Vira “Jeannie” Scalf died Aug. 20, 2007, after a long illness. Jeannie was born Sept. 21, 1934, in Bad Axe, Mich., to Jerry and Irma Hynek. She attended school in Bad Axe and after graduation was baptized as one of the Jehovah’s Witnesses and began serving as a full-time minister.

On April 16, 1956, Jeannie married Lowell Scalf and for over 51 years they worked side by side and served their God Jehovah together. She loved to tell others of Jehovah’s promise to make the earth a paradise again. This made her life both rich and rewarding. This was Jeannie and Lowell’s first love and as a theocratic team they really found the greatest love of all helping others on their way to the real life as living witnesses praising Jehovah.

Jeannie and Lowell attended the Coupeville congregation where she had many friends who loved her dearly. She was known for her wonderful sense of humor and large laugh. There will be a memorial service on Saturday, Sept. 8, at 2 p.m. at the Kingdom Hall, 331 Morris Road, Coupeville.