Jeannie Louise (Lenon) Ecker

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Jeannie Ecker

Jeannie Louise (Lenon) Ecker passed away peacefully the morning of September 4, 2021, with the love of her family surrounding her. She courageously battled pancreatic cancer for six years and two months.

Jeannie was born in Patagonia, Arizona, on August 14, 1955, to her parents, Robert and Naomi Lenon, who predeceased her. She received her degree in elementary education at Northern Arizona University (NAU) in Flagstaff, Arizona. During her teaching career, she taught elementary children in Mesa, Arizona; Hanau, Germany; Camp Zama, Japan; Subic Bay, Philippines; and Noblesville, Indiana. Later she served as a student-teacher supervisor for several universities in Indiana and then became a full-time professor at Anderson University working with Transition to Teaching students, and later undergraduate students. Regardless of the ages of her students, she enjoyed them all and worked tirelessly to ensure that they learned.

In addition to teaching, Jeannie loved to spend time with her family, travel, be involved with her local P.E.O. chapter, Cicero United Methodist Church, visit with friends and neighbors, and so much more.

Jeannie was a loving wife and mother who will be remembered for making holidays and family gatherings special, for planning family trips, and for caring deeply about her family and all of her friends, neighbors, colleagues, students, and church family.

Jeannie will be greatly missed by her husband of 33 years, Keith (whom she met in Japan while both were teaching overseas); daughter, Kerrie (Nicholas) Bond; brother, Robert “Bobby” (Nancie) Lenon III; sister, Janet Lenon; in-laws, Richard and Geneal Ecker; brother-in-law, Jerry (Ruth) Ecker; nieces, Eraine Lenon and Jessica (Dana) Sigler; grandnieces, Madison and Jillian; and grandnephews, Zander and Oscar.

Anderson University is on a mission to educate students for lives of faith and service, offering more than 60 undergraduate majors, 30 three-year degrees, 20 NCAA Division III intercollegiate sports, alongside adult and graduate programs. The private, liberal arts institution is fully accredited and recognized among top colleges for its business, computer science, cybersecurity, dance, engineering, nursing, and teacher education programs. Anderson University was established in 1917 in Anderson, Indiana, by the Church of God.