Jeanette Arms' Obituary
Jeanette Arms, 90, of Davenport, IA, formerly of Camanche, IA, passed away Thursday March 13, 2025 at Clarissa C. Cook, Bettendorf.
A celebration of life for Jeanette will be held 2:30PM Saturday, April 12, 2025 at the Camanche Chapel Snell-Zornig, visitation will be held from 1:00 to 2:30PM at the funeral home. Burial will follow at 3:30PM at Rose Hill Cemetery, followed by a dinner at 4:00PM at the Camanche bowling alley. Online condolences may be expressed at snellzornig.com
Jeanette (Jantje) was born October 4, 1934 in Haula, Netherlands, the daughter of James and Jennie (Veldkamp) Vander Gaast. The family moved to the U.S. in October of 1947, when Jeanette was age 13. She was a 1954 graduate of Okoboji Consolidated Schools. She married Ronald Arms January 30, 1955 in Lake Park, IA; he died May 23, 2003.
Jeanette was a homemaker. She was also an animal lover and often adopted animals in need of a home. She enjoyed bird watching and gardening. She was a traveler with her husband and spent winters in Corpus Christi and Big National Park in their RV, always looking for out of the way places to see. She enjoyed spending her summers on the farm in northwestern Iowa, after Ron’s retirement. In high school, Jeanette learned a new culture, a new language, and how to play the game of basketball. She was always up for trying something new and was full of laughter.
Survivors include her children: Catherine (Dean) Weis of Pleasant Hill, IA; Kevin (Stacey) Arms of Camanche, IA and Barbara (Richard Bostwick) Arms of Janesville, WI; four grandchildren: Amber Schmitz, Chelsea (Justin) Vetter, Kaitlyn (Jordan) Hersey and Milly (Benjamin) Outzen; 10 great-grandchildren: Austen Clark, Allyson (Nathan) Hauschild, Joseph Snodgrass, Craedin Vetter, Brecklyn Vetter, Trison Vetter, Wesley Hersey, Parker Hersey, Elsie Outzen and Olive Outzen; one great-great grandson, Zayde Hauschild and siblings: Bernadine (Michael Amosson) Fick of Soldier, IA and William Vander Gaast of Everly, IA.
In addition to her husband, she was preceded in death by parents and brother Henry Vander Gaast.
Memorials may be made to the Clinton Humane Society.
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