Martha E. Jansen, nee Mumma, 77, of Breese, Ill., born Sept. 18, 1937, in Harrisburg, Pa., died Wednesday, March 25, 2015, at her home.
Martha was a United States Air Force veteran, was the assistant librarian for many years at Mater Dei High School in Breese, Ill., but most of all enjoyed being a wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and second mom to many. She also enjoyed quilting, stitching, babysitting and collecting music boxes. She was a member of St. Dominic Catholic Church and Altar Sodality in Breese, Ill., and St. Joseph's Hospital Auxiliary.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Ruth, nee King, and Robert Mumma Sr.; a brother, Robert Mumma Jr.; father-in-law and mother-in-law, Leo and Marie, nee Eilers, Jansen; a sister-in-law, Millie Jansen; and brothers-in-law, Brad Bennett, Wilbert "Butch" Jansen, and Paul Kuper.
Surviving are her husband, Jerry Jansen, whom she married July 4, 1959, at St. Dominic Catholic Church in Breese, Ill.; her children, Kenny Jansen of Breese, Ill., Diane (Paul) Antonacci of Breese, Julie (Eric) Henry of York Haven, Pa., and Barb (Ric) Koopmann of Breese, Ill.; seven grandchildren, Michael Antonacci, Mary (Phillip) Hilmes, John (Amanda) Antonacci, Thomas Antonacci, David Henry, Sarah Koopmann, and Alex Koopmann; four great-grandchildren, Katherine, Sarah, Madison, and Caroline, and she was anxiously awaiting the arrival of her fifth great-grandchild; siblings, Harriet (Marlin) Leicht of York, Pa., Dee Bennett of Dover, Pa., and Mildred Brenizer of York, Pa.; brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law, Gene Jansen, Lue (Virgil) Flenniken, and Jane Jansen all of Breese, Ill.; and numerous nieces and nephews.
Memorials can be made to All Saints Academy, Mater Dei High School, or to the Community Link Buddy Walk and will be received at the funeral home. Expressions of sympathy can be sent to www.mossfuneralhome.com
Visitation: Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday, March 27, 2015, from 8 to 9 a.m. Saturday, March 28, 2015, at Moss Funeral Home in Breese, Ill.
Funeral: Mass of Christian burial will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, March 28, 2015, at St. Dominic Catholic Church in Breese, Ill., with Fr. Patrick Peter officiating. A private family interment will follow in St. Dominic/St. Augustine Cemetery, Breese, Ill.
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Published in Belleville News-Democrat on Mar. 27, 2015
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NOTE: Through DNA testing of men with the Mummy\Mummey\Mumy surname, I have been able to determine that the original surname of this family was MUMMY and became altered to MUMMA when Samuel Mumy enlisted in the Civil War in Harrisburg. He could not read nor write. Therefore, these descendants are not "genetically" related to the MUMMA family although that is the surname they use. - Doug Mumma doug@mumma.org