Hildegard M. Jantzen

Hildegard M. Jantzen, 97 years of age, of Beatrice passed away at the Beatrice Good Samaritan Center on Sunday morning, January 10, 2016. She was born on October 5, 1918 at Beatrice to Henry and Anna (Claassen) Thimm. Hildegard was a homemaker and had cooked in the kitchen at Tri County Public Schools from 1972-1982. She was a member of the First Mennonite Church, R. Beatrice and had been a member of the Ladies Aid and had taught Sunday School and Bible School. She enjoyed gardening, playing Scrabble, and china painting.

Survivors include her children Eileen Stucky and husband Jerald of Buhler, KS, Dave Jantzen and wife Cheri of Houston, and Don Jantzen and wife Judy of Plymouth; grandchildren Renetta Gooden and husband Russ, Sharon Stucky, Kristen Allen and husband Eric, Trey Jantzen and wife Melissa, Brandon Jantzen and wife Amanda, and Joel Jantzen; 6 great grandchildren; sisters Martha Hunsicker of Palmyra, PA, and Anna Marie Schrag and husband Gordon of Mound Ridge, KS; brother in law Louie Esau Jr. of Beatrice; and 9 nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents Henry and Anna (Claassen) Thimm; husband David W. Jantzen; and sister Ellen Esau.

Memorial services will be held at 2:00 PM Thursday, January 14, 2016 at the First Mennonite Church with Pastor Brett Klingenberg officiating. Interment will be at 1:30 Thursday at the Mennonite Cemetery. The body will lie in state from 1-8:00 Wednesday and Thursday until noon at the Griffiths-Hovendick Chapel in Beatrice with the family greeting friends Wednesday from 7-8:00, and not at the church. A memorial has been established to the church and the BCH Hospice with Bill and Barb Thimm in charge. Sign Hildegard's online guestbook at www.ghchapel.com.

These services have been entrusted to the Griffiths-Hovendick Chapel in Beatrice.