Jeanette Mort Henke, nee Mort, of O Fallon, Missouri, passed away Friday, February 15, 2019, at the age of 93. Beloved wife of the late Louis “Porter” Henke; cherished daughter of the late Howard T. and Ferris Mort; devoted mother of Martha (Gary) Owen, Mark L. (Sharon) Henke, Margaret Jeanne (Geoff) Nickell, and son-in-Law Chuck Giacopelli; loving grandmother of Angela (Clay) Sheffield, Brianne Baumgartner, Ashley (Jeremy) Pavlovsky, Natalie (Jeremy) Alton, John L. (Amanda) Henke, Clayton Nickell, and Carson Nickell; treasured great-grandmother of ten.
Jeanette was preceded in death by son Richard L. Henke, daughter Jill Giacopelli, grandsons Bradley Burkemper and Austin Giacopelli, granddaughter Sara A. Henke, and sister Bettina Griesenauer.
Jeanette was a faithful parishioner of Assumption Catholic Church and St. Barnabas, and a member of the Assumption's Ladies Sodality. She was also a member of the VFW Ladies' Auxiliary Post 4077. Jeanette loved watching Jeopardy. Most of all, she loved her family. Jeanette will be dearly missed by all who knew her.
Memorial contributions may be made in Jeanette's honor to
Backstoppers, in memory of her son, Richard Lee Henke.