Jeanne Ann Ziering, a former longtime resident of Pacific Palisades, passed away on March 6 in Santa Monica. She was 95. A third-generation woman college graduate and a second-generation attorney, Jeanne was educated in New York City and was a part of New York’s then fabled public school ‘genius’ program. She entered Barnard College in 1929 at age 15 and Columbia University for her master’s degree at age 20. She also studied French, her undergraduate major and passion, at the Sorbonne. In 1965, at the age of 51, she graduated from the UCLA School of Law with a juris doctor degree. Arriving in Los Angeles in the late 1940s with her husband, Jonas Ziering, who became a familiar figure on horseback in some of the Palisades Americanism parades, Jeanne left her New York careers in magazine editing and creating crosswords (before computers) and actively worked with the Palisades chapter of the League of Women Voters and charitable organizations, often creating much of the illustration and writing for various media/news purposes. Former members of the Brentwood Country Club, Jeanne and Jonas were avid golfers, bridge players and active supporters of the arts. After Jonas died in 1977, Jeanne left her Palisades home on Ravoli Drive, but only for the corner of Ocean Avenue and San Vicente, where she could still enjoy her beloved canyon, mountain and ocean views. She continued to be involved with the Palisades for over 20 years thereafter as a commercial property owner and enthusiastic supporter of the village. Her children, Sara Jane and William, attended Canyon Elementary, Paul Revere Middle School and were in the first classes (’63 and ’65, respectively) graduating from Palisades High School. Jeanne is survived by her daughter, Sara Jane (whose husband Steve is a former chairman of the Pacific Palisades Community Council); son William of Rancho Santa Fe; and two grandchildren, Morgan Boyers and Lily (‘Kate’) Boyers. Following a private funeral service, Jeanne was buried next to her long-missed husband.
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