VOLK, Janette Marie 'Jan'

1959 - 2016  (56 years)

• Name	VOLK, Janette Marie 'Jan'
  Birth	11 Dec 1959	Olney, Richland County, Illinois   [1, 2]
  Gender	Female
  Occupation	legal secretary  [1]
  Reference Number	VOLK.J002
  _FGRAVE	159537951
  Death	14 Mar 2016	Effingham, Effingham County, Illinois   [1, 2]
  Burial	Saint Aloysius Cemetery, Dieterich, Effingham County, Illinois   [2]
  Person ID	I22615	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	24 Nov 2024

  
  

  Father	VOLK, Gilbert John 'Gib',   b. 27 Jul 1930, Jasper County, Illinois d. 8 Apr 2018, Carle Richland Memorial Hospital, Olney, Richland County, Illinois (Age 87 years)
  Mother	KAUFMANN, Patricia Ida 'Pat',   b. 23 May 1933, Sainte Marie, Jasper County, Illinois d. 10 Feb 2023, StoneBridge Memory Care, Olney, Richland County, Illinois (Age 89 years)
  Family ID	F9269	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	WESTENDORF, R.B.
  Children	1. Westendorf, C.   2. Westendorf, V.   3. Westendorf, A.   4. Westendorf, G.
  Family ID	F10023	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Jan 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 11 Dec 1959 - Olney, Richland County, Illinois Death - 14 Mar 2016 - Effingham, Effingham County, Illinois Burial - - Saint Aloysius Cemetery, Dieterich, Effingham County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Janette Marie (Volk) Westendorf, of Effingham, Illinois, passed away at 6:18 AM – Monday, March 14, 2016, at her home. Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10:30 AM – Thursday, March 17, 2016 at St. Aloysius Catholic Church in Bishop Creek (Rural Dieterich), Illinois. Burial will be in the St. Aloysius Cemetery. Visitation will be held 5:00-7:30 PM – Wednesday, March 16, 2016, at the St. Aloysius Catholic Church, and 1 hour before the mass. In loving memory of Janette, memorials may be made to the donor’s choice. Arrangements are under the care of the Meyer Funeral Home in Dieterich, Illinois. Jan was born on December 11, 1959, in Olney, Illinois; the daughter of Gilbert and Patricia (Kaufmann) Volk. She married Robert (Bob) Westendorf on May 27, 1989, at Holy Cross Catholic Church in Wendelin, Illinois. To this union, were born four children, Christopher (25), Valerie (23), Abigail (21), and Gina (16). Jan graduated from Newton Community High School in 1978, and was the Valedictorian of her class. She was a legal secretary for Orr Law LLC and a member of St. Aloysius Catholic Church in Dieterich, Illinois. She was a leader of the Country Cousins 4-H club and enjoyed camping, reading, crocheting, and spending time with her loved ones. Jan is survived by her husband Bob of 26 years and their four children; parents Gilbert and Patricia Volk of Ingraham, Illinois; brother, Phil (Karla) Volk of Wakefield, Illinois; Sisters, Deb (Floyd) Holkenbrink of Teutopolis, Illinois; Cathy (Jim) Lewis of Bible Grove, Illinois; Sandy (Tom) Webb of Jewett, Illinois; Lisa (Brian) Bohnhoff of Dieterich, Illinois; Becky (Carl) Will of Newton, Illinois; Mary (Vance) Woods of Newton, Illinois; Sherry (Todd) Shamhart of Dieterich, Illinois; Joyce (late husband Scott) Hartrich of Newton, Illinois; Judy (Phil) Zumbahlen of Newton, Illinois; and Toni (Roger) Zumbahlen of Newton, Illinois. Jan was preceded in death by her grandparents; brothers, Chuck and John Volk; brother-in-law, Scott Hartrich; sister-in-law, Marlene Ochs; nephew, Shane Lewis; and great-niece, Grace Schorman.

  
  

• Sources

  [S16380] https://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Westendorf, Janette Marie (Volk), (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/159537951/janette_marie_westendorf), none. (Reliability: 2). [S16381] https://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Westendorf, Robert F. 'Bob' and Janette M. 'Jan' (Volk), (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/159537951/janette_marie_westendorf), none. (Reliability: 2).