Jeanne Marie Molitor Thelen died June 6, 2011, after a 30 year battle with stage IV breast cancer. Born December 8, 1928 in Chicago, IL to Josephine and Henry Baxley.

She graduated from Maryknoll Academy and St. Clement?s High School and then attended Illinois College in Jacksonville, IL and majored in book-keeping studies.

She had been employed at Frey-Hanchett Insurance, Burrens and lastly at Kenyon Brothers Dairy Farms as a bookkeeper for over 24 years before retiring and moving to DeKalb to live with her son Michael and his family.

She was preceded in death by her parents, her brother John (Jerry), her husbands Elmer Molitor in 1964 and Leo Thelen in 1997.

She is survived by 10 children, Bill (Betty) Molitor, Yvonne (Michael) Vallone, Sandra (Greg) Godon, Craig Thelen, Kevin Thelen, SueAnn Thelen, Sheryl (Michael) Brasel, Byron Thelen, Peter Thelen and Michael (Yevette) Thelen, 24 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren with 4 more expected later this year.

She attended St. Mary?s Catholic Church in DeKalb.

Funeral Mass will be held at 9:30am on Saturday, June 11, 2011 in St. Mary Catholic Church in DeKalb with Father Kenneth Anderson officiating. Burial will be held at River Valley Memorial Gardens in West Dundee, IL at 11:30am on Saturday, June 11, 2011 with Father Andrew Plesa officiating. Visitation will be held Friday June 10, 2011 from 5pm-8pm at the Ronan-Moore-Finch Funeral Home with a wake service at 7:45pm.

In lieu of flowers memorials can be made to St. Jude?s Hospital. To send an online condolence visit: wwwronanmoorefinch.com. Arrangements were entrusted to Ronan-Moore-Finch Funeral Home 310 Oak Street DeKalb, IL 60115 (815)758-3841.

Service:
Saturday, June 11, 2011

9:30am

St. Mary Catholic Church
Visitation:
Friday June 10, 2011

5pm-8pm

Ronan-Moore-Finch Funeral Home