Jean C. Cresswell

February 8, 1930 - May 19, 2021

Jean C. Cresswell of North Springfield, VA passed away peacefully on May 19, 2021 at the age of 91. She was born February 8, 1930 in Philadelphia, PA. Jean was an only child raised by her parents in Lansdowne, PA and Mont Alto, PA, where her father was the Administrator of the South Mountain Tuberculosis Sanatorium. She would spend time with her grandmother & family in the Shippensburg area at McClay’s Mill. With the passing of her father in 1945, Jean & her mother returned to Lansdowne, PA where she went to high school and continued on to the Univ. of Pennsylvania where she graduated in 1952. Jean met her future husband Charles F. Cresswell at the Univ. of Pennsylvania and married in 1952 when he started his career in the US Marine Corps. They spent their early years in California where they started their family. In 1963 they returned to the east coast and settled in Virginia where her husband finished out his military career. Jean is preceded in death by her husband, Charles F. Cresswell and is survived by her 4 daughters, Jane Cresswell and her husband David Hughart, Ann Burns and her husband Cliff, Carol Fisher and her husband Roy, Christine Talbot and her husband Paul and her 4 grandchildren, Michael Burns, Stephen Burns, Ian Burns and Valerie Joffrion. Jean was a wonderful wife and mother who also dedicated much of her time to volunteering. Her many activities included Girl Scout leader, active member of the Chi Omega Alumnae and Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR), over 35 years volunteering at the Smithsonian Institution museums and volunteering at Wolf Trap Natl Park for Performing Arts. Her favorite volunteer job was helping at the military base Thrift Shops. Jean also enjoyed her bridge clubs, gardening, yard sales and cooking, along with her talents for knitting, cross-stitching, and sewing. If you wish to make a donation in memory of Jean C. Cresswell, please consider the Alzheimer’s Association (alz.org). A service will be held at Pierce Funeral Home in Manassas, VA on Friday, June 4th at 3 pm. Address: 9609 Center St, Manassas, VA 20110. At a future time, she will be laid to rest at Arlington National Cemetery with her husband.