Jean Fendt, age 91, of Chelsea, MI, went to be with her heavenly Father on March 26, 2023. Jean was born December 24, 1931 in Dearborn, MI to John and Marguerita (Poad) McLeish. She was predeceased by her only sister, Janet Queen of Sun City, FL in 2008.
Jean graduated from Dearborn High School in 1949 and attended Michigan State University for one year. Jean married her high school sweetheart, Junior L. Fendt, on October 6, 1951 in Baltimore, MD, as Junior was stationed at Fort Lee in Petersburg, VA. They lived in Virginia until Junior was sent overseas for duty to Fulda, Germany. Jean was able to join him in Fulda, and they lived there from 1951-1953. Their first daughter, Sandra, was born in Frankfort, Germany in 1952. They returned to the US in the fall of 1953. After returning to the US, they lived in Farmington, MI, where Junior was employed at his family business, Fendt Builders Supply, Inc. This is where they raised their family.
They had three children, Sandra A. (Rick) Shrope of Cody, WY, Alan D. (Sharon) Fendt of Dexter, MI, and Terri J. (Eric) Schuster of Waterford, MI. They had seven grandchildren, Brook Schuster, Nikole Bierman, Samantha Davidson, Matthew Fendt, Steven Fendt, James Schuster, and Jessica Newberger; also 18 great-grandchildren.
Junior became semi-retired, and he and Jean moved to Meeteese, WY where they lived from 1989-2005, also owning the Bar TL Ranch for a few years. They relocated to Cody, WY in 2005. Jean loved her horses riding in the mountains, and she and Junior spent many hours doing just that. She liked sewing, cooking, reading, rug hooking, and just being outdoors.
Jean and Junior were both members of Faith Lutheran Church in Dexter, MI.
Visitation will be held on Thursday, March 30, 2023 from 5-8 p.m. at Staffan-Mitchell Funeral Home, Chelsea.
A funeral service will be held on Friday, March 31, 2023, 11:00 a.m., at Faith Lutheran Church in Dexter, MI, with Pastor Spencer Biga officiating. Burial will take place at Glen Eden Memorial Park. Arrangements by Staffan-Mitchell Funeral Home, Chelsea.
