Family/Spouse: Jennifer. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Dan + Joanne Azcuenaga. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Edwin married Jeanette Olson in 1939. Jeanette was born on 24 Nov 1913 in Ashland, Wisconsin; died on 20 Nov 2015 in Lynnwood, Washington. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Jeanette Azcuenaga 1913 - 2015 Jeanette (Olson) Azcuenaga passed away on November 20, 2015, in Lynnwood, Washington. She was born in Ashland, Wisconsin, on November 24, 1913, to Samuel and Anna Olson. Jeanette was the second daughter of Swedissh immigrant parents. Her first home was on a homestead in South Dakota. She and her older sister Esther rode horseback to attend a one-room school on the prairie. As a teenager, Jeanette moved with her family to Raymond, Washington, and later t to Boise, Idaho, where she earned a business college degree. She met her husband, Edwin Azcuenaga, when she was working as a secretary in the Idaho State Capitol building. Jeanette and Ed were married in 1939 and moved to McCall, Idaho, where E Ed worked for the United States Forest Service. Their two daughters, Joanne and Mary, were born there. The family later lived in Williams, Arizona, and Santa Fe, New Mexico. After Ed's retirement, Jeanette and Ed moved to Sacramento, California. After Ed's death in 1996, Jeanette moved to Edmonds, Washington, to be with family. Jeanette loved to draw and paint. While in Santa Fe, she studied with several local artists. She also loved to travel and was always willing to try new adventures with a smile on her face! From time to time, she wrote stories about her childhood and eventually made them into a book that was published in 2010. Jeanette moved to Brighton Court in Lynnwood, Washington, in 2002, and enjoyed her new home a and many friendships there. She is survived by daughters Joanne White and Mary Azcuenaga; son-in-law Danny White; grandson Philip White; granddaughter-in-law Jennifer White; and cousins Marjorie and Robert Banks. Arrangements were made by Beck's Funeral Home for cremation and burial in Morris Hill Cemetery in Boise, Idaho. Memorial contributions may be made to The Basque Center in Boise, Idaho, or to Edmonds United Methodist Church in Edmonds, Washington.
Idaho Statesman, The (Boise, ID) - Sunday, January 10, 2016