Jeanette Gehm

Jeanette was a beloved wife, mother, daughter, and sister. She was the rock and backbone of our household. Jeannette inspired and encouraged everyone to succeed, there was no quitting allowed . She fought her illness right up to the very last breath. She always did things 100 percent. Jeanette was always caring, giving, selfless and would sacrifice in order help those in need. Jeanette was born in Niagara Falls, NY and graduated from LaSalle High School in 1982. She had multiple degrees; Associate Degree in Nursing, Baccalaureate of Science in Biology, Baccalaureate of Science in Nursing, and recently completed her Master's of Science in Nursing. Jeanette retired as a Lieutenant Colonel with 28 of years service in both the US Army Reserves and US Air Force Reserves. She served as a Nurse in multiple capacities with several deployments taking care of Service members and their families. Jeanette was an avid hiker, loved her Buffalo Bill's and Texas Rangers. We traveled to the baseball and football stadiums. She enjoyed going to Las Vegas to be pampered with massages, pedicures, and fine dining. She enjoyed playing her favorite slot machine, "Wild Buffalo" with her dad. Jeanette loved her cats and will be greatly missed by Teacup and Milly. "Jeanette is now at peace and with her father and watching over our family" Jeanette is survived by her husband Thomas Gehm of 25 years, mother Ardelle Hartwig, Children; Tyrone Drake, Jason Gehm, Amie and David Chan, Brothers; Donald (Carrie) Hartwig Jr., Bryan (Nhu) Hartwig, sisters; Beth (Chris) Labin, Tanzie Harris and Geneva Robertson; three grandchildren, nieces and nephews and 2 God children. Services will be held Thursday, November 19th at Menke Funeral & Cremation Center, 12420 N. 103rd Ave, Sun City, AZ 85351. The visitation will begin at 10AM with the services to follow at 11AM. **Jeanette's services will be live-streamed on Zoom. The livestreaming will begin at 11AM MST-Arizona time. The link to join the virtual service is posted below. If there are any questions please reach out to our Menke staff at (623) 979-6451. Thank you**