Jean Mooney Martin Obituary (1916 - 2011)

Jean Mooney Martin, 95, of Leawood, Kansas, passed away Saturday December 3, 2011. Funeral services will be at 12:30 pm Friday, December 9th, at The Louis Memorial Chapel, 6830 Troost Avenue, Kansas City, Missouri, with burial to follow at Rose Hill Cemetery. Kindly omit flowers. The family suggests contributions to “Coaches vs. Cancer” through The American Cancer Society, 1100 Pennsylvania Avenue, Kansas City, Missouri 64105. Jean was born in Ainsworth, Iowa on June 27, 1916 and raised on a farm, along with her brother, Jim, who, with their parents Robert & May Quinn, preceded her in death. She attended the University of Iowa and received a B.S. in nursing. Upon graduation, she moved to Kansas City to work as an attendant on the Kansas City Southern railroad. It was in Kansas City that she met her first husband, Marcel Mooney, M.D. During their marriage, they raised two children, Jean Mooney Stabler, currently of Prairie Village, Kansas, and Dr. William Mooney, currently of Portland, Oregon. Dr. Marcel Mooney, her husband of 32 years, preceded her in death in 1977. She later met and married Ralph Gordon Martin. She often relayed the memory of their first date where she informed Ralph that she did not accept alcohol from suitors! She was quite proud of that memory. She and Ralph enjoyed 20 years together until Ralph’s death in 2002. Jean enjoyed gardening, chocolate, and playing bridge, where she attained the level of life master. She was a member of The Temple, Congregation B’nai Jehudah until her death. She is survived by her daughter and son-in-law, Jean and Phil Stabler; son and daughter-in-law, Bill and Tracey Mooney; four grandchildren, one great-granddaughter, and many nieces, nephews, great nieces and great nephews. A strong woman throughout her life, Jean will always be remembered as a lady who did things her way...even to the end.