Janis Franzone was born to the late Roy and Aimee Steil at the family farmhouse in rural Fayette County Iowa on July 31, 1937. She passed away on July 10th at the age of 83 in Cedar Grove. She spent her adult years working in Quality Assurance/Sales/Customer Service for various companies in Chicago. She was a talented artist, animal and nature lover, she loved music and dancing, and was active in the community. While employed at Playskool she met her soulmate, Joseph Franzone. They moved to Sheboygan shortly after her husband Joe accepted a job at Mayline Corporation.
Jan was a devoted wife to her husband, Joseph; loving mother to Jeff Stuecklen and Kim Stuecklen; stepmother to Joe (Toncha) Franzone and Susan (Larry) Olsen; grandmother to Ashley Stuecklen, Jessica Franzone, Rachael (Garrett) Slack, Gina Olsen, and Jennifer Olsen; aunt to her nieces Karin, Pam, Bobbi, Amy, Vicki, Lynn and Brenda. She is preceded in death by her husband Joseph Franzone; parents, Roy and Aimee Steil; brother, Robert Steil; sister, Carol Hill; son, Kirk Stuecklen, and grandson, Vincent Stuecklen.
Visitation will be held on Saturday, July 17th at Reinbold-Novak Funeral Home, 1535 S. 12th St., Sheboygan, from 9:00 a.m. until the time of service at 11:00 a.m. Burial will follow at Holy Cross Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorials donations to Cedar Grove Gardens or Sharon S. Richardson Community Hospice are appreciated.
The family would like to extend a special thank you to the staff of Cedar Grove Gardens and Sharon S. Richardson Community Hospice for their care of Janis.
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