Jeanette Chambers Obituary
We bid farewell to Jeanette Chambers of Clinton, Iowa, whose journey of life gracefully concluded on August 17, 2025 at the age of 90. Jeanette touched countless lives with warmth and kindness, leaving behind cherished memories that will forever echo in hearts. Family and friends are welcome to leave their condolences on this memorial page and share them with the family.
She was predeceased by: her parents, Etta Elizabeth Meyer Stock and Raymond Louis Stock; her great-grandparent John Stock; her siblings, LaDonna Phillips, Norma Hoeg, Raymond Stock, Jr. and James Stock; and her siblings' children, Michael Hoeg and Jennifer Stock.
She is survived by: her husband John Thomas; her daughters, Sara Renee Behnke (Carl) of West Lafayette, IN and Mary Sue Smith (Vic) of Porter Beach, IN; her grandsons, Timothy John Behnke of Sioux Falls, SD, Benjamin Albert Behnke of Phoenix, AZ and Samuel Meyer Smith of Porter Beach, IN; and her brother Daniel Stock of Tabernash, CO. She is also survived by seven nieces and two nephews.
In 1974, under the auspices of the Agency for International Development and the International Eye Foundation, Jeanette and daughters accompanied John in his work at the H.H. Ras Makonen Hospital in Harar, Ethiopia.
