Jane Ruth Popp
Of Palatine

Jane Ruth Popp was born January 14, 1957 in Chicago to Richard G. and Shirley E. Norak. She died Thursday, April 23, 2009 at Northwest Community Hospital in Arlington Heights.

Mrs. Popp was a receptionist at Stenograph in Mt. Prospect for almost 20 years. She was a member of St. Peter Lutheran Church where she was instrumental in forming the “God’s Special Friends” Bible class. Jane was a volunteer for those with special needs and autism and she was an animal lover.

Jane is survived by her husband of 28 years, John M. Popp, Jr., whom she married September 27, 1980; her daughter Janelle (Douglas) Henry of Seattle, Wash., her son Jason of Palatine; her father Richard G. Norak.; her sister Jean (Fred) Riley; nieces Christine (Nick) Ridgeway, Jill and Madeleine Popp, nephews Fred (Kimberly) Riley and Jeff (Andrea Denike) Popp; she is the great aunt to Maranda Riley, Mikayla, Malina and Michael Ridgeway and Brennan, ; her mother-in-law Shirley Popp; and her brothers-in-law Joe (Kim Mallory) and Jim (Fran) Popp. She is also survived by her beloved pets, many of whom she rescued, Reilly, Casey, Stormy, Alley, Lucky, Kruger and Jingles.

She is preceded in death by her mother Shirley E. Norak and her father-in-law John M. “Jack” Popp.

Visitation from 3:00 PM until 8:00 PM, Sunday, April 26, 2009 at the Glueckert Funeral Home, 1520 N. Arlington Heights Rd.,(four blocks south of Palatine Rd.) Arlington Heights, IL 60004 and from 10:30 AM until the time of Funeral Service at 11:00 AM, Monday, April 27, 2009 at St. Peter Lutheran Church, 111 W. Olive St., Arlington Heights. Interment Memory Gardens Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers memorials may be given to Jane Ruth Popp Memorial Fund, C/O Glueckert Funeral Home, Ltd.