Jeannine Ann Harris, 81, of Largo,FL, passed away Friday, April 5, 2013, at the Brookside Hospice House in Palm Harbor, FL. She was born in Milwaukee, WI, and moved to Florida in 2003 from Mequon, WI.
She was a Legal Secretary and a homemaker. She loved her family and the holidays. She was especially fond of Christmas Eve when she would always have an Open House for family and friends. She made everyone smile, never complained and was loved by everyone. In her younger days, she enjoyed sewing and square dancing. She always liked to play Bingo and was considered the "Bingo Queen" at Oak Manor in Largo.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Frank and Genevieve Woles and her husband of 34 years, Harold Harris. She is survived by her sons, Michael (Linda) Knuth of Jacksonville, FL, and Richard (Donna) Knuth of Wichita, KS; daughters, Debra (Ronald) Amen of Tulsa, OK, Jeanne (Mark) Spees of Bradenton, FL, and Lori (Daniel) Szymanski of Indian Rocks Beach, FL; sister, Betty Teisl of Muscoda, WI; 14 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren.
Services will be held on Friday, April 12, 2013, at the Gulf Coast Church, 13301 Walsingham Road, Largo, FL, 33774. A viewing will start at 10:00AM and the Funeral Service will follow at 11:00AM.
Following the service, an Open House will be held at the home of Lori and Daniel Szymanski from Noon to 6:00PM. The home is located at 311 La Hacienda Drive, Indian Rocks Beach, FL, 33785.
What a wonderful person and I will miss her very much in the dining room at Oak Manor.
Jeannine lived with happiness, laughter, sincerity, and a love for life. She was always smiling when I saw her. My last fond memory of her was when Lori hosted a birthday party for her while Ed and I were vacationing in Florida. Lori, because she, too, is as sweet, included me in the birthday celebration because it’s at around the same time. Jeannine shared with me how fortunate and blessed she was to have a daughter like Lori…who took care of her, shared her life with her, spent time with her, threw birthday parties for her! It was a great time–and memories like those will always keep our loved ones close to our heart.