Jeannie Rush (Pattee), 67, was born on November 26, 1957 and passed away on December 7, 2024. She lived in Mad River. She moved there with her mother and stepfather in 1964. She attended Van Duzen Elementary School and graduated from Southern Trinity High School.

Jeannie had a love for horses all her life, and growing up, she was always riding her horses all over the hills of Mad River. One of her favorite hobbies! Jeannie worked for the U.S. Forest Service, Six Rivers District. She also worked at the Dinsmore Store and the Mad River Store. She was a bartender at the Six Rivers lodge and she worked at the Southern Trinity Health Services. She retired the year that COVID hit, worried that she might bring it home to her husband, who has a compromised immune system, due to diabetes.

She is survived by her husband, Pat Rush, who for many years was an active member of the popular Mountain Magic Band; her mother, Rosie Straw; her aunt Pricilla Roberts; her stepson, Beau Rush; two stepsisters Crystal Straw Jakubczak and Jan Straw; and stepbrother James Donald Straw.

She is predeceased by her sister, Michelle Lorene Straw; her father, George Pattee; her stepfather, Don Straw; and her Uncle Joel Roberts.

Graveside services will be held on December 30, 2024 at 2 p.m., at the Mountain Meadow Cemetery on Hastings Tie Rd, Route. 1 Monica Sayad will be officiating the service.

###

The obituary above was submitted on behalf of Jeannie Rush’s loved ones. The Lost Coast Outpost runs obituaries of Humboldt County residents at no charge. See guidelines here. Email news@lostcoastoutpost.com.