Woude, Jeannette Helen Vander

A service to the glory of God and in celebration of the life of 
Jeannette Helen Vander Woude, 85, of Longview, Texas, will be 4 
p.m. Monday, October 2, 2006, at First Presbyterian Church, 
Longview, Texas, with the Rev. Jonathan Jehorek officiating. Burial 
will be in Rosewood Cemetery. Services are under the direction of 
Rader Funeral Home of Longview. Mrs. Vander Woude died on September 
30, 2006, at her residence after a long illness. The family will 
receive friends at the funeral home from 6-8 p.m. today, October 1, 
2006. Jeannette was born to Bertram and Ebba Gustafson Uddenberg on 
February 5, 1921, in Tacoma, Washington. She spent her childhood in 
Gig Harbor, Washington, with four younger sisters and one brother, 
where she developed a love of the Puget Sound area and the sea. 
Jeannette received a liberal arts degree with a major in history and 
political science from the University of Washington in 1942. She was 
a member of Alpha Xi Delta and the Women's University Club. Following 
graduation she was employed as a traffic clerk for the naval supply 
depot in Seattle. Jeannette enlisted in the Navy in June 1944, as a 
midshipman and attended officer candidate training in the WAVES at 
the Naval Reserve Midshipman's School at Smith College, Northampton, 
Mass. Jeannette was commissioned as an ensign and assigned to duty as 
assistant paymaster at Brooklyn Navy Yard. She subsequently attended 
specialized training at Radcliffe College and was assigned as 
assistant to the supply officer, Norfolk Naval Shipyard. She later 
became the chief disbursing officer at Norfolk Naval Shipyard and held 
the rank of lieutenant (j.g.) at the time she left active service on 
July 9, 1946. Jeannette met Jack Vander Woude while serving in the 
Navy and they were married in Gig Harbor, Washington, on July 27, 1946. 
Jeannette and Jack moved to Kingsport, Tennessee, where Jack resumed 
his employment with Tennessee Eastman Co. They began their family with 
the birth of their daughters, Jean in 1948, and Lois in 1950. In 
Kingsport, Jeannette was active as a volunteer in Girl Scouts and in 
their church. In 1951, the family moved to Longview, Texas, when Jack 
was transferred to assist in the design and construction of the 
Longview plant for Texas Eastman Co, a newly formed subsidiary of 
Eastman Kodak. Jeannette was involved as a leader in Camp Fire, Girl 
Scouts and Cub Scouts, a docent with the Longview Art Museum, a 
volunteer with the Good Shepherd Hospital Auxiliary for over ten years, 
an active member of PTA and a Sunday school teacher for many years in 
the children's and youth departments at First Presbyterian Church. She 
was a member of First Presbyterian Church and active in her church 
circle. She was a member and officer of the women's study club for many 
years and enjoyed preparing presentations for the club and participating 
in its activities. Jeannette enjoyed playing golf and was active in the 
Pinecrest Women's Golf Association and served as an officer of the 
association for many years. She also served as an officer of the East 
Texas Women's Golf Association. Jeannette was a director of Pinecrest 
Country Club. Jack and Jeannette enjoyed traveling throughout the world 
both before and after retirement and took many study abroad trips with 
groups from Texas Christian University and the University of Washington. 
Her mother, father and sister, Patricia, preceded her in death. Survivors 
are Jeannette's husband of 60 years, Jack C. Vander Woude; her daughters, 
Jean Vander Woude of Seoul, South Korea, and Lois Hollingsworth, and her 
husband, Bill Hollingsworth, of Fairview, Texas; two sons, Rick Vander 
Woude, and his wife, Jana Vander Woude, of Waco, Texas, and Bob Vander 
Woude, and his wife, Stalee Vander Woude, of Carmel, California; her 
grandchildren, Matt and Lauren Hollingsworth of Fairview, Texas, Jeff 
Vander Woude of College Station, Texas, Michael and Kevin Vander Woude 
of Waco, Texas, and Austin and Ashlyn Vander Woude of Carmel, California; 
three sisters, Lola Kooley of Gig Harbor, Washington, Shirley Knapp of Gig 
Harbor, Washington, and Rosalie King, and her husband, James King, of Nine 
Mile Falls, Washington; her brother, Bert Uddenberg Jr., and his wife, 
Kathy Uddenberg, of Gig Harbor, Washington; and 17 nieces and nephews. The 
family extends its heartfelt thanks to Jeannette's dear friends Carlene 
Addie, Alice Gary and Linda Selph who shared Jeannette's journey with her. 
Also a special thanks to the staff of Life Care Hospice for the respect and 
kindness they offered in providing care. Memorials may be to the Alzheimer's 
Alliance of Northeast Texas Inc., 3613 South Broadway, Suite 401, Tyler, 
Texas 75701, First Presbyterian Church of Longview or the Presbyterian 
Children's Homes & Services, 4407 Bee Cave Road, Suite 520, Austin, Texas 
78746-6496. The Vander Woude family would like to thank the First 
Presbyterian Church family and everyone who has touched our lives with hope, 
love, prayers and support. Each of you has made this experience a bit easier 
with your generous smiles, kind words and loving care.

Published in the Longview News-Journal on 10/1/2006.