Jeanette Van Witzenburg

Jeanette M. Van Witzenburg (nee Fischer) was born September 25, 1939 in Chicago to Peter and Alida (nee Johnson) Fischer and passed away peacefully at her home in Crystal Lake on March 9, 2012.

She was the beloved wife of 50 years to Paul E. Van Witzenburg; loving mother of Mary Ann (Peter) Blendonohy, Steven (Kimberly) Van Witzenburg, Adam (Theresa) Van Witzenburg, and Martha (Christopher) Durcan; cherished grandmother of eleven grandchildren, Nicholas, Alida, Michael, Matthew, Alexander, Grace, Ryan, Nathan, James, Kathryn and Matilda; and dear sister of Gerald Fischer.

She was preceded in death by her parents.

Memorial Mass will be held privately at St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church in Crystal Lake. Interment will be private.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center of Northwestern University, Office of Development, 750 N. Lake Shore Drive, 9th Floor, Chicago IL 60611 or Rainbow Hospice, 1550 Bishop Court, Mount Prospect, IL 60056.

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