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Edna Mae Jackson lived 99 beautiful years. Edna passed peacefully at home on April 12, 2021 surrounded by her loving family. She was born in Pittsburgh, PA on September 5, 1921 to her parents Leonard and Margaret Porter Altenbaugh. On July 24, 1943 she married Richard R. Jackson, in Chico, California, where he was serving in the Army Air Corp. They moved from Pittsburgh to Conneaut Lake, PA in 1957. In 1979, they moved to Vero Beach, Florida, returning to Conneaut Lake to spend the summer months.
In 1940, at the age of 19, she won the title of U.S. Roller Figure Skating Champion. She continued to love to skate and to follow competitions throughout her life. She loved a good party and hosting get-togethers at the family home. Edna had a great love for animals and the family was blessed to have horses and several dogs over the years. Edna and Dick loved to travel and enjoyed many fishing trips to Canada and other locations. She was an avid golfer, playing with family and friends as a regular at Oakland Beach Golf Club in Conneaut Lake. After moving to Vero Beach she continued to golf and was still seen at the Vista Plantation driving range at age 90. She enjoyed drawing and painting and created beautiful artwork well into her 90’s. She loved playing cards twice a week with her family. Edna maintained an exercise program throughout her life and has always been an inspiration to her family and friends enjoying Pilates into her 90’s. Since 2010 she lived on her own and was very self-sufficient throughout. Getting together and visiting with her family brought her great joy; she especially enjoyed the visits with all her grandchildren and great grandchildren. She often remarked about how much she loved being so close to her family and was very grateful that her children were all nearby.
Edna was a housewife and wonderful mother to four children, Bob (Susan) Jackson, Nancy (Virgil) Steadman, Bonnie (Kris) Wetherell and Barbara Baker (Carl Crider) all of Vero Beach, FL. She was very proud of her three grandchildren Michael (Courtney) Jackson, Austin, TX, Luke (Amanda) Steadman, Vero Beach, FL and her favorite granddaughter Jennifer (Preston) Flannery, New Castle, PA. Edna had five great grandchildren, Nadine and Landon Jackson, Ava and Tyson Steadman and Payton Flannery. She is survived by her sister-in law Carol Martin of Sand Key, Florida.
Edna and Dick were married for 66 years before Dick passed in 2010. She was pre-deceased by her husband, her parents and her brother John (Jack) Altenbaugh.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the VNA & Hospice Foundation, 920 37th Place, Suite 101, Vero Beach 32960, in her memory.
Arrangements are by Thomas S. Lowther Funeral Home and Crematory, Vero Beach.
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Lynne George - Friend
April 14, 2021, 9:23 pm
So happy to have had her as part of my life. Such a beautiful, inspiring woman. Heaven is so lucky to have this Angel.
Anita Hans - Friend
April 14, 2021, 9:26 pm
What a beautiful life she shared with family and friends. Wonderful memories for all! She was beautiful inside and out. thankful to know her and the Jackson family
Susan Getchell - Friend
April 14, 2021, 9:36 pm
She was very loved and will be missed. God bless.
Jane Tutton - family friend
April 14, 2021, 10:39 pm
Edna was a wonderful person, full of life. I am sorry she is gone, but what a full life she led. I am glad to have known her.
Kay Campbell Stevens
April 14, 2021, 10:50 pm
Bob, Nancy, Bonnie and Barbie…So very sorry for this tremendous loss in your beautiful family. What a wonderful life Edna led..what a special legacy she leaves for you all. May you all be comforted by the many memories you have. Sending our love and sympathy.
Kay and Bill Stevens
jack - x inlaw
April 14, 2021, 11:12 pm
They were a perfect couple! I had the great opportunity to be part of that family and was so glad to be one! Dick was typical male figure! Edna the typical housewife at that time! They both lived life to the fullest! They where definitely meant for each other! They where sweethearts and where blessed to have lived together as long as they did! Had and raised a beautiful family, and raised them right! They just don’t make people like that anymore! I miss them both dearly! Heart felt prayers for the family but so glad they are together again! God bless to all the family! Much love to each! Glad I can say still family!
Vicki White - Friend
April 14, 2021, 11:15 pm
May you Rest In Peace with our Lord, Edna! Our deepest condolences to the entire family. Our thoughts and prayers are with you. May time heal your hearts. Warmest Regards, Dave and Vicki
Sarah Baker - Friend
April 14, 2021, 11:46 pm
I remember Edna Jackson first of all as a lifetime golfer. She met my mom Barbra Young and I met her third child Bonnie and my brother Colton was the same age as the baby of the family Barbie. My father Harold, and Edna’s husband Dick became part of great group of golfing guys. Lots of great times. At her farm there was a pool and a pond and lots of places to run and the adults were very well served in the home. Edna made the best sloppy Joe’s on the planet as well as bear turd cookies. Yum. Right now I am sad but just look at those memories. Soon we will all look back and smile.
James Nelson - A friend of the family
April 15, 2021, 12:21 pm
We think about you always, We talk about you still, You have never been forgotten, And you never will. We hold you close within our hearts and there you will remain, To walk and guide us through our lives, Until we meet again.
Maria Price - Friend
April 15, 2021, 3:57 pm
I was a golfing friend of Edna! She was such a special lady!! My thoughts and prayers for her family! We will miss her and her wonderful smile.
Lana Wahl - Friend
April 15, 2021, 4:37 pm
Bonnie- So very sorry to hear of your beautiful Mom’s passing. So enjoyed reading about her wonderful life!! It sounds as though she lived her life to the fullest!! I am sure you will miss her dearly! How fortunate for you and your family to have had her for all these years – although it never seems long enough! Our thoughts and prayers are with you!
Tom Piper - Friend
April 16, 2021, 4:03 pm
Tom- Museum friend. Bonnie, very sorry to hear about your mother; you had told me she was in hospice so while not a surprise still hard to lose your mother. It leaves a gap that takes a long time to fill. I did not know that she was from Pittsburgh as is Ann Piper. It is too bad we never met. Great city in which to grow up. I will try to be less of a bother about VBMA things but can’t promise!!
Gary Brost - Friend
April 16, 2021, 4:35 pm
Bonnie: so sorry to hear of your loss. Losing a parent is so hard. Our thoughts and prayers are with you and your family. Gary and Willow
Judy Powell - Neighbor and friend
April 17, 2021, 5:07 pm
Edna was my downstairs neighbor at Vista Plantation. She was a wonderful conversationalist and inspired me with her interest in art, puzzles and keeping up with the modern world. I will miss her.
Ellyn Giordano - Friend
April 19, 2021, 2:02 pm
Bonnie, I am so sorry to hear about your mom’s passing. What a great remembrance, she led a full and happy life. Please accept our condolences. Ellyn and Vinny
Cathy Clayton - Family friend
April 19, 2021, 2:22 pm
Bob, Nancy, Bonnie , Barb and family, This is a beautiful tribute to Edna, a very special wife, mom, Nana and friend! I have so many fond memories of spending time at your family farm and so thankful for each and every one of them! Our parents had a pretty special relationship as well! She and your dad raised one amazing family! I know you will carry on her legacy with much love and pride! Prayers and love to you all. Cathy
Joyce Cox - Friend
April 21, 2021, 6:56 pm
Bob, Nancy, Bonnie and Barb, my heartfelt sympathy goes out to you all. Your mom was a kind, gentle and beautiful woman. I have so many warm memories dating back to when I was a little girl of the times at your farm. Memories of your mom making a cute joke and giving me a smile and a wink with that sparkle in her eye. She leaves a legacy with you all of her testimony and love for her family. May God bless her and all of you and her beautiful family. With much love, Joycie
Linda - Family
April 25, 2021, 3:55 pm
Dear Bonnie and Kris, so sorry to hear of the passing of your mom, Bonnie. It sounds like she was a beautiful, loving and interesting woman. What a full life she lived, and to be surrounded by all of her children at the end if her life is blessing. I hope to see you both very soon. Thinking of you, Linda ❤️