Jeanette M. Bockhop (1940-2022)

BOCKHOP, HOUTAKKER, MCILHAGGA, WRIGHT

Posted By: Ken Wright (email)
Date: 7/22/2022 at 15:52:45

Jeanette M. Bockhop, 81, of Belmont, Wisconsin, lived a full, busy life until she died suddenly on July 18, 2022, at her home. Mass of Christian Burial will be at 12:00 PM (Noon) Saturday, July 23, 2022 at St. Philomena Catholic Church, Belmont. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Friends may call from 9:00 AM until 11:45AM Saturday at the church. The Melby Funeral Home & Crematory, Platteville, is serving the family. Online condolences can be made at www.melbyfh.com
Jeanette was born Nov. 29, 1940 to Vincent and Delores Houtakker. She attended Vickers Country School and graduated from Belmont High School in 1959. She married Gerald L. Bockhop, of Belmont, on June 11, 1960.
After farming for many years in Belmont Township, she earned an associates degree in business from SWTC, Fennimore. Jeanette was always on the go. She enjoyed her part-time job as a financial clerk in UW-Platteville Cashier’s Office for 24 years. Then she would drive to Dodgeville where she worked in the evening in Order Services for Lands' End for 30 years.
Jeanette was determined to stay busy and have a purpose, so after retiring from UWP and Lands' End in 2014, she enjoyed maintaining order in the Clothes & Apparel Dept. at Walmart in Platteville. In all three of her workplaces, Jeanette was known for her timeliness and exceptional work ethic.
Jeanette never desired the spotlight and would instead focus on the activities and achievements of others. At home, family was important. She enjoyed her family life and was proud of her children’s, grandchildren’s, and their partners’ achievements and career successes.
Jeanette is survived by her children Jacqueline (Doug) McIlhagga, Gregory (Teresa) Bockhop; grandchildren Shane Bockhop,Eric (Jenna Bartz) Bockhop, Zackary (Stacy) Bockhop, Terry (Myah) Bockhop, Devon Bockhop, Amanda (Jason) Wright and Jacob Loeffelholz; and great grandchildren Emily, Ayden and Ian Wright; and Hayden Alan Bockhop; sisters Lois Heiring and Joyce (Jim) Kliebenstein; sisters-in-law Reta Houtakker and Sally Bockhop; and brother-in-law Mark Lowry along with many nieces and nephews.
Jeanette was preceded in death by: her parents, Vincent and Delores Houtakker; ex-husband Gerald Bockhop; her in-laws Allen and Edna Bockhop; brother Lloyd Houtakker, sisters Elaine May and Elizabeth Lowry; and brothers-in-law Ed Heiring, Robert Bockhop and Jack May.