Jeanne Rae Lutz, 75 of Carlinville, formerly of Girard, passed away on Monday evening, June 12, 2023, at Heritage Health Care in Carlinville. Jeanne was born on May 20, 1948, in Plainville, KS, one of eight daughters and a son born to Maurice S. and Eileen (Devlin) Wells.
After graduating high school, she continued on to cosmetology school where she met her future husband, Harold Lutz, and they were married on April 8, 1966, in Deer Valley, AZ. She worked as a hairdresser until they left Arizona in 1969 to return to Illinois.
Jeanne was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, and aunt. She along with her husband owned and operated Lutz Studio Photography (Carlinville, formerly Girard) from 1984 to 2010 where she managed the office, retouched photos, and printed pictures for clients.
She enjoyed listening to music and audiobooks, watching musicals, and watching the oldies on television. Caves were always a fascination and she made several trips with relatives down to Meramec Caverns over the years. Jeanne enjoyed spending time with her family and dogs.
Jeanne is survived by her daughters, Sheila (Albert) Hammann of Carlinville, Shanon (Bruce) Barnes of Waggoner, and Shellie (Jose) Sagastume of Carlinville; nine grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren, Blake (Carissa) Hammann, Bryce (Rachel) Hammann, Brandon (Becca) Hammann, Colby (Nicole) Barnes, Isabel (Chase) Seago, Issac Barnes, Delanie Childers, Darcie Childers and Sean Kolb; sisters, Janice Hood, Judy Owens, Jane McKinney, Jerri Gray, and Jolynn Meza; brother, Jay Wells; and several nieces and nephews.
Jeanne was preceded in death by her parents; husband; and sisters, Janet Frankie and JoAnn Wells.
A celebration of life will be from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. on Sunday, June 18, 2023, at The Rustic Venue, 24720 North Standard City Road, Girard. Memorials may be made to Macoupin County Animal Shelter. Davis-Anderson Funeral Home, Carlinville is in charge of arrangements.
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