.
Published in Great Falls Tribune on May 1, 2010