Jean Fiorenza Mutimer

Jean Marie (Fiorenza) Mutimer, 79, of Marietta passed away peacefully, January 25, 2021. She was the wife of the late John Glenn Mutimer, who she married on November 10, 1962 in Rockford, Illinois, and a long-timer member of St. Joseph Catholic Church in Marietta, GA. Born in Rockford, Illinois on April 28, 1941, Jean was the daughter of the late William “Bill” Fiorenza and Tanie (Cassioppi) Fiorenza. She attended Bishop Muldoon High School and Creighton University in Omaha, Nebraska, where she studied Elementary Education. Her passion was teaching elementary and then preschool, finishing her teaching career at Winter’s Chapel United Methodist Preschool, Atlanta, GA. An avid theatre and sports fan, Jean could be found loudly cheering her sons Mike and Jim at their football, basketball and baseball games, her son Bill in his numerous theatrical productions, and granddaughters Grace and Kate at their club and school soccer games. Jean was also known to step in and coach a team or two, taking Jim’s basketball team to victory! Jean and John were presidents of the Dunwoody Football Booster Club at Dunwoody High School where they set up the Michael John Mutimer Football Scholarship in honor of their late son Mike. Jean loved to travel with John taking several cruises and trips to London, Italy, Ireland, and Spain. One trip was extremely memorable when Jean, John and her cousins visited Sicily, including the town where Jean’s grandparents John and Annie Cassioppi were born. Jean loved to entertain, creating small bridge parties for her friends, pre-theatre cocktail parties, cook-outs in the summer and her annual Christmas tradition of homemade raviolis and sauce. Jean loved to read, play bridge, golf, and bingo and she and John were volunteer ushers at the Fox Theatre. Jean will be remembered by everyone she touched as an exceptional Mother, caring Grandmother, and a true friend and wife who never failed to make everyone feel at home. Jean is survived by the greatest loves of her life, her sons Bill Mutimer, Jim Mutimer, and his wife Jill (Crowe) Mutimer; her granddaughters Grace Mutimer, and Kate Mutimer; sister Annette Nieman, husband Bill Nieman; sister-in-law Jean (Mutimer) Bissell; nephews Nick Bissell, wife Siobhan (McCarthy) Bissell, Riley, Drew, Reid, and Warner; Tom Nieman, wife Yen (Dang) Nieman and Ben; Michele (Nieman) Lefever, husband Doug Lefever, Annie, Henry, and Gus. Jean was predeceased by her husband John Glenn Mutimer and son Michael “Mike” John Mutimer. The family requests that expressions of sympathy be directed to The Alzheimer’s Association, 41 Perimeter Center E #550, Atlanta, GA 30346 in Jean’s name. Due to COVID there will be no viewing and she will be laid to rest at Arlington Cemetery, Atlanta GA with her husband John and son Mike. A Memorial Celebration is planned for later this year to celebrate Jean’s Life.

Jean Fiorenza Mutimer

April 28, 1941 - January 25, 2021