Jeanette Eileen Gascoigne

August 27, 1927 - February 18, 2019

Jeanette E. "Nettie" Gascoigne, age 91, of Amboy, died Monday, February 18, 2019, peacefully in her home. She was born August 27, 1927, in Dixon, the daughter of Arthur and Nora (Gottel) Naffziger. After the death of her mother, Nettie was raised in the Lutheran Children's Home in Muscatine, IA with her siblings. As a teenager, she was raised by the Coss family in Dixon until her marriage to Earl L. Gascoigne in Dixon October 17, 1947. He preceded her in death October 22, 1982. She was also preceded in death by her grandson Aaron Grabowski; 3 brothers Leslie, Kenneth, and Donald Naffziger. Survivors include 4 daughters Barbara (William) Grennan of Amboy, Judy (Thomas) Stoner of Seminole, FL, Janice Gascoigne of Chicago, and Linda Gascoigne of Chambersburg, PA; 3 sons Larry (Trudy McCarty) Gascoigne of LaMoille, Steven (Jill) Gascoigne of Princeton, and Marty Gascoigne of LaMoille; 7 grandchildren; 9 great-grandchildren; 2 great-great grandsons; 1 sister Lorraine (Joseph) Bartolf of Colorado; 2 brothers Lyle (Joyce) Naffziger of California and Paul Naffziger of Oregon, IL. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, February 23, 2019, at 11:00 AM in the Mihm-Jones Funeral Home in Amboy, with the Rev. Barb Otten, officiating. Cremation will follow with burial of cremains at a later date in Prairie Repose Cemetery in Amboy. Visitation will be held on Friday, February 22, from 5:00 until 7:00 PM in the funeral home. A memorial has been established to the Amboy Fire Department.