Jean Frances Palmberg | Obituary
Published October 2, 2020
Jean Frances
Palmberg (AKA
Jean Shera) passed
away on Sunday,
August 30, 2020
after managing
13 years of long
term cancer.
Jean was born in
Lyndhurst, Virginia
on February 26, 1936
of Martha Evelyn Beard and
Malcolm Ethelbert Stout.
Husband, Jon Alan Palmberg,
predeceased her. Stout
brothers, Marshall, William,
Stuart, Elbert, Ray and sisters,
Ellen Stout and Ann Wicknick
also predeceased her. She
is survived by a number of
nieces and nephews.
Jean received a BA in history
from Vanderbilt in 1958 and
her MA from the University
of Washington in 1967.
Professionally she taught
history, English and math
in San Diego, Shoreline, and
at Immaculate Conception
in Seattle. Later she taught
private guitar lessons.
She served on the Seattle
League of Women Voters
board as editor of its
newsletter. Then
continued on the
board working
to help achieve
passage and
ratification of
the equal rights
amendment to the
Washington State
Constitution and to
gain Washington States
approval of the equal rights
amendment to the United
States Constitution.
February 15, 1975 marked
the blessed marriage of Jon
Alan Palmberg to Jean. She
became stepmother to Leah
Elaine and Daniel James
Palmberg.
Putting her faith into action
she provided Christian
education to children and
trained adults as a Stephen
Minister.
Covenant Living became her
home since 2013 where she
contributed her poetry to their
quarterly publication.
In lieu of flowers
contributions may go to the
Fred Hutchinson Cancer
Institute or the Southern
Poverty Law Center.