Illing, Joan Melinda (1952-2018)

ILLING, CAIN, KAUFFMAN, KISSEL, BELLAMY, BLAKE

Posted By: Paul Nagy (email)
Date: 1/31/2019 at 22:33:00

Joan Melinda Illing
May 8, 1952 - December 26, 2018

Joan Melinda Illing was born on May 8, 1952, in Illinois to Leonard and Lois (Kauffman) Cain. One day as she was crossing the street, a young man pulled up in his Jeep and asked her for a date, and she accepted. Joan and Bill married on June 30, 1973, and began a family while living in Blue Island, Illinois. In December of 1982, they moved their family to Corwith, Iowa, to provide a safer life with better educational opportunities. Joan worked for Winnebago in a number of capacities. A very generous and caring person, she treated EVERY one who entered her home like family. In fact, most of her family and friends referred to her as “Momma Dukes”. Joan was always watching for an opportunity to quietly do a good deed for those she met and they, often, didn’t know she was the one who deserved credit. Joan loved to play cards and kept the scores from every Pinochle game she ever played! An avid fan of the Chicago White Sox, she never missed a chance to see “the boys” play. Joan enjoyed classic music from the 50s and 60s and loved her coffee. She enjoyed cooking for everyone and visiting as much as possible with anyone she could. She, always, wanted everyone to have fun. A proud member of Ascension Lutheran Church of Waterloo as well, she contributed to the support of her church.

Joan passed away unexpectedly at the age of sixty-six years at Covenant Medical Center on December 26, 2018. She was preceded in death by her parents and her husband, Bill. Joan is survived by her son, Shane (Valerie) Illing, of Jesup, Iowa; her daughter, Amy Illing, of Thompson, Iowa; her sister, Judy (Bob) Kissel, of Palos Heights, Illinois; her nephew, David (LeeAnn) Kissel; and her nieces, Jennifer Bellamy, and Diane (David) Blake; and her beloved cat, Jaxy. Memorials may be directed to the family.

Parrott and Wood Funeral Home, Waterloo, Iowa, 2018.

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