Catherine Jeannette "Jeanne" Lasich

Catherine "Jeanne" Jeannette Lasich was born March 8, 1962 to Clarence and Dorothy Cook in Norfolk, Virginia as one of eight children. The family moved back to Sioux Falls, South Dakota from Virginia in 1964. As a child, she participated in 4-H in a club known as The Groovey Greenies. She was and continued to be an avid animal lover throughout life. Jeanne was blessed with a daughter Alana at 16, although she was placed up for adoption at the time, Alana and Jeanne were reunited shortly after Alana turned 18. Jeanne attended Washington High School, and eventually elected to get her GED. She was united in marriage to Neil Larsen in 1981. The couple had two children, Casandra (Casie) and Samantha (Sam). During this time Jeanne attended South East Area Vo-Tech, and received her certificate as ward secretary in 1988. In 1989 she earned a degree of medical secretary from Nettleton Junior College. Though her union to Neil ended in 1993 she continued to pursue her education, earning a radiology technician degree from Huron University. Throughout her adult life she worked a variety of jobs mainly in the medical field. In 2002, in she was married to Dusty Lasich. The couple moved to Las Vegas with Sam and the eventually to Dusty's family ranch in Montana. In 2007, they moved back to Sioux Falls to be near grandchildren. Dusty and Jeanne separated in 2016 and eventually divorced. Jeanne unfortunately suffered from a variety of health ailments during the last few years of her life but enjoyed spending time with family. Grateful for having shared her life are her daughters, Alana (Bill) Willis, Casandra (Paul) Scott, and Samantha Larsen of Sioux Falls and her grandchildren, Elyse and Avery Willis, Chase, Cadance, Tenley and Micah Scott. She also leaves behind her mother Dorothy and siblings, Roger (Marcy) Cook of Loveland, CO, Paul (Tam) Cook of Sheboygan WI, Dee Sundermann (John Kuminecz) of Las Vegas, NV, Yvonne Boll of Kalispell, MT, Alan Cook, David Vrooman, and Bill Vrooman of Sioux Falls as well as of host of nieces and nephews. A celebration of life visitation will be held Sunday, August 27, 2023 from 3:00 – 5:00pm at Heritage Funeral Home with a service at 4:00pm. Heritage Funeral Home is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. Topic: Catherine "Jeanne" Jeannette Lasich Time: Aug 27, 2023 04:00 PM Central Time (US and Canada) Join Zoom Meeting https://us06web.zoom.us/j/81845272358?pwd=ZVNRdkNqTGtFZXVTRmg4dEVzZ3BWUT09 Meeting ID: 818 4527 2358 Passcode: 106581 --- In Lieu of flowers donations to The Children's Home Society or the Humane Society in her honor would be appreciated.