Jeanne Wingert Obituary

Jeanne Wingert

September 16, 1927 - October 8, 2025

A limb has sadly fallen from our family tree. Jeanne Lorraine (Sand) Wingert, passed away October 8, 2025 at the age of 98.

Jeanne was born September 16, 1927 in Mauston, WI, to Stanley and Pearl (Tietz) Sand. Second of four children; Howard, Gail, and Wayne. She grew-up during the frugal Great Depression years.

She entered Mauston High School in the fall of 1941, Her high school years were defined by the wartime restrictions imposed during WWII. She was active in: band, a Capella choir, chorus, science club, girl scouts, cheerleading, pep club, school newspaper and year book staff. She graduated in May 1945, the year that hostilities ended in Europe and Japan.

Jeanne attended Stout Institute in Menomonie, WI and graduated in 1950 with a bachelor of science degree in Home Economics Education.

She began her teaching career at Rice Lake for one year, then took a position at Durand for 9 years teaching Home Economics classes as well as teaching adult night classes in rosemaling and sewing. At Durand, she established an active Future Homemakers of America program. Field trips were taken to the Betty Crocker Test Kitchens, WCCO radio station, and ice follies.

While teaching at Durand, in 1952, she married Lloyd Wingert. In 1959 they moved to Mondovi where Lloyd had established a store, Lloyd's Menswear. Jeanne would clerk there during the busy times of the year and she was able to become a stay-at-home mom to their daughter Kaaren, and son, Thomas.

She became a Sunday School teacher and was active in church circle activities, giving Bible study lessons for many years. Jeanne enjoyed her vegetable gardens; canning and freezing much of the produce. This led her to write Step Into My Kitchen, for the Mondovi Herald News.

In 1965 Jeanne returned to teaching Home Economics at Mondovi High School to girls and boys. During evenings, she taught adult night classes in microwave cooking and sewing for the Wisconsin University Extension. During this time, Jeanne returned to Stout over the summer months and evenings to continue her education, graduating in 1978 with a Master's Degree in Home Economics Education.

After retiring in 1991, she stayed active by becoming a Master Preserver in Buffalo County for the Wisconsin University Extension. She gave demonstrations and was available to answer questions on safe preserving procedures. 1997, Jeanne began researching her family lines. She spent many days over many years at courthouses, libraries and cemeteries, and began creating books. This became a passion for her. Over the next 20 years, she published ten different books on her family lines as well as organizing several family reunions. Jeanne is survived by her daughter, Kaaren (Gary) Frantzen, and her sons, Gus and Gabe Federici; her son, Tom Wingert and his children, Olivia and Sabrina Wingert; a number of nephews and nieces and special friends, Becky and Ed Bauer. She was preceded in death by her parents, siblings and their spouses.

She touched so many people during her long and very productive life.

Jeanne was fortunate to be able to live out her life in the home she and Lloyd bought in 1962. They were blessed to celebrate 67 years of married life before Lloyd passed May 8, 2020, at the age of 94. A Celebration of Life services for Lloyd and Jeanne will be held at Central Lutheran Church on Saturday November 8, 2025 at 11:00 AM with an hour of visitation prior. A luncheon will be served at Buzz's in Mondovi following the service.

Talbot Family Funeral Homes of Mondovi assisted the family.

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