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Jeanette Madsen (McBeth)
1952 - 2023
Born: May 31, 1952 in Elgin, IL
Died: May 1, 2023 in Cary, IL
On the morning of May 1st, 2023, our dear Jeanette passed away. Her loving husband, Glenn was by her side. Jeanette was 70 years old.
Jeanette was born to Peter and Vernice Madsen. She was raised in Crystal Lake, IL attending Crystal Lake Community High School; class of 1970. She spent most of her life in the northwest suburbs of Chicago where she stayed in touch with many childhood friends. Jeanette studied marketing at Triton College; class of 1972. Her career focus for the next 20 years was in property management. In 1994 she met Glenn McBeth who shared her passion for Ozzfests, cats and eclectic objects. They married in 1996 and "parented" many fine felines through the years. In 2003 Jeanette realized her lifelong goal to be her own boss by founding "Platinum Estates Sales". Jeanette was a great researcher and consummate appraiser, which helped give her customers the best results.
In her free time, Jeanette enjoyed cooking a good meal, camping with Glenn, especially in Michigan's Leelanau and Upper Peninsulas, and hunting for treasures along the way. Jeanette had a hearty and infectious laugh that reflected the joy she felt in the company of good friends and family.
Jeanette is survived by her husband Glenn McBeth; sister Stephanie Kaufmann; and multiple nieces and nephews. She is also survived by her mother in law Muriel McBeth, best friends, Cindy (Lester) and Dan Powers, many in-laws, friends, and associates, including her Platinum Estates Sales family.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Peter and Vernice Madsen; and her siblings, Lavoyce (Penny) Veugeler, Patricia Elder, Mary Madsen, Peggy Jo Madsen, Peter Madsen Jr., and Judy Madsen.
The family will be holding a "Celebration of Life" gathering at a later date.
Published by Northwest Herald from May 12 to May 13, 2023.
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It is with deep personal sadness and a very heavy heart to inform you of the passing of my first and very best friend in Crystal Lake and our fellow classmate, Jeanette Madsen (McBeth). She had been struggling and fighting multiple illnesses for the past couple years until losing the battle, with her husband Glenn by her side, at Good Shepard Hospital in Barrington, IL on Monday, May 1, 2023 at the age of 70.
Jeanette married the love of her life, Glenn McBeth in 1996 and loved traveling around the country and camping with him. She started her own business, "Platinum Estates Sales," where she and Glenn collected, bought and sold Antiques while loving every minute of it! She and Glenn had a special love for their cats throughout their lives and rescued many furry friends. Her other loves were cooking (she was a great cook), gardening, cross stitching, partying and drinking a great bottle of wine with friends!
She is survived by her sister, Stephanie Kaufman, brother-in-law Bob Veugeler, nephew Jim Veugeler and nieces Vicki Veugeler, Katie Quirk & Kelly Cuellar. She was preceded in death by her parents, Peter and Vernice Madsen and her sisters, LaVoyce (Penny) Veugeler, Pat Elder, Mary Chris Madsen, Peggy Jo Madsen, brother Peter Madsen, Jr. and Judy Madsen.
There will be a "Celebration of Her Life" at a later date.
Jeanette will be missed terribly by Glenn and I and all those that loved her!
Fly Free Girl!!
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Kathleen McLatchie
So sorry to hear of Janette's. I did not know her well but we worked together at May's Drug senior year. She was always so full of life. At the 40 year reunion she was so very happy.
Diane Kempf (Zilis)
to Cindy Lester
Cindy,
I was so sorry to hear about your best friend Jeanette. I have a fun memory I will share with you.
When I was a freshman, my best friend, Bonnie Hoppe (Golz), a fellow classmate, and I decided we wanted to get our ears pierced. We were hoping to do it without mentioning it to our parents. Piercings of any kind were still kind of new, and frowned upon back then. Someone told us Jeanette knew how to pierce ears.
So we tracked her down and she said she'd be happy to pierce our ears. She said she'd walk home with us and we could stop on the way and she'd show us what kind of earrings to buy. When we got to my house we hurried upstairs to my bedroom. My mom knew something was up, but she didn't know what.
Then Jeanette instructed me to go back downstairs and get some ice cubes, one potato, and a knife. By this time me and Bonnie were starting to wonder what we had gotten ourselves into. But Jeanett assured us that she knew what she was doing and we would be fine; not to worry. There was no backing out now. So I managed to sneak the supplies upstairs.
Next she froze our earlobes, then held a half a potato behind each earlobe and stuck the needle in. I don't remember much after that. That was our only encounter besides saying hi in the halls at school. She always smiled, and was a unique and confidant and kind person. I just got to visit with Bonnie at my home in Texas, and we said how great our ears turned out, and we still have our pierced ears to this day.
People who have a best friend are truly blessed. Me and Bonnie have been best friends since we were 6 years old and met at st. thomas in C.L. I'm glad you had a best friend too. Diane Kempf (Zilis)