Jeanette A. Reichert, Waitsburg, Washington passed away October 20, 2017 in her home at the age of 90 years after a short battle with ALS. She was the oldest of six children born to George and Laura Kahl Kromschroeder. Jeanette was born January 31, 1927 in St. Paul, Minnesota. She grew up on the family farm and attended school in Inver Grove, Minnesota. She married Basil J. Gales and the couple had four children. During her marriage to Basil, the couple lived many places following the construction of numerous dams. In 1964 they arrived in Waitsburg and never left. Basil died in 1974; she marri...