Class of 1957
1957 Maroon Spotlight
Jean Ann Lemler
Student Council 54-57, Student Council Secretary 55-56, Student Council Vice President 56-57, Class Assemblies 54-56, Junior Play 55-56, Football Queen Maager 54-55, Girls Trio 55-57, All School Revue 55-57, Office Staff 56-57, Band 54-57.
1957 Graduation EditionPerry Daily Journal
Jean Ann Lemler, 18-year-old daughter of Mrs. and Mrs. Orlan Lemler, 1205 Locust street, was born April 24, 1939, in Welch, Oklahoma, but has attended only Perry schools. Jean Ann plans to major in elementary education at the University of Oklahoma. Swimming is her hobby and chemistry is her favorite subject. Her activities include band, student council member, secretary and vice president, junior play, teen Town council, girls trio, office staff, class assemblies, and National Honor society.
Jean Ann (Lemler) Cheshire
April 24, 1939 – February 13, 2023
Jean Ann Cheshire passed away on Feb. 13, 2023, following a battle with Parkinson’s disease.
Born in Welch, Oklahoma on April 24, 1939, she was the daughter of John Orlan and Geraldine Oreitha (Wilson) Lemler. Following her graduation from Perry high school in 1957, she continued her education at the University of Oklahoma. As a junior at Oklahoma University she qualified for the national fencing meet in New York by winning a district title for women at Denton, Texas. In 1960 she also received the Ima Reaves award as the outstanding woman in physical education at the university. She graduated with a teaching degree and shortly thereafter went to Sandy, Oregon to serve for her third summer as waterfront director for the swim program for a large Camp Fire Girls camp.
Jean Ann began her teaching career with the Portland, Oregon public schools. She started at Roosevelt High School in 1961 before moving to Lincoln High School, where she spent the last 26 years of her career, retiring in 1991. While at Lincoln, Jean Ann taught Physical Education and coached swimming, volleyball, tennis, basketball, golf and track.
In 1977, she became one of the first female building athletic directors in the Portland Public Schools and continued in that role until 1981. In 1992, she was inducted into in the Portland Interscholastic League Hall of Fame for her service, and in 2022, the Lincoln alumni association named her to the school’s Hall of Honor.
Jean always was passionate about working with and mentoring students, especially those students who found it challenging to find their niche in school. She also found time to enjoy golfing, skiing, biking, fishing, field hockey, and scuba diving.
In 1965 she received her Master of Education degree from the Oregon State University and was married to Dr. George Harwood Cheshire in Gresham, Oregon.
Preceding her in death were: her parents; husband, George, in 2006; and stepson, Gary Cheshire.
Survivors are her brothers, Richard Lemler, Wayne Lemler; her stepson, Terry Cheshire, and his wife, Kitte; and her two grandchildren, Megan Flowers and Ryan Cheshire.
A celebration of Jean Ann’s life has been scheduled from 12 to 3 p.m., May 20, 2023, at the Lucky Labrador Brewing Company on Northwest Quimby Street in Portland, Ore. In memory of Jean Ann, a scholarship has been established in her name through the Lincoln High School Alumni Association.