Mildred Jeanette Harlan

Mildred Jeanette Harlan was born St Patrick’s Day, March 17,1936, to William H. Rekow and Marie Anita Dresser Rekow. She was # 12 of 13 siblings. She was next to the last to pass. Kent is the surviving sibling. Her sister Betty was 6 years old at the time of her birth and told me it was like having her very own living doll to love and take care of.

She grew up on the family farm in Emmett, moving to California in1955 to live and work and gave birth to her three children, Yolanda, Daniel and Jon.

She married William (Bill) Harlan in May 1960 in Longview, WA. They blended their family to include Rick and David and lived in many areas of Oregon until 1970 when they moved to Emmett. They divorced in 1984. Bill passed away in 2005.

She and Buford Rolland (Boots) were companions until Boots passed away in 2015. Jeanette moved to Paul ID to be close to her daughter Loni and son Jon.

Jeanette (Jan) worked in food service at many nursing homes in the Emmett valley and worked at the hospital when it was Walter Knox.

Jan was loved by many. She lived life on her terms and passed away at the age of 89 years and 10 months at Highland Estates in Burley, ID.

Jan is survived by Yolanda (Loni) Statham and her husband Paul, Robert Daniel (Dan) and his wife Peggy(deceased), and Jon. She was the stepmother to Rick Harlan (deceased) and David Harlan (deceased). She is also survived by her granddaughters, Yolanda’s daughters - Pamela Jones and Marcie Lowry (Heath); Dan’s daughters - Mary Fisher and Tenille Harlan; and Jons daughter - Melissa Harlan. Jan also has 3 great grandsons and 1 great granddaughter from Yolanda’s girls; Dan has one grandson, Isaac, and one granddaughter, Khiara, and 1 great granddaughter, Vea. She is also survived by great granddaughters, Samantha (Brady) Pitts, Zytheara Jorgenson, and one great grandson Dakota – Jons grandkids Samantha has 2 children, Oliver and Elora.

Funeral services will be held at Potters Chapel on March 7, 2026 at 10:00 AM. Inurnment of ashes will follow with a luncheon at La Costa following.
 

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