Obituary of Jackie Garrett

Longtime Stratton, Colorado resident Jackie Lou (Wiegers) Garrett, died Monday, February 27, 2012, at her home. She was 70 years old. Jackie was born March 23, 1941, to John and Alma Dean Wiegers in Colorado Springs. She was the next to the youngest of six children. Jackie grew up and went to school in Palmer Lake, Colorado. She graduated from high school in 1959. After graduation, she moved to Kansas City, Missouri and lived with her Uncle Louie and Aunt Helen Wiegers and attended business school in Kansas City. On July 10, 1960, Jackie married John Leroy Garrett in Palmer Lake, Colorado. To this union five daughters were born; Trenda, TC, Tony, Tina and Traci. Jackie is survived by her daughters Trenda Weisshaar and her husband Dale of Lingle, WY; TC Travis and her husband Tracy of Wray, CO; Tonya Di Sera and her husband Lenny of Salt Lake City, UT; Tina Taylor and her husband Jesse of Denver, CO; and Traci Lacock and her husband Tom of Casper, WY. She is also survived by nine grandchildren, Daniel, Erin, Megan, Garrett, Ryan, Siena, Sante, Raja, and Nile. She is also survived by brothers Dean and Lorna Wiegers, Leoti, Kansas; Dave & Mariel Wiegers, Goodland, Kansas; sister Dona and John Waddell, Leesburg, Virginia; half-brother Buck and Louise Hepler, Marshalltown, Iowa; sisters- in-law Carole Wiegers, Denver; Alice Elizabeth Wiegers, Colorado Springs. She was proceeded in death by her husband John Garrett; parents John and Alma Dean Wiegers; brothers Bud Wiegers, Jim Wiegers; half-sister Maxine Tebbenkamp. As we look back, we remember that Jackie loved life, her family, her friends and her dog Maddie. Jackie’s great love was her soul mate and husband, John, and we find comfort in the fact that they are once again united. Jackie also held a special place in her heart for her daughters and her grandchildren. Her gifts were the gift of friendship that made all of the people in her life feel like family, cooking a great meal to bring people together and heal hearts, and making yards bloom with color in the summer. Jackie will be fondly remembered and greatly missed by her family and those close to her.