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- Louise Marie Jackson, 92, passed away very peacefully on Dec.12, 2006 at SpringMeade HealthCenter in Tipp City, Ohio. She was a resident of Troy, Ohio for more than 50 years.She was born Louise Marie Nuessgen on Sept. 21, 1914 in Rockdale, Texas. Her parents, (Henry) Otto and Marie (Frederick) Nuessgen, had emigrated in 1906 from Bremen, Germany to Galveston, Texas. At age 10, her family left Texas to reside in Davidson, Saskatchewan, Canada. Louise told stories of riding a horse three miles every day from their farm to a one-room schoolhouse in the snow! She enjoyed taking care of the farm animals, the barn dances, and reporting the latest social news for the local paper there.Her family moved from Canada to Dayton, Ohio around 1940, where she attended cosmetology school. During WWII, she met and began corresponding with a soldier named Charles Jackson. They fell in love and married in 1948, and soon moved to Troy for Charles to work at Hobart Manufacturing. Louise worked as a hairdresser for decades, and also was employed by the Troy Daily News for 25 years.Louise is survived by her daughter, Linda Jackson DeRouen (husband James), and one adored grandson, Andrew Beau DeRouen of Ventura, California. She is also survived by a special nephew, Harry Nuessgen (wife Joan), niece Rebecca Story (husband Jerry) and nephew Robert Nuessgen (wife Cheryl) all of Dayton. Other nephews and nieces are Richard Mitchell (wife Marvelene) of Quincy, Ohio, Lois Jean Bell (husband Bob) of Sebring, Florida, Robert Mitchell of Maplewood, Ohio, Berniece Aikin of Lake Park, Florida, and Janet Aikin (husband John) of Sidney, Ohio, plus dozens of great nieces, nephews, and cousins. Her cousins Ingeborg Grossmann (husband Ottokar) and Kerstin Grossman (husband Stefan Knoche) live in Berlin, Germany.Preceding Louise in death was her husband Charles C. Jackson (1980), her beloved brothers Arthur Nuessgen (1994)(wife Elsie) and Fritz Nuessgen (1999)(wife Virginia) both of Dayton, and her parents.Louise was lovingly devoted to her family, friends, and pets. She enjoyed dancing, working, homemaking, gardening, needlework, reading, and bargain shopping. She never forgot a birthday, and wrote extensive letters to correspond with loved ones throughout her life. Part of the legacy to her daughter is the bundle of treasured love letters from her husband during WWII. Louise was generous to multitudes of charities. She will be remembered and missed for her caring and kindness to all, her sense of humor, and fun loving spirit. She was a good woman.Louise was a member of St. John's United Church of Christ, Troy. A funeral service in celebration of her life will be held at Baird Funeral Home on Friday, Dec. 22, 2006 at 11:00am. Burial will be at Riverside Cemetery, Troy. Visitation will be Thursday, Dec. 21 from 4:00-7:00pm. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the Alzheimer's Association or the American Diabetes Association in her memory.
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