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Jacqueline “Jackie” Louise Jaeger Yuncke, age 88 of Mt. Olivet, passed away Tuesday, January 3, 2023 at Wheeling Continuous Care Center. She was born November 8, 1934 in Wheeling, WV daughter of the late Oscar Jaeger and Margaret Pearl Jaeger Ebeling Jackie was a retired Human Resource Director from Northwood Health Systems, with 20 years of service and also a former employee at Bishop Donahue High School as Development Director. She began her working career at the former Cook-Waite Laboratories in Wheeling as Secretary to the Assistant Plant Manager and Purchasing Agent. She graduated from Wheeling High School and attended WV Northern Community College and West Liberty State College Regents Degree Program. She was an active member of the Mt. Olivet United Methodist Church where she was formerly a choir member and Secretary to the Administrative Council. She also volunteered as Church Administrative Assistant, Bereavement Dinners and Food Pantry. When her boys were young she was a former Cub Scout Den mother and co-director of her church’s bible school. Before retiring, she was a member of the board of directors and the supervisory committee for the former Valley Health Care Federal Credit Union. She held offices of Secretary and Vice President of the Upper Ohio Valley Personnel Association, a member of the Women’s Club of Wheeling and a 50 year member of the 500 card club. She loved gardening, music, and singing and was in various choirs, minstrels and once performed with the Wheeling Symphony in the musical Hello Dolly. Her all time love was playing basketball with her sons and grandchildren and attending their ballgames. She often said while being surrounded by her children and grandchildren, “Life can’t get any better than this.” In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband: Robert “Bob” Yuncke; two half-sisters: Margie Ann Ebeling Roseberry and Janet Ebeling Bartolovich; three brothers: Charles, Edward and Robert Jaeger and a special niece and nephew Sandra Jaeger Stenger and Norman Stenger. Survivors include her beloved four sons: David (Karen) Yuncke, Thomas (Kathy) Yuncke, James Yuncke and Mark (Jolie) Yuncke all of Wheeling and three beloved grandchildren: Jourdin, Kaden, and Hudson Yuncke all of Wheeling; close family friend: Rick Talasis; step-grandson: Robbie (Misty) Theiss of GA and two step great grandsons: Brayden and Nathan Theiss both of GA. The family will receive friends on Friday, January 6, 2023 from 2-4 & 6-8pm at the Grisell Funeral Home & Crematory, 1 Ridgecrest Road, Bethlehem/Wheeling. Friends also received on Saturday, January 7, 2023 from 10:00am until time of service at 11:00am at the Mt. Olivet United Methodist Church, 500 Fairmont Pike, Mt. Olivet with Pastor David Hall officiating. Private interment will be held at the convenience of the family at Mt. Olivet Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Mt. Olivet United Methodist Church.

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Jacqueline "Jackie" Louise Yuncke

November 8, 1934 - January 3, 2023