Jeanne M. VanHoozer, 89, Cummings, Kansas, died November 15, 2012, at St. Francis Hospital in Topeka, Kansas.
Memorial services will be Wednesday, November 21, 2012 at 11:00 A.M. in the chapel of Arensberg-Pruett Funeral Home with visitation with the family to follow these services at the funeral home. Memorial contributions are suggested to V.F.W. Post #1175 Auxiliary or the Maur Hill-Mount Academy School and may be left in care of the funeral home. Online condolences may be left at www.arensbergpruett.com.
Jeanne was born July 10, 1923 in Nortonville, Kansas the daughter of George and Effie Gore Hammond. She attended and graduated from Atchison High School in 1941.
She and Robert Van Hoozer were united in marriage in Kansas City, Kansas. Mr. Van Hoozer preceded her in death on September 25, 1974.
Jeanne began her employment following high school in Kansas City, Kansas for the Department of Defense during WW II. She returned to Atchison and became a legal secretary for numerous attorney's and their law offices, including O'Keefe-Ball-Lacy Law Firm, and attorney's Martin Asher, Richard "Dick" Senecal and Patrick Henderson. Additionally Jeanne served as a tax preparer for over 50 years and as a secretary for the Atchison Drainage District.
She was a member of St. Joseph's Church, Nortonville, Kansas and the Auxiliary of V.F.W. Post #1175 of Atchison.
Survivors include a daughter, Diane Rork, Topeka, KS, two sons, John Risse, Atchison, KS, George Van Hoozer, Atchison, KS, a niece, Louise Winters, Atchison, KS and five grandchildren, Michael Risse, Traci Rork, Colin Rork, R. J. Van Hoozer and Trevor Van Hoozer.
She was preceded in death by two sisters, Mary Catherine Bonnel, Rosamond Dean and three brothers, James Hammond, Carl Hammond and her twin Joseph Hammond.