
Jean was born on February 8, 1931 in Minneapolis, MN, to Tevis and Jeanette (Tomperi) Dudley. She grew up and attended school in Akin, MN. On November 17, 1951, Jean married Duane Beutler in Fargo, ND. They lived in rural Glyndon while they farmed, until moving into Glyndon in 1975. In 1990 they moved to Moorhead.