Jeanine Martinson Black

age 92, of Waconia, MN and formerly of Minneapolis, MN, passed away on December 26, 2024 in Houston TX after a sudden illness while visiting family.

Jeanine grew up in Minneapolis, graduated from Washburn High School, received her Bachelor’s from University or Minnesota, and a Masters from St Cloud State, MN. She taught Special Ed in MN and FL, and was always active with family, friends, and church communities. Jeanine was an excellent advocate for her son Steven. She joined Mt. Olivet Lutheran church in the 1960’s and enrolled Steven in Rolling Acres, a new residential facility they were building for disabled children. He thrived living there. Jeanine was so grateful and gave back by teaching Sunday school, being a choir mom, cooking at Cathedral of the Pines camp, and later in life she joined the Flicka Circle. Steve still resides at Rolling Acres, and Jeanine always had Steve home for regular visits where they enjoyed movies, music, many special adventures, and milestone celebrations together. Jeanine loved time with family and friends, gardening, home decorating, pets, nature walks, and traveling both domestically and internationally. She was an avid reader continually learning something new. She was also known for finding and sending the perfect greeting cards. She loved stylish clothes with lots of color and sparkle. She remained quite active until being hospitalized with pneumonia Dec 1st, while there she suffered a stroke that put her health in a rapid decline. She will be missed greatly by many people.

Jeanine was preceded in death by her parents Carl and Doris Abbott; husbands James D. Martinson (Valeria) and Ralph Black; daughter Lisa M. Natysin; loving companion Paul Palmer; and sister-in-law Gwen Martinson.

Survivors include her 3 children Steven Martinson, Diane (JJ Saecker) Martinson, and James A. Martinson; her 2 granddaughters Shawna Martinson and Breanna (Lucas) Anderson; her 4 great-grandchildren Shaylee, Rory, Aeris, and Aria; her sister Nancy (Miles) Cooper; her 4 nephews Scott (Cathy) Martinson, Jerry Martinson, Miles (Susie) Cooper Jr., and Paul (Kathy) Cooper; her 2 grandnieces Kathy (Felix) Heinrichsberg, Alicia (Marcos Maldonado) Martinson; her grandnephew Charlie Martinson; her great-grandnephew Nico; her great-grandniece Lucia; her 3 step-daughters Paula (Bob) Tebbs, Teresa (Pat) Halloran, and Ramona Walker; her 4 step-grandchildren Paul, Lora, Safia, Sara; her 6 step-great-grandchildren Brooke, Hudson, Gwendolyn, Silas, Nova, and Graham; many cousins including Julie, Janine, Katie, and Alida; her house companion Ashley Milton; cherished friends Marge Geffre, Faye Anderson, and Jan Munn; and extended family members that were very close to her heart.

An internment service date in Pensacola, FL is yet to be announced.

A Celebration of Life will take place Summer of 2025.

Memorial gifts requested to Mt. Olivet Rolling Acres (MORA)

https://moracares.org/donate/

Make checks payable and send to:

Mount Olivet Rolling Acres (ATTN: Giving)

7200 Rolling Acres Road

Victoria, MN 55386