Melba "Jean" Ilahjean Sexton DeRado

She will be remembered for her sweet smile, fun loving personality and her penchant for style. The owner of the Beauty Walk hair salon, Jean had a flair for hair and a passion for fashion. She later opened the Bridal Boutique with daughter, Mary Jean, with the idea of having a one stop bridal shop. She enjoyed dancing, was an enthusiastic bowler, adored socializing and playing cards for hours on end. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother and great grandmother.

Jean was preceded in death by her parents, Hazel and Perry Sexton, her beloved husband, Frank Wayne DeRado; and her sister, Helen Griepenstroh.

She is survived by her four beloved children, Mary Jean (Ed) Heft, Joe (Renita) DeRado, Debbie (Byron) Stirsman, and Kim (Greg) Morse; sister, Sherry (Jim) Rimstidt; grandchildren, Yvette Farrell, Roger Merkel, Matt Merkel, Katherine Lowry, Erica Davis, Ian Stirsman, and Paul Miller; 11 great-grandchildren; along with cousins, nieces and nephews.

Funeral Services will be 10:00 AM Saturday, April 2, 2016 at Alexander East Chapel, officiated by Fr. Tom Kessler, with entombment in Park Lawn Cemetery. Relatives and friends are invited to visit Friday from 4:00 to 7:00 PM at the funeral home.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Reitz Memorial High School in Jean’s Honor. Condolences may be made online at www.AlexanderEastChapel.com.

“90 years, 100 necklaces, a million smiles.”