Jeanette E Menghini

Jeanette Elaine Menghini, 46, of Tacoma, WA, went to be with her mother, September 30, 2013. A vigil service will be held Sunday, October 6, 2013 at 5 pm at O’Connor Funeral Home. Funeral services will be held Monday October 7, 2013 at 10 am at O’Connor Memorial Chapel with burial to follow at Mount Olivet Cemetery. Jeanette, the youngest of five children, was born April 9, 1967 in Great Falls to Emil “Gene” Eugene Menghini, Jr. and Vina Mae Menghini. She graduated from Great Falls High School in 1985 and went on to receive five AAS Certificates from Community College in Tacoma, WA. She majored in floral, horticulture, and landscape design. She is survived by her three children, Taunnie Lynn Skelly, Jesse James Smith, Jr., Hailei Denell Britton; granddaughter Tiarah Tracy Elaine; father “Gene” Menghini; sisters Colleen Abresch, Francine Marsh, Kathleen Dixon; and brother Perry Menghini. Jeannette was preceded in death by her mother, Vina Mae Menghini; grandparents; nephews Tyler Menghini and Douglas Meade; and niece Destiney Moore. “Life is not measured by the breaths we take, but by the memories we make.” – Maya Angelou