Jeanine Altoe, 95, passed away at Christina Care Wilmington Hospital on July 30, 2022, after a short illness.
She was born in Lille (Houdain), France in 1927 to Jean Marciniak and Madeleine Kodarowska. While growing up in France, Jeanine experienced the war in Europe firsthand, a time in her life she rarely spoke about.
After WW II, Jeanine worked a short time in Great Britan as a nanny before coming to the United States where she settled with her Aunt-Eleonor Korup. Through her long life, Jeanine had many talents but she excelled mostly as a seamstress, a baker and an avid reader. She worked as a baker for Reed’s Bakery and later at the Imperial International Delicatessen.
Jeanine is predeceased by her husband Frank Altoe who passed away in 2015 and her five siblings: Vincent, Jean, Anna, Edmond, and Felix.
She is survived by her sons John and his wife Michelle of Earlville, MD and Franco Dino and his wife Ann of Rockland, DE; daughter Renee Altoe of Edgewood, MD; grandchildren Christopher John Altoe and Amelia Christine Altoe and her fiancé Justin Pepper; and three great grandchildren Tyler, Cayleb and Collan Altoe. Also, she is survived by her step-grandchildren Lisa Allred and her children Finley, Erin and Millie; and Nicholas Kondraschow and his daughter Briley. She is predeceased by Reas Kondraschow, Jr.
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