Jeanette Thea Bosma Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

Jeanette Thea Bosma was born in Artesia, California on August 21, 1942, and entered her heavenly home on July 1, 2022. She was the oldest daughter of Pete and Lucy De Groot. She has two brothers Amos, Pete, as well as three sisters, Dorothy, Mary and Tillie (deceased). She graduated from Bellflower Christian School. At the age of 18 she began dating Gerrit Bosma, the love of her life. They were married on December 2, 1960 in Trinity Christian Reformed Church. Gerrit and Jeanette enjoyed 59 years of marriage. Gerrit went home to be with the Lord on March 17, 2020. Gerrit and Jeanette had five children, Jake Bosma married to Terri, Loreen Messerschmidt married to Mike, James Bosma, Kathy Koster married to John and Gary Bosma married to Monica. In 1969, Gerrit and Jeanette moved their family to a dairy farm in Ontario. They were members of Calvary Christian Reformed Church, and their children attended Ontario Christian Schools. In 1990 the dairy relocated to Tipton, and retirement in Visalia began in 2000. Jeanette was a very special person and loved by all. Her Christ-like character showed through her acts of kindness and thoughtfulness. She often sent cards of encouragement, sometimes daily, to family and friends. She was extremely selfless, never complaining about anything. She extended tenderness to all and treated everyone equally. Relationships were especially important to Jeanette. Phone calls to loved ones and coffee time with friends in her home happened regularly. In her free time, she was a stitchery master. Her award-winning, framed stitchery projects are a treasure that reflect her values and faith. She and Gerrit loved to travel with family and friends, but also just the two of them. They were a good team: Gerrit the businessman, and Jeanette all heart. Jeanette was known to us by several names: Sweetheart, Dear, Mom, Grandma, Grandma Great and Auntie Net. Jeanette placed a high value on family and time spent together. Sunday Lunch in her home was a regular event and her door was always open to anyone who would like to stop by. Nothing was more important to Jeanette than her 5 children, 14 grandchildren and 11 great grandchildren. Her favorite place was in her chair reading a book with a grandchild or great grandchild on her lap. A celebration of her life will be held on Thursday, July 7 at 10:30am at Visalia Christian Reformed Church 1030 S. Linwood St. in Visalia. Memorial gifts can be made to Samaritan's Purse. www.samaritanspurse.org Services have been entrusted to Salser & Dillard Funeral Chapel. Memorial Tributes and condolences may be offered by logging onto www.salseranddillard.com.

Jeanette Thea Bosma

August 21, 1942 - July 1, 2022