Jeanne Eleanor Matson

Jeanne Eleanor Matson Passed away peacefully in Sacramento, California on April 3, 2005. Her parents, Frank and Grace Schaecher; her husband, Gib, and her youngest son, Richard preceded her in death. Her sister, Mary Anne Byers; brother, Bob Schaecher; children, Donald, Gary, Mary Helen, and grandchildren, Rob, Erik, Matt, Nicole, Eryn and Andrew, survive her. Jeanne was born in San Francisco on May 4, 1925. She was raised in San Francisco, CA, Portland, OR and finally in San Leandro, CA, and attended Holy Names College in Oakland. She sang for the USO during World War II, where she met her future husband, Gilbert. Jeanne and Gib were married in San Leandro on November, Lucky Friday the Thirteenth, 1948. She traveled the world with her engineer husband and family making homes in Dacca, East Pakistan, South Viet Nam, Saudi Arabia, Atlanta, GA, Washington D.C., and finally back home to Sacramento. Her smile will be remembered. A Memorial service will be held on Thursday, April 7, 2005 at 2 p.m. at East Lawn Memorial Park, 43rd and Folsom Blvd. in Sacramento.