Jewel Dean Gardner

[caption id="attachment_4425" align="alignleft" width="214"] Jewel[/caption]Jewel Dean GardnerOf Prospect HeightsJewel Dean Gardner was born on April 19, 1941 in Jetson, Kentucky to Purtle and Lena (nee Jones) Embry. She died peacefully on Saturday, August 27, 2016 at her home.Ms. Gardner was employed with ATT for 37 years. She started as a service representative then progressed to supervisor, computer programmer, systems analyst, and eventually manager of payroll and benefits at the time of her retirement in 2000. She was a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution and of Cardinal Drive Church of ChristJewel is survived by her daughter, Deborah L. (John) Adair; her grandchildren Justin F. Adair, and Jessica L. (Nathan) Cottrell; her great grandchildren, Elena Beth Cottrell and Josiah Glen Thomas Cottrell; her siblings Maxine (Raymond) Bryant, Lionell Embry, Kathleen Warren, William (Helen) Embry and Jean (Fred) Wilmington; and her sisters-in-law Charlena and Edra Embry.She is preceded in death by her husband Vincent T. Ferrara whose surviving sister is Theresa Ferrara; his surviving daughter, Regina Pavone; and his grandchildren, Giancarlo and Michael Ferrara.Also preceding Jewel in death are her parents; her brothers Burt and James P. Embry; her sister-in-law Hazel Embry, and her brother-in-law Glendon Warren.Visitation from 3:00 pm until 8:00 pm, Sunday, September 4, 2016 at Glueckert Funeral Home Ltd., 1520 N. Arlington Heights Rd., Arlington Heights, Illinois. Funeral Service 10:00 am, Monday, September 5, 2016 at Cardinal Drive Church of Christ, 2300 Cardinal Drive, Rolling Meadows, Illinois. Interment private.In lieu of flowers memorials may be given to Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation (MMRF), 383 Main Avenue, 5th Floor, Norwalk, CT 06851, www.themmrf.org/donate-to-mmrf, Tribute Page Jewel D. Gardner.Funeral Information and condolences can be given at www.GlueckertFH.com or (847) 253-0168.