Timp, Jessica Lou 2003 - 2019
TIMP, BECKMAN, SCHMITT, WILLIAMS
Posted By: Joy Moore (email)
Date: 5/19/2024 at 21:00:45
July 30, 2003 - April 30, 2019
Jessica Lou Timp, age 15, of Fort Atkinson, IA died on Tuesday, April 30, 2019 at 7:40 a.m. at Stead Family Children’s Hospital in Iowa City, IA surrounded by her family. She died from metastatic mesenchymal chondrosarcoma, a rare bone disease that she lived with for the past year. However, she did not lose any fight with this disease, as she will be in heaven and the cancer has to stay behind.
Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, May 4, 2019 at the St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church in Spillville with Rev. Robert Gross presiding. There will be no visitation prior to the service, per Jessica’s request. Friends are invited for lunch following the service at the Inwood Ballroom, 116 Bridge Street in Spillville. Memories and hugs will be shared in her honor to celebrate all she has given to us. Cremation and a private burial will take place at a later date.
Please no flowers. Memorials may be made to the family in memory of Jessica.
Jessica was born on July 30, 2003 at Mercy Medical Center, New Hampton to Bill and Michelle Timp. She was the best thing to come their way, as she was such a great kid they continued to grow their family. She was a protective and motherly big sister to Ruby and William, and helped keep things organized and moving along. She attended CFS Catholic School for Elementary and Middle School, where she was a member of the basketball and volleyball teams. It was here and at her home parish of St. Wenceslaus that she developed her Catholic faith foundation. She took that faith to South Winneshiek High School and soon became a proud member of the Yearbook staff, choir, Grease the musical, South Winneshiek FFA, and attending events with her friends as a member of the Class of 2021. Turkey Valley Clovers 4-H Club also kept her busy as Vice-President, photography & home improvement projects, and many service activities. Her goal was to live a normal life after diagnosis, staying private about her struggles and being with family and friends (and her phone) as much as possible. She balanced treatments and school like a champ. One motto she followed was “She’s proof that you can walk through hell and still be an angel.” No matter what she was going through, she tried her best to take the high road and approach it like an angel. She enjoyed going to Waterloo Black Hawk hockey games, rodeos, country music concerts, bowling, fishing with Grandpa, aggravation games with Grandma and Grandpa, card games and chats with Grandma Helen. She loved the country life, and being home was her peaceful escape. She loved the solitude, sunrises, and sunsets, and was eager to see the wide open fields of heaven. Hanging out with her siblings, cats, and dog Bella on the family farm by taking walks, jumping on the trampoline, or s’mores and bonfires are favorite memories. As a teenager, she loved friends and phones, and was looking forward to getting her driver’s license, first job, and more freedom. Friends saw her as a trusted confidante with good advice and someone who was quiet but strong. Her future goal was to attend UNI or the U of Iowa and become a wedding/event planner.
She is survived by her parents, Michelle and Bill Timp, sister Ruby and brother William, all of Fort Atkinson, her grandparents Helen Timp of Spillville and Tom and Janet Beckman of Monticello, IA, aunts, uncles, cousins, many loving great-aunts and uncles, and many loyal friends.
She was preceded in death by a brother, Paul Anthony who died in early infancy, an uncle, Jason Paul Beckman, Grandfather Alvin Anthony Timp, Great-Grandparents William and Louise Timp and Jacob and Mary Schmitt, Mark and Luella Beckman, and Paul and Geraldine Williams. Great Uncle Bob Schmitt (“Unc”) was certainly among these who guided her across the fields of heaven to her eternal home.
The family wishes to thank the amazing and dedicated staff at the Stead Family Children’s Hospital for their exemplary & compassionate care. They truly walked every step of the journey with Jess and her family.
Source: Schluter - Balik Funeral Home database
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery
Winneshiek Obituaries maintained by Jeff Getchell.
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