Jill Ellen McNamee

She was born April 8, 1951, in Garrett, Indiana to Wendell (Dick) and Ruth (Ernsberger) VanWagner. Jill's parents and brother James C. VanWagner preceded her in death.

Jill graduated from Prairie Heights High School in 1969 and attended Dental Assistant school in Fort Wayne. She worked as a dental assistant in Fort Wayne and Fremont, Indiana, and for several years as assistant to the Prairie Heights Elementary librarian before her retirement.

She married Ronald McNamee on February 20, 1972 in the Orland Methodist church. Jill and Ron lived in Fort Wayne for several years and briefly in Danville, Illinois before moving back to Orland in 1974. Ron survives Jill in Orland.

Jill was a long-time member of the Orland Congregational church. She loved and was much loved by her family and will be dearly missed. One of her favorite activities was camping with Ron and collecting Petoskey stones along the shores of Lake Michigan. She was an accomplished equestrian in her youth and showed horses and cattle at the Steuben County 4-H fair.

Also surviving in addition to Jill's husband Ron are two daughters, Megan (Tyler) Fry of LaGrange, Indiana and Mallory (Matthew) Grossman of Wolcottville, Indiana; six grandchildren, Hunter Fry, Olivia Fry, Madison Grossman, Morgan Grossman, Mason Grossman, Makenna Grossman; and Jill's sister JoAnn (Rodrick) Lewis of Orland.

Visitation will be held from 6 pm until 8 pm Monday, December 19, 2022, at Beams Funeral Home, Fremont, Indiana.

A funeral service will be held at 11 am Tuesday, December 20, 2022 at Beams Funeral Home, Fremont, Indiana, with pastor Mark Emelander officiating. Burial will follow at Greenlawn Cemetery, Orland, Indiana.

Preferred memorials to the Orland Congregational Church .