Jeanette Clare Orth

Jeanette Orth, age 90, of Sioux City, passed away Friday, April 1, 2022.

Memorial Mass will be 11:00 a.m. Friday, April 8, 2022, at Church of the Nativity, Mater Dei Parish. Rosary Service will be at 9:30 a.m. Friday, April 8, 2022, followed by 10:00 a.m. Visitation at the church. Burial will be at Calvary Cemetery.

Jeanette Clare Marecki, the daughter of Andrew and Veronica (Uliasz) Marecki, was born August 12, 1931, in Sioux City. She was amongst one of the first graduating classes of Bishop Heelan High School in 1950. Following graduation, she began working as a bookkeeper.

On September 6, 1953, Jeanette married Phillip Orth. She was a stay-at-home mom to their four children. Once the children were grown, she went back to work until her retirement in 1991.

Jeanette was a member of the former St. Francis Catholic Church; she then became a member of Church of the Nativity. She volunteered for the Carmelite Monastery for 23 years, Mercy Medical Center for 25 years, along with multiple other local organizations. She loved word find puzzles and jigsaw puzzles.

She is survived by her husband, Phill Orth; children, Becky (George) Jacobs, Andrew Orth, Phillip (Lori) Orth, Dr. Tom (Kandace) Orth; 7 grandchildren; 1 great-grandchild; sister, Bernice Mazur.

She is preceded in death by her parents; brother-in-law, John Mazur.