Jeanette McDowell, 80, of Gilman, died March 17, 2009, at Grinnell Regional Medical Center. Funeral services are scheduled for 10:30 a.m. Saturday, March 21, at the Smith Funeral Home in Grinnell with Pastor Dennis Smith, Madison Church of Christ near Brooklyn, officiating. Pallbearers will be Amy Larson, Todd, Matt, T.J., Jessie, and Cody Hoien, Terry Christiansen, Bob Beaver, Patty Freedman, and Becky Beaver. Burial will be in the Brooklyn Memorial Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 12:00 noon to 8:00 p.m. Friday, March 20, at the Smith Funeral and where the family will be present from 6:00 to 8:00 Friday evening. Memorial contributions may be directed to the American Cancer Society. Jeanette was born June 21, 1928, in Halfa, Iowa, the daughter of Clifford and Mae Wold Huntley. She was raised in Halfa and was a graduate of Halfa High School. Following her education she moved to Ringsted and was employed for many years at the Emmet County State Bank. While in Ringsted she was married to Russell Hoien and the couple moved to Malcom in 1966. They were later divorced. In 1973, she was married to Wavern McDowell in Omaha, Nebraska and they moved to Gilman in 1975, where she was employed for several years at the Citizens Savings Bank. Jeanette was an active member and taught Sunday school at St. John's Lutheran Church in Ringsted and later at the United Methodist Church in Malcom. She loved flowers and tending to her flower gardens, and feeding birds and squirrels in her yard. She was an avid reader and enjoyed watching NCAA basketball. Jeanette's life was centered on her family. She loved her grandchildren and cared deeply for her family and friends. Survivors include her husband, Wavern of Gilman; three children, Tom (Mary) Hoien of Columbia, Missouri, Tim Hoien of Brooklyn, and Teresa (Tracey Rothenberger) Hoien of Kennett Square, Pennsylvania; two step-children, Roger McDowell of Ely and Rod (Dee) McDowell of Phoenix, Arizona; one sister, Beverley (Jim) Beaver of Spirit Lake; seven grandchildren, Amy (Chad) Larson of Brooklyn, Todd (Barb) Hoien and Matt Hoien all of Columbia, Missouri, T. J. Hoien of Reinbeck, Jessie and Cody Hoien of Brooklyn, and Keely McDowell of Arizona; three great-grandchildren, Dylan and Jackson Eichhorn of Brooklyn and Jack Hoien of Columbia, Missouri; and two nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents and one daughter-in-law, Rhonda Hoien.