Jeanette Ann (Albrecht) Graves

Jeanette Ann (Albrecht) Graves, age 80, died on November 14, 2016 at the Elizabeth Nursing Home after a lengthy illness. A funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, November 19, 2016 at the First United Methodist Church, Elizabeth, Illinois. Burial will take place in the Elizabeth Cemetery.
Jeannette was born at home, the daughter of Helmer and Myrtle (Bahr) Albrecht on June 29, 1936. She attended Hickory Grove Country School and graduated from Elizabeth High School in 1954. She married Jack Graves on December 26, 1955.
Jack and Jeanette worked side by side at the Elizabeth Garage until her illness in January 2011. She was a member of the United Methodist Church, Elizabeth Chamber of Commerce, and chaired the Beef Eater’s Association supper for over 20 years. Jeanette was fascinated with cemeteries – she often took her children and grandchildren to different ones throughout the area. In 1995 her children and grandchildren cleaned and set up tombstones in the Hammer Cemetery. She was also an avid Green Bay Packers fan. She was a wonderful wife, mother, grandmother and friend. She has the most giving heart of anyone.
Those left to cherish her memory are her husband, Jack of 60 years; Jennifer (Dean) Redfearn of Elizabeth, Julie (Darrell) McDaniels of Lexington, Kentucky, Jay (Debbie) Graves and Jeff Graves of Elizabeth, and a daughter-in-law, Leisha Graves; grandchildren, Matthew (Molly) Wand, Mark (Tabitha) Wand of Elizabeth, Karista (Josh) Hannah of Louisville, Kentucky, Darren and Tonya Tippett of Lexington, and Emily (Jake Schwind) Graves of Davenport, Iowa, Amy Graves of Iowa City, Iowa, Andrew Graves of Lewisville, Texas, Kelsea (Anthony) Brown, Kairee (Wes Bohnsack) Graves and Cody (Kayla Miller) Graves all of Elizabeth; three stepgrandchildren, Ellie Adrian of Dubuque, Iowa, Blake Redfearn and Lindsay Zmich of Elizabeth; eight great-grandchildren, Aidan Wand, Trinity Langel, Thea Wand, Harper Wand, Ashur and Ellis Hannah, and Mason and Rylee brown; five step great-grandchildren, Taylor Adrian, Addison and Tinley Zmich and Cayden and Peyton Redfearn; two sisters, Velda (Ted) Krohmer of Elizabeth and Mary Ellen Rife of Medina, Ohio.
She was preceded in death by her parents, granddaughter, Adrienne Tippett on November 5, 1979; son-in-law, Thomas Wand on September 3, 1990; and a brother, Stanley in 2016.
The family wishes to thank Dr. Vandigo, his nurse Paula, the staff at the Elizabeth Nursing Home—especially Nancy Schuldt, for their wonderful care over the past six years.
The family requests no flowers; donations may be given to the Elizabeth Food Pantry, and the Alzheimer’s Walk for a Cure.