Jeanette C. (Frederick) Byron

Jeanette Catherine Byron, Grandma Jett as she was affectionately known, age 99 of Waseca, passed away peacefully on October 17, 2026, at Lakeshore Assisted Living in Waseca.

The daughter of Otto and Gerte (Huntington) Frederick, Jeanette was born in Waseca, Minnesota on March 22, 1927, the second of four children. She started school at District 17 in Waseca County, later attending Sacred Heart School and graduating with the class of 1944. Jeanette Byron was baptized, received First Holy Communion, was confirmed and married Robert J. Byron, all at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Waseca. At age 99, Jeanette was the last surviving Charter Member of the Catholic Daughters, Court Sacred Heart of Waseca.

In 1945, Janette began her secretarial career working at First National Bank of Owatonna, eventually transferring to First National Bank of Waseca, leaving in 1948 to stay home to raise her four children, returning again to First National Bank until her retirement in 1994.

Jeanette is survived by her three children, Sue (Ron) Dahling of Lake City, Kaye (Jeff) Monahan of Waseca, Robert F. Byron of Waseca; daughter-in-law, Jeanne Byron of Rochester; eight grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; sisters-in-law, Connie Frederick of Denmark, Wisconsin and Margaret Byron-Haggerty of Seattle, Washington; along with many nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Robert J. Byron in 2011; son, Michael R. Byron in 2011; sister, Marian (Frank) Byron; and brothers, Orlyn (Anne) Frederick and Gary Frederick.

Mass of Christian Burial will be 11:00 a.m. Saturday, October 31, 2026, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Waseca, Minnesota. Private family interment will be held at Calvary Cemetery in Waseca.

Family and friends are cordially invited to a visitation from 9:00 to 11:00 a.m., and to a luncheon immediately following Mass, all at church on Saturday.

In lieu of flowers, Jeanette requested memorials be made to Sacred Heart Endowment Fund or to Sacred Heart Catholic School in her memory.

Arrangements are being completed by Starkson Family Life Celebration Chapel of Hastings.