Cleon M. Gens, age 69, was called home to Heaven on April 22, 2024. She passed peacefully in the comfort of her home with her loving husband by her side after a short battle with cancer. Cleon was preceded in death by her mother Violet Schneider, step-dad Fred Schneider, sister Joan Aaker, and her niece Catherine Bollo. She is survived by her husband, Theodore Gens Jr.; her daughter, Siobhan (Paul) Albrecht; her stepson John (Crista) Schmidt; her grandson, Nathaniel Wilson; granddaughter, Ashley Albrecht; sisters, Violet (Steve) Bollo and Deborah Mayhew; and many nieces and nephews and their families.
On February 14, 1994, she married Theodore Gens Jr., her beloved husband and best friend for 30 years. Cleon was a devoted wife and mother who loved her family deeply. She was full of personality, love, laughter, and faith. She had profound respect for our military, police, firefighters, and justice system from working for both the McHenry County Courthouse as a secretary to the judges and then as an Administrative Assistant to the police detectives of the Crystal Lake Police Department. She also worked as a police dispatcher for a couple of other police departments when she was younger.
Outside of spending time with her husband and family, Cleon loved to read, she loved to listen to music, and she loved to play her piano and her violin. She also had a tremendous love for dogs. She was very fond of the West Highland Terrier breed, having several over the years. Her most recent beloved Westie, McDuff, passed in 2022.
Thank you to the Transitions Care Hospice team for their compassionate care of Cleon and the support that they provided to her husband and family.
A celebration of life will be held on Saturday, June 15, 2024 from 1:00 PM until 5:00 PM at Querhammer & Flagg Funeral Home, 500 W Terra Cotta Ave, Crystal Lake, IL 60014. A short moment of prayer will immediately follow.
In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to: Tunnel to Towers Foundation at https://t2t.org, National MS Society at https://events.nationalmssociety.org/participant/397020, and St. Jude at https://www.stjude.org.
Cleon M. Gens, a beloved wife, mom, and Grammy will be missed tremendously by her family and all
who knew her.
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