Jeanne Pace

Jeanne Pace 86, former resident of Twin Falls and Hansen, passed on to her heavenly father on January 31, 2017 at Indianhead Estates Care Center in Weiser, Idaho with her husband by her side.

Jeanne was born to Opal Russell Harrison and Lee Frank Harrison on December 18, 1930 in a log cabin near Wise River, Montana.  When she was 6 years old, her Mother divorced her husband and placed Jeanne and her Sister in the Catholic Orphanage in Helena, Montana.  She graduated from the eighth grade at the Orphanage.  She then attended school, through the 10th grade, at a Catholic Girls School in Great Falls, Montana,  She finished High School at Pocatello, Idaho and graduated in 1949.  She worked nights as a telephone operator to put herself through school.

She married Marvin Olsen in 1950 and had two children; Guy Lee who was born in 1951 and Gay Lynn who was born in 1953.  She was divorced from Olsen in 1957.

On November 9,1958 she married Vergil Pace.  They had a full and adventurous life together.  Vergil adopted Guy and Gay and together they adopted Kellie Ann.  Jeanne loved them and nurtured them through life. She loved all living things and considered all as part of God.  She wrote poetry and papers on her love and relationship with God.

Jeanne was deeply religious.  She studied the Bible from the time she was in the Orphanage until she could no longer read.  She studied many religions and philosophies.  She always believed in God and that Jesus was her savior.  She was interested in a myriad of subjects relative to religion, philosophy and science.  She attended Boise State, College of Southern Idaho, and the UT College of Life Science in Austin Texas.  She took many credit hours through correspondence courses.  Her degree was in Health Science.  She also went to school and attended dozens of seminars to become a Massage Therapist.  She was certified in Trager Psychophysical Integration, Mentastics Movement, Myomassology, Cranial Sacral and many others.  In 1990 she went to Russia to study under the Olympic Athletes Sports Medicine Doctor.

Jeanne counseled and lectured on nutrition and had her own practice where she was able to help several people who were suffering from Parkinson's Disease and other neuro-physical diseases.  She also worked at the Sun Valley Lodge.  Some of her clients included Brian Boitano, Brian Orser, Nicole Bobek and Rosalyn Summers.  She had several papers published in the National Health Science Magazine.

Jeanne’s daughter, Gay, was ill a good part of her life.  She had 5 beautiful children and Jeanne was instrumental in helping to provide for their needs and well being.

She helped her husband in his business and on their ranch.  She loved ranch life.  She milked her own little Jersey Cow “Tinker Bell”, and made good butter and cheese.

Jeanne loved art, crafts and sewing.  She made beautiful dresses for herself and her girls, and quilts for all of children and grandchildren.  She was an accomplished musician and taught herself to play the piano, organ, accordion and the banjo.  She was an amazing women who had an insatiable desire to learn and do everything that she could.  She loved everyone.  Never said a bad word about anyone.  If there was something or someone that was displeasing to her she would pray for them.

Jeanne was predeceased by her parents, her sister Nancy, her daughter Gay Lynn, and her grandson Christopher Clifton.

A celebration of Jeanne’s life will be held at Parke’s Funeral Home, 2551 Kimberly Road, in Twin Falls, on February 14th at 2:00 PM.