Rachelle (Jason), Kara (Jan), Nicole and Stephanie of Mount Vernon, Illinois; John Anderson and his wife Colleen and their children Shannon and Michelle of Houston, Texas; Steven Anderson and his wife Roseanne and their children Jeffrey and Kimberly of Antelope, California; her supportive friends Diane Liljedahl, Janet Walker, Karen Ahrens; other relatives and many friends. Celebration of life funeral service will be held 10:30 am, Thursday, June 1, 2017 at the St. John Lutheran Church in Essex. Visitation with the family will be held for 9:30 am until 10:30 am, Thursday, June 1, 2017 at the church. Burial will be held at the Essex Cemetery in Essex. In lieu of flowers memorials may be directed to the St. John's Lutheran Church or the Essex Library.