Jane Kathleen (Koeppen) Wardin

Jane Kathleen (Koeppen) Wardin, 93, of Hemlock, Michigan, went home to Heaven on Wednesday, September 2, 2020 at Edgewood Assisted Living. The daughter of the late William and Emilie (Heinrich) Koeppen, Jane was born on July 15, 1927 in Saginaw, Michigan. She attended Bethleham Lutheran School in Saginaw, Laporte School in Laporte, and graduated from Hemlock High School in 1945. She worked for her father and Uncle Herman at Koeppen Brothers grocery/general store in Laporte, Michigan. Jane met her husband Alvin W. Wardin at St. Peter Walther League. They married on June 12, 1949, raising four children on their dairy farm in Hemlock, Michigan, and enjoyed 58 ears of married life together. Alvin preceded her in death on October 30, 2007. Jane was a life-long member of St. Peter Lutheran Church. She loved God and her family, expecially her grandchildren and great-grandchildren with all of her heart. She loved babies and her cats, and she loved to sing. She sang in the church choir all of her adult life, played in the handbell choir for many years, and was a member of the St. Peter Mary Martha Society. She was an expert seamstress and taught 4-H sewing and knitting in her home for 40 years. Jane has such a kind servant’s heart, and never missed an opportunity to volunteer her time to help others through her church.

Surviving are daughters and sons-in-law: Kathleen & Richard Schiemann, Hemlock; Susan & Gordon Briggs, Scottville; Mary & Scott Paquette, Petoskey; daughter-in-law: Angela Wardin, Kansas City, KS; grandchildren: Jonathan (Lindsey) Schiemann; Christopher (Katie) Schiemann; Daniel (Sarah) Briggs; Rachael (Travis) Hill, Danielle (Nathan) Cook, David Paquette; Amy (Matt) Hey; 16 great-grandchildren; sister: Shirley (Kenneth) Stresman; and a very special friend: Francis Emeott. Also surviving are many nieces, nephews and extended family members. Besides her husband and her parents; Jane was preceded in death by a son: James R. Wardin; and a granddaughter: Melanie Custard.

Funeral services will take place 11:00 a.m. on Monday, September 7, 2020 at St. Peter Lutheran Church, 2461 N. Raucholz Road, Hemlock, Michigan 48626. Rev. Richard E. Mundt and Rev. Dr. William L. Morris will officiate with burial at Richland Lutheran Cemetery. Friends may call at the church on Monday from 10:00 a.m. until time of services. Pursuant to the current state executive order face covers are required, and social distancing is encouraged. We appreciate everyone’s efforts to reduce the spread of covid-19 in our community. In lieu of flowers, those planning an expression of sympathy may wish to consider the St. Peter Lutheran Church or School.