Jeanne Rowe Skinner

Jeanne Rowe Skinner (1917–1988) was an American Navy officer and former First Lady of Guam.

Early life On April 1, 1917, Skinner was born as Jeanne Dorothy Rowe in Marshalltown, Iowa. Skinner's father was George Lewis Rowe (1889–1975). Skinner's mother was Marie Henrietta (nee Franz) Rowe (1892–1977). Skinner had one sister, Virginia Robertson Rowe (1913–2009). In 1940, Skinner lived with her parents in Lancaster, Nebraska.

Education Skinner earned a degree from University of Nebraska. Skinner was a member of Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority and a member of Pi Lambda Theta honorary society.

Personal life On May 1, 1943, Skinner married Carlton Skinner at the home of Mr. & Mrs. Harvison Catlin Holland, her sister and brother-in-law, in Dayton, Ohio. They had three children, Franz, Andrea, and Barbara. They also had a Dalmatian named Lilu’okalani.

In 1943, Skinner and her husband lived in an apartment on Twentieth Street in Washington D.C.