Jean Julia Marie Newlon

Hail Mary, White Lily of the Glorious and always-serene Trinity. Hail brilliant Rose of the Garden of heavenly delights: O you, by whom God wanted to be born and by whose milk the King of Heaven wanted to be nourished, nourish our souls with effusions of divine grace. Amen! Visiting Hours: 2-4PM on Sunday 9/23/18 at Rutherford Funeral home in Powell, OH 450 West Olentangy St., Powell, OH 43065, (614) 792-1471 Funeral Services: 10AM Monday 9/24/18 at St. Brigid of Kildare Catholic Church in Dublin, OH. 7179 Avery Rd., Dublin, OH 43017, (614) 761-3734 Interment Service: Resurrection Cemetery on Rte. 23 in Lewis Center, OH immediately following the funeral service 9571 High St., Lewis Center, OH 43035, (614) 888-1805 Memorial Contributions: In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to OhioHealth Hospice https://foundation.ohiohealth.com/programs/hospice-giving Jean’s Story Jean Julia Marie (Kachurowski) Newlon, 95, of Dublin, OH passed away the evening of September 16, 2018 at the Sanctuary in Dublin, OH. Jean was preceded in death by husband, George, parents Katherine and Anton Kachurowski, two brothers and five sisters. Jean was of Ukranian descent, born “Genoefa Inlia Kachurowski” to Katherine (Tchrowska) and Anton Kachurowski on February 17, 1923 in Edmonton, the Province of Alberta, Canada. Jean was a 1941 High School graduate (Mundare, Alberta), 1942 Normal School graduate (Edmonton, Alberta), 1948 graduate from College of Nursing (St. Paul’s College of Nursing), Vancouver, British Columbia. Jean obtained a Master of Science in Nursing from the Catholic University of America in Washington DC, June 7, 1959. In addition, she received her Elementary and Intermediate School Teaching certificate in 1943. Jean was a member of the Sigma Theta Tau National Honor Society of Nursing. Jean was given a teaching assignment by the Canadian government in support of the war effort during World War II. After the war, she got her Nursing degree and went to work as a nurse in Anchorage, Alaska. Jean loved to participate in many outdoor adventures such as skiing and hiking, including an ascent of Grand Teton to an elevation of 13,766 feet on July 22-23, 1956. She moved to Chicago, IL in 1952, taking a nursing position at Michael Reese Hospital followed by a position at Passavant Memorial Hospital. Jean moved to Washington, DC where she met George William Newlon, a Naval Chief Machinist Mate while playing golf. They were married on February 15, 1958; Jean became a naturalized US citizen on July 1, 1963. Jean and George lived in Maryland until 1971 when they relocated to Westerville, OH where they lived until 1986. In 1978 Jean attended a nursing refresher course in Columbus, OH then passed the Ohio nursing board tests, allowing her to take up nursing again. She worked as an IV Therapist at St. Anthony Medical Center until 1984. In 1986, when George retired for the third time, they moved to Hot Springs, AR for eighteen years of rest and relaxation. In 2005, at the urging of the children to spend time with their grandchildren, Jean and George moved to Dublin, OH. Jean is survived by her five children George Anton (Patty), Kathy Jean Arnett (Mark), Philip Michael (Rosie), Melanie Ann Blodgett (Barry), James Patrick (Katy), and step children Harry Newlon (Nancy) and Sharon Newlon Wilkey (Al). Jean is “Baba” to Shannon and Siobhan Arnett, Jordan and Sedona Newlon, Michelle Wollenberg (Nathan), Allison Yoakam (Jeffrey), Arla Jean and Georgia Blodgett, Zachary, Benjamin and Abigail Newlon. She is great-grandmother to Jeffrey Yoakam. Jean was an intellect with a strong Catholic faith. She was an avid Notre Dame fan. (We won’t hold that against her…. O-H !) She and George were members of St. Brigid of Kildare Catholic Church in Dublin, OH. We are quite grateful for her St. Brigid friends who often visited her at the Sanctuary including Paul Thomas, Shirley Block, Anita Hessenauer, Kathleen LaTour, Peter Welsh, Fran O’Brien, Maureen Howard, and Geri Hobbs. We are thankful for her wonderful caregivers at the Sanctuary, whom she became close to, especially Anna, Jen and Nicole, as well as her OhioHealth Hospice nurses and aides.

Jean Julia Marie Newlon

February 17, 1923 - September 16, 2018