Leanne M. Cruthis, 70 of West Dundee died peacefully, February 23, 2013 at Sherman Hospital.
A memorial gathering will be held 1:00pm Saturday until the time of the service at 2:30pm at DeFiore Jorgensen Funeral Home-10763 Dundee Road, Huntley. In lieu of flowers memorials may be directed to Hospice of Northeastern Illinois Hospice or Heifer’s International.
Leanne was born September 30, 1942 in Olivia, Minnesota the daughter of Clarence and Luella (Posl) Jansen. She enjoyed gardening and spent a great deal of time cooking for homeless people.
She is survived by her son, David (Chrissy) Tersteeg and their children, Eva, Adam and Anna. She is also survived by her brother, Richard Jansen and his sister Midge Bubany. She is preceded in death by her parents and by her brother, David Jansen.
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David I am so sorry for your loss. I hope your mom did not suffer as we dont want to see our loved ones suffer. My husband Donovan passed away just one year ago I am so thankful he did not need to suffer for a long time. We never get over the shock of not being able to talk to our loved ones again. LaVonne Gehrls and Family- Cheryl Colleen Corrine and Curt send our condolences.
David, Im sorry to hear of your mothers passing. Im Danas mom. Your mother and I were such good friends and neighbors when you were little. She was a good person. And a good mom. Condolences to you and your family. Becky
Leanne's family; I last spoke with Leanne Wed 20th and she assured me she was cured and ready to move into a new apartment. Of course, she said you guys thought she was crazy, but what's new? I worked with her at the REC in Peoria and we had lots of breaks together and I enjoyed her company. I'll always remember she insisted I bring her in the chicken broth left when I boiled chicken for our 4 dogs. People at the REC found it amusing that I would haul in a gallon of broth at a time for her. I'm still not sure what she did with it. I'm very sorry for your loss, but rest assured Leanne is smiling down on your family.
Our loss is heaven's gain . . . she was a blessing in my life and in the lives of so many others.
I was sorry to read of Leanne's passing. I worked with her in Peoria at Resource Management Services many years ago. She and I kept in touch over the years and even enjoyed meeting for lunch whenever she returned to the area. Leanne had a deep faith that, I'm sure, carried her through her illness to the very end. She always had pictures of her grandchildren to share along with her ready smile.