Jeanette Marie (Egan) Ferrara

Jeanette Marie ( nee Egan) Ferrara passed away peacefully on September 16, 2023. Up until the end, Jeanette maintained her love of family and friends and expressed gratitude for her long life, full of wonderful and varied experiences.

Jeanette spent her early years in Chicago, Illinois, living with her mother and father and four siblings: Edward ("Fast Eddy") Egan, Patricia Ann Falbo, Arlene Ontiverious, and Gerald Egan.

Jeannette always knew she wanted to someday raise a family of her own. When she was introduced to Charles Joseph Ferrara by a family friend in 1946, she knew she had met the person with whom she would build a family. Jeanette and Charles maintained a loving and supportive marriage of almost 42 years up until Charles's passing in 1992. Together they raised two children, Gayle Lynn Vinyard and Charles Joseph Ferrara. They regularly engaged with both their large families throughout this time. Jeanette excelled and won numerous awards in Real Estate, office management and hospital and community service.

One of the happiest moments for Jeanette was the arrival of grandchildren: Charles Andrew Vinyard and Jonathan Max Vinyard. Jeannette delighted in her new role as a grandmother and she made it a point to be as engaged as possible with her grandchildren.

Jeanette cherished her friendships, developing them at each stage of her life, with most of these lasting the remainder of her life.

Jeannette would express how grateful she was to have lived a long life full of wonderful experiences as well as a loving family, many good friends and compassionate caregivers. She truly embodied the adage of a life well lived.

There will be a burial ceremony for Jeanette at: Mount Hope Memorial Park, 250 Spring Ave., Morgan Hill at noon on September 18, 2025.

Published in Morgan Hill Times · September 9, 2025