Jeanne Holle October 25, 1932 – December 29, 2018 Share this obituary View/Sign Guest Book| Send Sympathy Card Jeanne Holle died on December 29, 2018, age 86, at her home in Albany Park, Chicago. After surviving breast cancer in her 40s, and leading a very active life into her early 80s, Jeanne succumbed to the final stages of Alzheimer’s disease. Born October 25, 1932, Jeanne graduated Oak Park High School in 1950 and the University of Wisconsin, Madison in 1954 with a degree in Labor Management.
She began her career employed in the personnel departments of The Kendall Company and Hart Shafter & Moss. In 1965, Jeanne started working for Encyclopedia Britannica, a job she loved and where she was highly regarded. She retired as Director HR Administration in 1994, after 29 years of service.
Jeanne was an active member of the St. Vincent de Paul Parish volunteering in their food pantry and as an academic tutor. Jeanne enjoyed her position as a Judge of Election for many years as well. An avid partaker of all the cultural opportunities that her beloved Chicago had to offer, Jeanne frequently attended performances at Lyric Opera and The Shakespeare Theatre, as well as attending Chicago Symphony Orchestra and Millennium Park concerts.
She loved all of Chicago’s museums, but her favorite was The Art Institute. Jeanne shared many holiday meals with the loving Egan Family in Arlington Heights. Other social activities included playing bridge, participating in a reading group, and attending Bears games.
Over the years Jeanne enjoyed many travel adventures including visits to France, Kenya, Peru, and the Caribbean. Jeanne was predeceased by her parents Herman James and Marguerite Carroll Holle and her only sibling, Robert (Bob) Holle, a 1946 graduate of Oak Park High School. She is survived by nieces Elizabeth Carroll Holle, and her son Mason, of Pasadena, CA, and Sarah Holle Wood, and her children Conor and Hannah, of Portsmouth, NH.
The Holle family would like to thank the caring individuals who were instrumental in enabling Jeanne to remain in her home throughout her declining health. Caseworker Michelle Lemchuk, Midwest Care Management Systems, went above and beyond to provide Jeanne with friendship and to coordinate cultural outings. In-home caregivers, Brenda, Lawnya, and Marie Claire, were with Jeanne around the clock taking care of her health and well-being while also being warm companions and taking Jeanne out for daily walks around her neighborhood.
Jeanne was lucky to live in a building with kind and generous neighbors who offered community and a helping hand whenever possible. A special thanks to condo president Ira Pilchin. We invite people who knew Jeanne to share pictures and memories in her Facebook Group: www.
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