Juanita Louise Weatherfoot - Dressler
June 16, 1927 - November 2, 2012
Residence: Phoenix, Arizona ( formerly of Monticello, Indiana )
Died: Friday, November 02, 2012
Location: 5:45 p.m. at the Hacienda Granada Nursing Home in Phoenix, Airzona
Age: 85
Date of Birth: Thursday, June 16, 1927
Birth place:
Father: Jack Weatherfoot
Mother: Nellie ( Sawyer ) Weatherfoot
Marital Status: Widowed
Resided in: Lived in Phoenix, Arizona for the thirty-eight (38) years, moving from the Monticello, Indiana, area.
Funeral Date: Monday, November 12, 2012
Funeral Location: 2:00 p.m., Graveside Service at the I.O.O.F. Riverview Cemetery in rural Monticello, Indiana.
Clergy: Rev. Tom Albaum of the First Presbyterian Church of Monticello, Indiana.
Burial will take place:
I.O.O.F. Riverview Cemetery in rural Monticello, Indiana.
Visitation will be:
No visitation is scheduled at the funeral home. Graveside Services, Monday, November 12, 2012, at the I.O.O.F. Riverview Cemetery in rural Monticello, Indiana.
Biographical Information:
She passed away November 2, 2012 in Phoenix, Arizona, at the Hacienda Granada, a loving group home. Juanita attended Monticello schools, graduating in 1945. Her early career was in banking. She was a life member in the Disabled American Veterans Auxiliary, Lafayette, Indiana, served as a state officer in the 8 & 40 Chapter of Tippecanoe Salon, and was a life member in the American Legion Auxiliary. Juanita and her husband were proud owners of an antique Packard car and delighted in monthly get-togethers and caravans of the Indiana Packard Club. The couple moved to Arizona in 1974. There she continued her associations and worked for more than a decade at the Arizona Department of Education. Juanita was active both as a long-term member and executive officer for SGMP, Arizona’s Association of State Government Meeting Planners. Her greatest affection was for cats and dogs, and she provided a pet sitting service known as Pets R Plus for many years. Juanita moved to the Arizona Eastern Star Retirement Center following her retirement and resided there for 15 years, serving as the gift shop manager for many of those years. Mrs. Dressler will be buried in her family's plot in Monticello.
Special Services:
Memorial Information: Memorials may be given to the wishes of the donor. Envelopes will be available at the funeral home and at the cemetery.
Marriage Information: In September of 1953, she married Robert H.Dressler. He died in 1984.
Survivors include:
Step-Sister, Naomi (husband Jack) Ward of Monticello, Indiana; Mutually Adopted Daughters, Jeannine Chapelle of Benson, Arizona, Lois E. Easton of Tucson, Arizona, and Merrilyn S. Ridgeway of Casa Grande, Arizona, and Rebecca VanMarter, Anniston, Albama;
Preceded in Death:
Parents, Jack and Nellie (Sawyer) Weatherfoot; Husband, Robert Henry Dressler;
Arrangements by:
Miller - Roscka Funeral Home, 6368 E. US 24, Monticello, Indiana, 47960 ( 574 ) 583-8488.