JEANETTE HELEN TWITE

August 30, 1953 - May 3, 2014

Jeanette Helen Twite, age 60, of Caledonia, died peacefully surrounded by her family after a courageous battle with Lou Gehring's Disease (ALS) on Saturday, May 3rd, 2014 at Gundersen Medical Center, LaCrosse, WI. She was born August 30, 1953 in LaCrosse to Arthur "Bud" and Helen (Lorenz) Mullen. Jeanette graduated from Caledonia High School and attended Winona Area Technical School where she received a degree in accounting. She married Daniel "Danny" Twite February 28, 1976 at St. Patrick's Church in Brownsville, MN. Jeanette worked in the Houston County Human Services Department for many years. She cherished time spent at the log cabin with her family. She was an avid bee keeper, berry picker, gardener and nature lover. She loved her grandchildren and enjoyed taking them fishing. She is survived by her husband, Daniel "Danny", her daughters, Theresa (Josh) Smith and Rebecca Twite; her grandchildren, Logan and Jerica Smith; her siblings, Rosemary (John) Miller, Joann (Brian) Brickman, Joyce Mullen, Denis (Dina) Mullen, and Kathy (Cary) Koel. She was preceded in death by her parents. A Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, May 7th at St. Mary's Catholic Church, Caledonia and burial will be in St. Patrick's Cemetery, Brownsville. Visitation will be from 4 to 6 p.m. on Tuesday at Holy Family Hall next to St. Mary's Catholic Church, where a prayer service will be said at 6 p.m. Visitation will also be one hour prior to the service at the church on Wednesday. McCormick Funeral Home,Caledonia is assisting the family with arrangements.