Jeanne Dunn

Jeanne Marie Dixon Dunn died July 25, 2013 in Topeka, Kansas. She was born September 4, 1929 in Miami FL, the daughter of Carlton Dixon and Margaret Finnegan Dixon. Her brother Randall Dixon and his son Randy Dixon survive her in Birmingham AL. She is also survived by her daughter, Jenni Baker, Topeka, one son, Robert E. “Robby” Dunn, III and his wife Netty, Houston, three grandchildren, Grant Neuer of Olathe and Garrett and Marissa Neuer of Topeka. She married the love of her life, Robert E. “Bob” Dunn, Jr. from Kansas City MO in St. Louis Cathedral in St. Louis MO on February 11, 1961. They lived a happy, loving marriage for 52 years. Jeanne was graduated from St. Pauli Grammar School in Birmingham AL, St. Walburga Academy of the Holy Child Jesus on Riverside Drive in Manhattan NY, Sacred Heart Jr. College in Cullman AL and received her BS degree from the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa AL. After college Jeanne lived for a period in Cuba. Later, she was a Department of the Army Special Services employee in Germany for two years. Upon returning from Europe Jeanne worked on Wall Street before moving to St. Louis where she met Bob. They moved to Kansas City and then Topeka where they started The R.E. Dunn Agency, Inc. which they operated for 29 years. Jeanne took pride in her family’s roots dating back before the American Revolution and counting among her ancestors, were Harriet Beecher Stowe and Louisa May Alcott. Her life was dedicated to helping her family, and she enjoyed spending time with her friends in the Red Hat Club. Jeanne was a very creative person who, at different times during her life, enjoyed painting, sculpting, gardening and international travel. She loved to laugh and to entertain her family and friends in her home. Jeanne was a founding member of Christ the King Catholic Church, the Serra Club of Topeka, the Irish American Cultural Institute, and a longtime member of the Topeka St. Patrick's Day Parade Committee. The family wishes to publicly acknowledge the loving care and service provided to Jeanne by the staff at Rolling Hills Nursing Home, to Jeanne and Bob by the staff at Plaza West Nursing Home and Grace Hospice Care and to the Dunn family by the staff of Kevin Brennan Family Funeral Home. Their empathy and compassion are very much appreciated. The family is also grateful to the example of living faith in love and support from the community of Christ the King Catholic Church over the past two years as Bob and Jeanne met several life challenges together. Memorial contributions may be made to a charity dear to Jeanne’s heart, Smile Train, sent in care of Kevin Brennan Family Funeral Home, 2801 Urish Rd, Topeka KS 66614.

Jeanne Dunn

September 4, 1929 - July 28, 2013