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Obituary: Clevenger, Janet

Age 92


CLEVENGER, Janet

Janet Tucker Clevenger was born April 17, 1919 in Boise, Idaho.

She was the second daughter in a family of four girls born to Clayton and Jo Tucker.

Her family moved to Spokane, Washington in 1933.
She attended Spokane Junior College and the University of Washington where she was a member of the Alpha Chi Omega Sorority.

After college she worked for Western Union at the Davenport Hotel in Spokane.
Jan married her husband Bill in 1946, and shortly after relocated to Denver, Colorado.

There, they raised four children, Bill, Tom, Marty and Pat.

Jan and Bill retired to Sequim, Washington in 1984.

She was host to many visitors, friends and family.

In 2005, Jan and Bill moved to Fairwinds Retirement Community in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho.

After Bill’s death in 2009, Jan continued to live at Fairwinds until her death on March 11, 2012.

Jan was preceded in death by her parents, husband of 63 years, and her sister Estelle.

She is survived by sisters Martha and Joni, her four children, 14 grandchildren, and eight great- grandchildren.

YATES FUNERAL HOME, COEUR D’ALENE, ID has been entrusted with the care of final arrangements.