Barbara Jeanne (Robin) Jeneary, 96, moved on to her next great adventure on July 6, 2021.
Visitation was held Friday evening, July 9, at Caldwell Parrish Funeral Home Winterset Chapel in Winterset. Funeral service was held Saturday, July 10, at Caldwell Parrish Funeral Home Winterset Chapel. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m., on Saturday, July 17, at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Des Moines. Burial will follow in the Winterset Cemetery.
Memorials may be directed to the St. Paul’s Episcopal Cathedral or the Iowa SIDS Foundation. Online condolences may be left at www.caldwellparrish.com.
Robin, as she was known, was born on Aug. 11, 1924 on the family farm near Carson, Iowa to George P. and Val (Fenn) Killinger. She graduated high school and attended Drake University where she met the love of her life, Delmar T. Jeneary. They were united in marriage on Sept. 7, 1946 at the family farm and were the proud parents of Deborah, Tom and Scott.
Del was a school superintendent and the family made several moves over the years, beginning in Winterset, Elkhart, IN, then to Tennant, Mitchellville, Grand Junction, Oxford Junction and finally West Liberty, all but one in Iowa. They moved back to Winterset in 1994 where they lived for the remainder of their lives.
Robin was a great mover and her nickname was “the packer,” due to her amazing skills at packing many items in a small area. She was a school secretary in Tennant and Mitchellville and worked for many years at the library in West Liberty. She was an unbelievably fast typist.
Robin was a wonderful cook, an accomplished seamstress and a phenomenal quilter. One of her greatest joys was to have made a hand-stitched quilt for all her children, grandchildren, nieces and nephews, and brothers and sister. She also made many beautiful wall hangings, which she graciously shared with many people.
Robin was a 78-year member of the Order of the Eastern Star and was a State Grand Officer. She held almost all of the positions in Eastern Star and was Worthy Matron for many years. She was still very proficient in the ritual work.
Robin loved to play cards, especially Bridge and Hand and Foot. She enjoyed family vacations and the yearly trip to Denver to see her sister, Virginia. She traveled to London, England twice to visit her son, Scott, when he lived there.
Robin is survived by her children including Deborah Bergstrom of Winterset, Dr. Tom and Pam Jeneary of Le Mars and Scott Jeneary of Waukee. Also surviving are grandchildren Dr. Greg and Anne Jeneary of Le Mars as well as Phil and Lindee Jeneary of Waukee and great grandchildren Megan and Jacob Jeneary and Raegan and Carson Jeneary as well as a sister-in-law, Ann Killinger of Carson and several nieces and nephews. Robin was preceded in death by her husband, Del, her parents, siblings George (Bud) Killinger and his wife, Miriam, Phil Killinger, and Virginia Lewis and her husband, Mort, as well as three grandsons, Ted Bergstrom, Steven and Michael Jeneary and son-in-law, Dr. Thomas Bergstrom.