Ethel Jane Conklin

Jane was a loving and devoted mother, grandmother and great grandmother.

Jane was preceded in death by her loving husband, Kenneth J. “Sonny” Conklin, who she married on July 30, 1960 and passed away on March 20, 2009; her parents, Richard and Ethel, nee Range, Girard, Sr.; and a sister, Judy Smith.

Surviving are her loving and devoted children, Kenneth E. Conklin, Robert J. Conklin, Kathleen M. Conklin, Ricky L. (Jennifer) Conklin, Randy L. (Linda) Bullard and Armin R. Englerth; 13 grandchildren and 3 great grandchildren; a brother, Richard (Sandy) Girard, Jr.; her brother-in-law, Delbert Smith, and other relatives, family and friends.

Memorials in Jane’s memory may be made to The American Diabetes Association or to the Donor’s Choice. Online condolences may be expressed to the family at www.valhallagardensandfuneralhome.com

Visitation: family and friends may call from 10 to noon on Thursday, April 16, 2015 at Valhalla Gaerdner Holten Funeral Home, Belleville, Illinois

Services: Funeral Services will be held at noon on Thursday, April 16, 2015 at the funeral home.

Private interment will be held in Valhalla Gardens of Memory, Belleville, Illinois

Valhalla Gaerdner Holten Funeral Home, Belleville, Illinois