Jeannette Polly Everitt
Born on May 15, 1921 in Idamar, Indiana County, Pennsylvania. She was the eldest child of Charles W. Everitt and Eliza Stanton.
Description
Jeannette who stood about 5 foot 3 inches tall was of average build. She had dark brown hair and brown eyes.
Early Years
- Childhood
- Siblings
- Lawrence M. Everitt
- Florence Everitt
- Alberta Everitt
- Dollie M. Everitt
- Raymond Everitt
- Carrie Everitt
- Charles Everitt
Education
Jeannette completed the seventh grade. She quit school two months into the 8th grade to work as a baby sitter/housekeeper for a local well-to-do family.
Family Years
Married Paul Joseph Berish on October 12, 1940 in Indiana, Indiana County, Pennsylvania. After the death of her first husband, Jeannette married Leonard Blair Spence on January 19, 2000 in Trumbull County, Ohio. The couple had no children.
The couple would eventually have two children:
Residences
- 1442 Maxwell NW in Warren, Trumbull County, Ohio.
- 724 W. Main Street in Rural Vally, Indiana County, Pennsylvania.
Working Years
Jeannette was a homemaker for 58 years. She also worked as a dressmaker at Singer for 10 years. (She would sew dresses in the store-front window to attract customers.)
Early in her life, she quit school two months into the 8th grade to work as a baby sitter/housekeeper for a local well-to-do family. She did this for a number of years until she married her first husband Paul Joseph Berish.
Personal Life
He loved baking, fishing and camping.
Death
Jeannette died from Covid-19 virus during the 2020 pandemic on May 16, 2020 at Indiana Regional Medical Center in Indiana, Indiana County, Pennsylvania.
She was buried beside her husband Paul on May 20 at All Souls Cemetery in Cortland, Trumbull County, Ohio.