- TREMONT - Jane Marie Hellrigel, 67, of Tremont passed away at 7:50 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 24, 2014, at her home.
She was born June 17, 1947, in Peoria to Benjamin and Berniece (Kyburz) Joos. She married Jim Hellrigel on Feb. 1, 1969, at St. Peters Lutheran Church in East Peoria.
Surviving are her husband of Tremont; one son, Todd (Sally) Hellrigel of Green Valley; one daughter, Tina (Sam) Garmon of Clarendon Hills, Ill.; six grandchildren, Abby, Andrew, Benjamin, Maxwell, Gabrielle and Allie; two stepgrandchildren, Andrew and Austin Miller; two brothers, Dennis (Katherine) Joos of Peoria and Benjamin Joos of East Peoria; and three sisters, Cheryl (Bill) Blunier of New Haven, Ind., Barbara (Tom) Mauhar of Lincoln, Ill., and Bonnie (Stephen) Nave of Peoria.
She was preceded in death by her parents.
Jane worked as a reservationist with Ozark Airlines from 1967 to 1972. She then worked part time at Caterpillar Inc. and later as a receptionist at Clifton Gunderson from 1992 to 2002 and Suzi Davis Travel in Pekin from 2006 to 2014.
She was a former member of St. Peters Lutheran Church in East Peoria and later attended Northwoods Community Church in Peoria.
Our beloved wife, mother, grandmother, sister and aunt peacefully passed on into the loving arms of Jesus. Throughout her life, Jane was a friend to all, always greeting those in her life with a smile and kind, uplifting word. She inspired us to be better people by living her life with courage, dedication to her family and friends and her faith in Jesus. Her passion for life was centered around her family and friends and included baking cookies at Christmas with her grandchildren, holiday parties and birthday celebrations.
She enjoyed traveling with her husband and friends and visited Hawaii, Alaska, Europe and Israel. Favorite family vacations included trips out West with the whole family, spending a week together each summer.
Our beautiful Jane loved us enough to last a lifetime. God bless you as you rest in peace.
Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 28, 2014, at Knapp-Johnson Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Morton. Further visitation will be from 9 to 9:45 a.m. Friday, Aug. 29, at the Apostolic Christian Church of Tremont, followed by a service at 10 a.m., with church ministers officiating. Burial will be at Mount Hope Cemetery in Tremont at a later date.
Memorials may be made to Peoria Rescue Mission.
Published in Peoria Journal Star on Aug. 26, 2014
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Waller-Joos-Stetzler
1947 - 2014 (67 years)
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