Jeannette Braddock Steiber, 76, of Tillamook, Oregon, passed away on February 19, 2025. A gathering of family and friends was held February 27, 2025, at Willamette National Cemetery in Portland.
Born February 5, 1949 to Lester and Lora Delle Braddock in St. Paul, Minnesota, Jeannette grew up in Meridian, Idaho, and Tillamook, Oregon. She married her high-school sweetheart Tom Steiber on July 18, 1970 in Beaverton, Oregon. Tom’s Air Force career took them on adventures around the world, including Taiwan, The Netherlands, Washington DC, Wyoming, Hawaii, and Illinois before they settled back in Tillamook in 2012. They shared 54 years of marriage.
Jeannette was active in the Nazarene Church, teaching Sunday School and playing piano. She loved Sundays, especially singing gospel music to wake up her kids. Her hobbies included crossword puzzles, sewing, cooking, traveling, gardening, and walking. She obtained an English Literature degree in 1988 and co-owned a Christian bookstore from 1994 to 2004.
Jeannette cherished her family, especially her grandchildren, Lydia, Violet, Juliette, James, Leonardo, and Penelope. She is survived by her husband Tom, children Theresa, Jonathan, and Christopher, sister Amelia and brother Douglas, and is preceded in death by her parents and sister Karyl.
Memorial Website: www.online-tribute.com/JeannetteSteiber
