Jeanette Mae (Beezley) Bockman, 95, of North Webster, passed away on Thursday, May 4, 2023, at Miller’s Merry Manor in Warsaw.

Jeanette Bockman

Jeanette was born on April 9, 1928, in North Webster. She was the daughter of Paul and Hattie (Reed) Beezley. She was united in marriage to Verland Bockman on Aug. 30, 1947. He preceded her in death on Feb. 13, 1983.

Jeanette and Verland also had a son, Robert Allen Bockman. He was born on Nov. 24, 1953, and passed away on March 23, 1954. She was a 1946 graduate of North Webster High School. She was a member of the North Webster United Methodist Church. She was also a member of the North Webster Legion Auxiliary.

She lived her entire life in the North Webster area. She worked at the White Front Grocery Store in North Webster. She was the owner of Bockman’s Greenhouse and Nursery on Armstrong Road for over 30 years. Then she was a teller at Lake City Bank in North Webster. She also worked at Stephen’s in Pierceton. Jeanette will be remembered by numerous nephews and nieces.

Besides being preceded in death by her parents, husband and son, she was also preceded by all of her siblings, Letha Koher, Esther Henwood, John Baugher, Woody Beezley, Leroy Beezley, Bill Beezley, Lucille Baker, Virginia Townsend and Malcolm Beezley.

Visitation will be held from 4-8 p.m. Friday, May 12, at the Eastlund Funeral Home, Syracuse. Services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, May 13, at the funeral home. Burial will follow at the North Webster Cemetery.