Jeanette P. (Prokott) Webb, 73, of Mattapoisett, formerly of Lexington and Rochester died February 14, 2016 peacefully at home.
She was the beloved wife of Herbert F. Webb.
Born in Little Falls, MN, she was the daughter of the late Joseph M. and Helen (Eggert) Prokott.
She had been a member of the Franciscan Sisters of Little Falls.
Jeanette was the proprietor of Desktop Grafik Services in Lexington, MA and later was employed by the Mattapoisett Library from 2002-2013.
She had a creative spirit that shone through her quilting, quilling, painting, graphic design, and creative writing. She received her Masters Degree in Creative Writing from Lesley University in 2003. She was a politically involved member of Town Meeting in Lexington and the Democratic Town Committees in Rochester and Mattapoisett. Her volunteer work included support of PFLAG, and the Zeiterion Performing Arts Center in New Bedford. She relished the excitement of a good game, from watching the Red Sox, to playing bridge or Scrabble, to doing a crossword puzzle. She was known for her warm smile and especially enjoyed time with family and friends, trips to Europe and Florida, and walking hand in hand with her husband.
Survivors include her husband; 2 sons, Timothy Webb and his wife Rebecca of Kittery, ME and Christopher Webb and his partner Alfredo Justo of Worcester, MA; a brother, Robert Prokott and his wife Marlene of Minneapolis, MN; 4 sisters, Dolores Madden and her husband John of Denver, CO, Rita Baron of Brooklyn Park, MN, Dorothy Corser of Burnsvlille, MN and Margaret Lehrke of Little Falls, MN; a granddaughter, Emma Webb of Kittery, ME; and many nieces and nephews.
Her Funeral Mass will be celebrated on Saturday, February 27th at 11 AM in St. Anthony’s Church. Visiting hours will be Friday, February 26th from 4-6 PM in the Saunders-Dwyer Mattapoisett Home for Funerals, 50 County Road, Route 6, Mattapoisett. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made in memory of Jeanette to: Massachusetts General Hospital, Development Office, 125 Nashua St., Suite 540, Boston, MA 02114, attn: Sarah Church, memo: Dr. Elizabeth Gerstner; or to: Southcoast VNA Hospice, 200 Mill Rd., Fairhaven, MA 02719. For directions and guestbook, please visit www.saundersdwyer.com.