Submitted by: Dan Rich

Violet May White

Oct. 9, 1924 - Feb. 2, 2002

South Bend Tribune 2/17/2002

Violet "Jackie" May White, 77, of Lobo Avenue in Mesa, Ariz., passed away at 3:51 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 2, in Valley Lutheran Hospital, Mesa. Jackie was born on Oct. 9, 1924, in South Bend, Ind., to Elmer E. and Leota P. (Swartz) Reynolds, who both have preceded her in death. She was preceded in death by a sister, Lorraine Kisseleff on Oct. 26, 1963, in South Bend.

Jackie married Clifford O. White, who also preceded her in death on Feb. 12, 2000. Jackie leaves to cherish her memories her nieces, Denise Ardiuno of Horsham, Pa., and Nadine Kisseleff of Somerset, Pa. Jackie was a graduate of Washington High School in South Bend, the class of 1942. She served her country in the Army as a staff sergeant from 1944-1946. From 1946-1957, she was a professional ballroom dancer and dance instructor where she appeared on South Bend and Chicago TV. She toured the Eastern U.S. with her parents, Bob Jolly as "The Jollie." In 1949 she received her B.S. degree from Indiana University. From 1957-1962, she was a business education teacher at Washington High School in South Bend. From 1968-1986, Jackie was a business education teacher at Arvada West High School in Jefferson County, Colo. In 1966 Jackie received her M.B.E. from the University of Colorado. In 1986 Jackie retired and, in 1989, she moved to Mesa.

Funeral services were held in the Chapel Hill Funeral Home and interment followed at Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens, Osceola, Ind. Memorial donations may be made to the American Lung Association or to the charity of donor's choice.