Jeannine M. Dante

Jeannine Marie (Worthylake) Dante, 89, passed away peacefully on June 23, 2026 in Claremore, Oklahoma. Jeannine was born in 1936 near Florence, Oregon to Clifford J. and Lorraine G. (Adams) Worthylake. She attended Siuslaw High School and married her high school sweetheart John A. (Jack) Dante in 1955. She worked for an accounting firm in Portland, Oregon while Jack was in dental school and later assisted in the dental practice in McMinnville, Oregon. She is most remembered for being a mother and grandmother which was the center of her world. She enjoyed gardening and home Bible studies with friends. In her later years she was an avid listener of her large audio book library.
She was preceded in death by her husband, a son (Alan S. Dante) and one brother (James L. Worthylake). She is survived by her son Jon C. Dante (Liz), six grandsons (Tony, Erik, Michael, BJ, Miles and Mitchell), three granddaughters (Mary, Melissa and Michelle), 15 great grandchildren, one brother (Clifford E. Worthylake) and a sister (Judith A. McClellan) and many nieces and nephews.
A celebration of life will be held in Claremore, Oklahoma on July 31st at Verdigris Assembly of God at 2:00 pm. An additional celebration is planned for August 22nd at Florence Cross Road Assembly of God in Florence, Oregon at 2:00 pm, where she has many friends and family. She will be interred with her husband at Fair Grove Cemetery, Ada, Oregon.