Jean L. Vote, 90, of Bradgate, passed away April 17, 2011 at the Good Samaritan Care Center in Manson. Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. Wednesday in the chapel of the Mason-Lindhart Funeral Home in Humboldt with the Rev. Jan Burnett officiating. Interment will be in Union Cemetery, Humboldt. Visitation with the family will be from 5-7 p.m. Tuesday (today) at the funeral home.
Mrs. Vote is survived be her daughter, Becky (Larry) Junkman of Rockwell City; sons, Hubert (Connie) Vote of Bradgate, and Craig (Sandy) Vote of Livermore; six grandchildren; 15 great grandchildren; and one great-great granddaughter. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Swede Vote; grandchildren, Darrell Vote and Teyia Vote; sisters, Floy Prewitt and Gladys Lanus; and brothers, Lawrence, Maurice, and Charles Maupin.
Jean L. Maupin, the daughter of Earl and Golda (Nichols) Maupin, was born February 24, 1921 at Bradgate, Iowa. She received her education at North Valley Country School near Bradgate and following her education worked on the family farm. She was united in marriage to Daniel “Swede” Vote on June 7, 1942 at Bethany, Missouri. While Swede served in the European Theater during World War II, Jean lived with her sister, Floy in Webster County.
Following his return, the couple made their home in Bradgate where they remained all their married lives. Jean worked hard as a homemaker raising her three children. She enjoyed music, reading, and tending to her flowers. She enjoyed the outdoors and bird watching. Above all she enjoyed the time spent with her grandchildren. In 2003, Jean became a resident of the Good Samaritan Center in Manson where she remained active participating in singing, puzzles, and crafts. She passed away there on the morning of April 17, 2011 at the age of 90. Swede passed away in May of 2005.