Jill A. Jordan

Jill A. Jordan, age 51, of Clear Lake, died Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2015, at her home.

Funeral Services were held on Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2015, at Hugeback Johnson Funeral Home - Olson Chapel in Nashua, Iowa, with Pastor Randy Vaage presiding. Inurnment will take place at a later date.

Jill Ann Jordan passed away at her home, with her beloved dog, Eli, by her side on or before Sept. 22, 2015.

She was born on May 19,1964, to Richard & Marilyn (Frick) Jordan, in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Jill attended elementary and junior high school in Cedar Rapids until her family moved to Nashua in 1978. She graduated with the class of 1982 from Nashua High School, where she played on the volleyball, basketball, track and softball teams. Jill also participated in drama, speech and choir. She attended some college at NIACC, in Mason City, and previously worked at Comp Systems (Burling House), and at the IOOF Home, in Mason City, as a CNA/CMA.

She was a fanatic about the Dallas Cowboys, loved collecting koala bears, frogs, Pillsbury Doughboy and you could always find her with a Diet Pepsi in her hand and a contagious smile on her face. She truly enjoyed the elderly, young children and animals, especially her treasured and beloved dog, Eli. He was indeed her child.

She had been a member of the Rebekah Lodge and the Clear Lake Evangelical Free Church where she was involved in the choir and helped with the children’s youth group.

Jill had a deep love for her nieces and nephews, Nichole, Melissa, Angela, Mason, Tyler, Kylie, Hannah, and Dakota. Great nieces and nephews, Clayton, William, Abigail, Harley, Ivory, and the most recent addition to the family, Baby Colten, whom she hadn’t had a chance to meet yet.

Jill is survived by her father, Richard, of Nashua; brother, Jerry (Chris) of Swisher, Iowa; two sisters, Julie (Loren) Becker, of Shellsburg, Iowa, Jeannie (Tom) Laube of Nashua, Iowa; many cousins, and many treasured friends whom she thought of as family.

Preceding her in death was her mother, Marilyn, who she couldn’t wait to be with again; along with her grandparents and Aunt Connie, who were also there to greet her at the gates of Heaven.