DANGER – Mrs. Jeanne Denham

Jeanne Denham Boyes was born on September 22, 1925, on the homestead west of Meadow Lake, SK, and she passed away on August 16, 2019, in Shellbrook, Saskatchewan. She was born on the upper level of their home and it has been said that there was livestock in the lower level of the building at the time. Jeanne started school at a one-room country school right across the road from the family farm. She attended Bethel Bible Institute in Saskatoon for 3 years.  She taught vacation bible school in the summer one year and one summer she worked as a farmhand because she knew how to drive a tractor!

Jeanne met Glenn Danger at Living Waters Bible Camp when he delivered some items her sister Eda had sent to the camp for her.  They married in December of 1948 in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. In 1949 their first child Helen was born, in 1952 they welcomed their second child, Ken, and Wayne was born in 1953 and in 1961 Marjorie arrived to complete the family. Then came the grandchildren and great-grandchildren.  Each of them was loved deeply and fed as many cookies as their mothers would allow. The cookie jar was the first thing they all checked, is it peanut or oatmeal raisin?  

Jeanne and her husband Glenn, along with three other families were responsible for starting the Shellbrook Pentecostal Assembly. Jeanne was the first secretary-treasurer of the church in Shellbrook. She enjoyed volunteering at the church, she taught Sunday School and was the Sunday School treasurer for many years. Jeanne took her turn to lead within the WMC ladies’ group and anything else that needed doing.

Jeanne always had a huge garden; the potato patches alone were bigger than the whole rest of her garden.  In 1979 Glenn and Jeanne moved into the town of Shellbrook right across the street from her sister Eda who was her best friend.  She started a small cleaning business, cleaning various office buildings in the town of Shellbrook. She also volunteered with the Shellbrook Housing Authority and Seniors transportation driving seniors to medical appointments and grocery shopping. Jeanne liked to help people.

Jeanne loved to travel and went on numerous trips with her sister Eda which included British Columbia, California, the Yukon, Arizona, and Wisconsin just to name a few. One of the things Jeanne loved the most was family reunions, she did not miss any of them.  They were the highlight of her year as she got to visit with sisters, brothers, nephews, nieces, and cousins.

Jeanne will be lovingly survived by her children, Helen Stene and family: Duane (Carrie) and children: Kohl, Layne, Rhys, Morghan; Lori-Anne (Dwayne) Morrison and children: Kristina (Matt), Ryan, Riley (Taylor); Kevin (Amber) and children: Kaitlan, Erika, Brett; Ken (Irene) Danger and family: Charmaine (Lorne) Ashton and children: Felicity, Emily, Robbie, James, Lydia, Christopher, Zachary, Charlotte; Michael; Wayne (Betty) Danger and family: Denver (Lynnel) and children: Weston, Everett, Griffin; Jolene (Aaron) Jeanson and children: Carter, Lennox; Brook (Stephanie) and son: Jake; Elya (Jared) Grise and children: Sophia, Landry; Marj (Waine) Thiessen and family: Steven; Sarah (Dwight) Kinley and children: Zoe, Dylan; Joel; as well as numerous nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.

Jeanne was predeceased by her husband, Glenn Danger; her parents, David and Eda Boyes; her siblings, Eda (Robert) Cadieu, Beatrice (Jim) Seig, Dave (Lois) Boyes, Ruth (Henry) Zacharias, Frank (Anne) Boyes; her son-in-law, Arlo Stene; her special nieces, Dorothy Stinson, Edna Moore and many other relatives.

There will be a Funeral Service held for Jeanne on Friday, August 23, 2019, at 2:00 pm from the Shellbrook Pentecostal Church with Pastor Dave Bodvarson officiating. Jeanne will be laid to rest in the Shellbrook Cemetery. In lieu of tributes, memorial donations may be made in memory of Jeanne to the Living Waters Camp. Family and friends wishing to send online condolences are welcome to visit www.beaulacfuneralhome.com Arrangements have been entrusted to the care of Beau “Lac” Funeral Home, Shellbrook, SK 306-747-2828.

• Date : 2019-08-16
• Location : Shellbrook, SK.