Jeannette Ross

Jeannette Ross succumbed to Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (I.P.F.) Friday, November 5, 2004, at her farm home near Hillsboro, Iowa.

      Visitation will be Monday Noon to 8 p.m., with the family present from 6 to 8, at the Beatty Funeral Home, 408 N. Broadway, Mount Pleasant, Iowa. Funeral services will be held at Hillsboro Christian Church, Tuesday, 10:30 a.m., with Reverend Dave Callen officiating. Burial will be in Hillsboro cemetery. Family and friends are invited to a luncheon following the service at the Hillsboro Community Center. Milan and the kids request that contributions be made in memory of Jeannette to the Hillsboro Christian Church or the Hillsboro Library.

Jeannette was born June 6, 1926, to Charlie H. Vollmer and Mabel (Todd) Vollmer at Mount Pleasant, Iowa. Following her graduation from New London High School, Jeannette worked as an executive secretary at John Deere in Ottumwa, and on July 31, 1949, married Milan Carrol Ross after he returned from World War II. They had five children: Steven Carrol Ross, Mesa, Arizona; James Milan Ross (Beth), Gladstone, Illinois; Thomas Gene Ross, Des Moines, Iowa; Debra Sue Augspurger (John), West Des Moines, Iowa; David Lee Ross (Jamie), Pella, Iowa. Along with the children, sister LaVon Darbyshire of New London, Iowa, thirteen grandchildren and two great grandchildren survive.