Juanita Elaine Schmitz Obituary

We are sad to announce that on July 4, 2021, at the age of 70, Juanita Elaine Schmitz of Montgomery, Illinois, born in Jacksonville, Illinois passed away. Leave a sympathy message to the family on the memorial page of Juanita Elaine Schmitz to pay them a last tribute.

She was predeceased by: her mother Bernita Rossum (Hughes); her stepmother Robertine Ward; her parents-in-law, Alfred and Inez Schmitz; her brother Manuel Eugene Ward; her brother-in-law Leo Loosebrock; her niece Marybeth Vetter (Buck); and her great-niece Jeanette Lehnert (Schmitz).

She is survived by: her father Manuel Ward of Jacksonville, IL; her husband John R. Schmitz, Sr.; her children, John R. Schmitz, Jr. (Dolly) of Aurora, IL, Jeris Schmitz (Robert) and Jessica Mata (Carlos) of Montgomery, IL; her son-in-law Chris Lehnert (Mary) of Frankfort, IL; her grandchildren, Kahla Hoffmann, Sydney Lehnert, James, Mason Rozell, Madison and Devin Mata; her sister Janet Coulter (John) of Athens, Alabama; her half-brother Larry Ball of Arizona; her stepsister Judy Buck (Harry) of Jacksonville, IL; and her sisters-in-law, Mary Loosebrock (Schmitz) of Minnesota and Mary Lou Ward of Jacksonville, Illinois. She is also survived by numerous nieces and nephews.