Beloved wife of the late Joseph Heber; loving mother to the late Jerry EFD (Paulette), Jamie (Cathy) and Jody (Mike) Abad; nine grandchildren - Sean (Jenny), Amy, Cara (Dave) Crews, Corey (Colleen) Abad, Matt (Alicia), Chad (Kailey), Ryan (Helen) Abad, Brett (Molly), Jarret (Larissa), and Elly (Brian) Jarvis; and eighteen great-grandchildren - Nolan, Emelia, Dylan, Madison, Avery, Carter, Braiden, Stella, Nia, Louis, Hannalee, Jonathan, Charlotte, Olivia, Isabelle, Fitzpatrick, Harper and Emmanuel; fond sister to Wilber, Eugene, Marianne, John, Donald, Terry, Patricia Price, Kathleen (Bill) Flowers, and Michael; aunt to many fond nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Wilber and Marianne (Laarveld), spouse Joseph, son Jerry, and siblings Wilber, Marianne Sylvester, Eugene, John, and Donald.
Visitation Friday April 29, 2022, 9 -10:30 am at Drake and Son Funeral Home, 5303 N. Western Ave., Chicago; Funeral Mass to follow at 11am at St Matthias Catholic Church, 2310 W. Ainslie St., Chicago;
Interment Irving Park Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, charitable donations in Juanita’s memory may be made to Misericordia or a charity close to your heart.