Jeannette Vermette Shields, 84, passed away October 17, 2020, in Oceanside California. She was born August 22, 1936, in the farming community of St. Jean Baptiste, Manitoba, Canada.

In 1958, Jeannette graduated as an X-ray technician from Misericordia Hospital in Winnipeg, MB, but decided she was destined for fair weather and by 1965 she relocated to Los Angeles, to oversee an X-ray department at City View Hospital.

In 1972, Jeannette and Elden Shields were married in Las Vegas, Nevada, surrounded by family and friends. They eventually chose to work and live in the smaller community of Fallbrook where they ran a successful doctor's office and then started a real estate venture through Sunshine Properties.

Jeannette and Elden loved to travel and to entertain and always made guests feel welcome.

Jeannette was preceded in death by her husband Elden Shields; her parents, Leo Joseph and Alma Louise Vermette, her little brother Denis, sister & brother-in-law Theresa (Jules) Menard, brother-in-law Walter Linkiewicz, and her nephews Normand and Guy.

She is survived by her sisters, Yvonne Linkiewicz of Winnipeg, MB, Lorraine (Leo) Letourneau of Winnipeg. Children Barbara (Ray) Johnson of West Bountiful, UT., Marilyn (Terry) Webber of La Crescenta, CA., Dale of Laguna Hills, CA. Numerous nieces and nephews,12 grandchildren and 32 great-grandchildren.

Jeannette was laid to rest with her eternal companion on October 24, 2020 in Fallbrook.