It has a been a long while since we had a death in our ward. Jeanine's was a big shock. Jeanine worked in customer service at Harmon's grocery store. On Tuesday, August 15th, she finished her shift, went out and got in her car, started it, and died. When she didn't come home, her husband went to look for her and found her. It is so sad. She truly is one of the sweetest, most sincere people I know. She was way too young to die. She was only 55 years old.
Jeanine Michelle Castillo
May 5, 1968-Aug. 15, 2023
Our beautiful wife, mother and grandmother Jeanine Michelle Castillo died unexpectedly on Tuesday, Aug. 15, 2023, at the age of 55. As we are navigating this unimaginable loss, we are comforted in knowing that she lived so vibrantly, loved without holding back and led her life as the daughter of God she knew she was.
Jeanine was born in Inglewood, California, to Charles and Patricia Romero on May 5, 1968, along with her twin brother Chris Romero. Her mother Patricia Romero and siblings Chris Romero, Diane Davis, Cindy Spinosa and Linda Kennedy miss her dearly. Growing up Jeanine loved going to church activities, spending time with friends and being her high school mascot.
Jeanine truly lived for her family, her faith and serving others.
She loved her big family. From a young age, she knew what she wanted, to find her partner and have a family, and she found it. Jeanine met the love of her life Stan Castillo and went on their first date to an Earth, Wind & Fire concert. They married in the Los Angeles LDS Temple on Jan. 27, 1989, and soon thereafter started having their seven children: Brianne, Holly, Torri, Liam, Mitchell, Amy and Brendan. She loved being a mother; it was her greatest calling, and she embraced her son-in-law Danny and daughter-in-law Addison as her own kids.
When you think of the perfect grandma, Jeanine is it. She doted on her three grandchildren Naveya Hoefelmann, Daxton Hoefelmann and Luca Castillo. From church on Sundays, family trips to Huntington Beach, celebrating all the birthdays and gathering as a family as often as possible, Jeanine’s world revolved around her family and her faith in eternal families.
Her faith and serving others guided her life. Jeanine is a light to everyone who has had the gift of knowing her. From her work at Harmons, serving in different callings in church over the years, to her beautiful smile and eyes that saw you and was fully present in each conversation, she loved and served so many. She gave the best hugs and listened to any story you would tell at the edge of her seat no matter what it was about. If you cared about it, then so did she. She mastered how to make everyone feel like the most important person to her.
There is a famous Maya Angelou quote that says, “I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.” Jeanine did so much for others, but most importantly she showed us how to make others feel loved. May the times she has loved us in this life comfort us and know she is doing just that as our angel. Loving us, guiding us and reminding us, what she has always known; families can be together forever.
A viewing will be held on Saturday, Aug. 26, from 9:30-10:45 a.m. at the Bloomington Hills 4th Ward Chapel, 750 E. Fort Pierce Drive, St. George. An 11 a.m. funeral service will be held at the same location, followed by interment at the Tonaquint Cemetery, 1777 S. Dixie Drive, St. George.
The funeral was very nice, bringing comfort and eternal perspective. Her husband, Stan was the main speaker and did a beautiful job. One story he told was cute: He said they would have early morning scripture study and prayer in their large family. Afterward, they would all hold hands in a circle and sing, "We are fam- -i ly. We'll be together for e-ter -ni -ty." What comfort those words are now.
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