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Julianne Olga Jeffs (Carol) of Traverse City, Julie, a loving wife, mother and grandmother, passed away Thursday, February 13, 2020, at home surrounded by family at the age of 85. Julie was born in Flint on December 18th, 1934. Her parents were John and Olga Carol (Niedzielski). In her youth she competed in Artistic roller skating and won several competitions. Julie graduated from All Saints High School in 1953. After graduation she worked for General Motors in an office capacity. In 1955 she met her future husband Frank Jeffs and got married in 1957. Together they had three children, Brian G. Jeffs (Janet l. Jeffs nee Sheridan), Michael J. Jeffs (Colleen Houle) and Janell M. Callahan nee Jeffs. After Frank graduated from MSU they eventually moved to Traverse City in 1960. While Frank was the manager for the Traverse City Country Club (GTCC) Julie helped plan some of the best parties the GTCC ever had. In 1967 Frank started the planning of a Holiday Inn near the mouth of the Boardman River. During the building of the Holiday Inn Julie was the interior designer using a Viking motif. When the Holiday Inn opened in 1968, she managed the Inn’s gift shop purchasing interesting items from all over the world. Julie had a passion for figure Skating and in 1974 co-founded the Twin Bays Skating Club. Julie was a USFSA Silver level figure skating test judge and judged competitions in the tristate area. She travelled to both Paris and Budapest to attend international skating competitions where she watched and met Olympic skating champions Scotty Hamilton, Brian Boitano, and pair’s champions Tai Babilonia and Randy Gardner. Julie was an artist, painting a variety of subjects with impressionism as her main genre using both oil and acrylic. Favorite subjects were still life, seascapes and people. Her grandchildren are Nicholas and Christopher Callahan, Olivia, Chloe, and Victoria Jeffs, Brenna Jeffs, And Sarah and Ryan Murphy. A private service will be held at a later date. The family asks that those wishing may make contributions to the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation: West Michigan Chapter, 5075 Cascade Rd. S.E. Suite F, Grand Rapids, MI 49546. Arrangements provided by Wolfe-O’Neill Funeral Home, Our Family Serving Yours.

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Julieanne Jeffs

December 18, 1934 - February 13, 2020