DELPHOS — Louella Jean Jacks Line, 94, most recently residing in Delphos, Ohio, and formerly of Spencerville, Ohio, passed away Saturday, December 22, 2018 at the Meadows Nursing Home in Delphos.
She was born October 2, 1924 in Monticello, Ohio near Spencerville, the daughter of Orlo and Grace Clay Ross. She grew up in the area in and around Spencerville and Elida, Ohio.
She graduated from Spencerville High School in 1942. She married Homer Doyle Jacks shortly there after. They had four children; Janelle, Judy, Jerry and Phil. In 1959 she married Herbert Lewis Line. They had two daughter, Doris and Denise.
Louella is survived by the following children: Jerry (Rosemary) Jacks of New Knoxville, Ohio; Phil (Cathy) Jacks of Millbury, Ohio; Doris (Rick) Suever of Delphos; and Denise Huelskamp of Delphos and Spring Hill, FL. She is also survived by her son-in-law, Bruce Lautzenheizer of San Diego,CA.
Also surviving are 18 grandchildren: Dave (Julie) Roth; Leah Roth; Jamie Hattery; Triana Taylor; Anthony Lautzenheizer; Eric (Stephanie) Lautzenheizer; Ariane (Kevin) McDonald; Ryan Lautzenheizer; Jeremiah (Dana) Jacks; Maryellen (Ryan) Tinsley; Joseph Jacks; Joshua (Tonya) Jacks; Megan (Scott) Sewell; Ben Jacks; Christy (Lee) Erickson; Ricky (Becca) Suever; Olivia (Ryan) Maxam and Tim (Christina) Brenneman. Also surviving are thirty two great grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents, her sister Donna (Bob) Croft, her two husbands and her two oldest daughters, Janelle Brown and Judy Lautzenheizer.
Louella spent her years living in Ohio, Indiana and Florida. Her first love was her children, grandchildren and great grandchildren. She also loved traveling with family and friends. She enjoyed picnics, sightseeing and watching her family participate in sports, dancing and gymnastics. She especially enjoyed the sun sets at Fred Howard State Park in Florida.
Funeral rites will be held at 12:30 PM Wednesday in the Thomas E. Bayliff Funeral Home, 728 East Fourth Street in Spencerville with her son Jerry Jacks as officiating minister. Burial will follow in the Spencerville Cemetery.
Friends may call from 10 AM until 12:30 PM Wednesday at the funeral home.
Memorial contributions may be made to the donor's choice.
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a loved one
December 24, 2018
Mama was such a gracious, unconditional-loving, encouraging and funny lady and she will be missed greatly. Through the years when people in general would talk about their mother-in-laws in not such a positive way, every single time I could proudly say that I had the best "mama-in-law" in the world and couldn't even comprehend what they were talking about. She lovingly accepted me into the family right away with open arms to the point that I felt as if I was always one of her kids. May we all honor this family matriarch's life as she lived - "living simply, laughing often, and loving deeply".
Cathy Jacks
December 24, 2018
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