Jeannie Kjos, 60, passed away peacefully after a short illness at Natividad Medical Center in Salinas, California. She was born Jean Marie DeWitt in Albuquerque, N.M., September 18, 1947, was confirmed at Tabor Lutheran Church in Pueblo, Colorado, graduated from Pueblo Central High School and from the University of Southern Colorado (now Colorado State, Pueblo). She majored in English and taught second grade, then worked in special education.
Jeannie Kjos (then Hutchens) returned to Pueblo after the death of her father, John DeWitt, in 1978 and toook over the ownership and operation of Pueblo Blue Print with her mother, Irma Jean DeWitt, until 2003. She was an accomplished photographer with hundreds of auto racing credits.
She loved traveling, including Russia, Afghanistan, Europe and the Mediterranean, and Hawaii. Jeannie was a loving daughter, companion, best friend, and wife. She was a light in every life she touched.
She is survived by her mother, Irma Jean DeWitt, of Pueblo; husband Tom Kjos of Salinas; uncles and aunts, Carl and Olga Petersen of Florence, Colo., and Pat DeWitt of LaGrange, Ill.; and cousins, Cindy DeWitt of Aurora, Ill, and Cathy DeWitt of Albuquerque. She was preceded in death by her father, John C. DeWitt; and grandparents, Bert and Mary Petersen.
Service 2 p.m. Wednesday, Montgomery & Steward Chapel with the Rev. Dr. Rick Calhoun officiating. Internment will follow at Imperial Memorial Gardens. The family will greet friends at Pueblo Blue Print, 2nd and Court following the internment. On line condolences montgomerysteward.com.
Flowers and remembrances to Montgomery & Steward, 1317 N. Main St., Pueblo, CO, 81003. (719) 542-1552, and/or a donation to your favorite charity.
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