Foley, Minnesota
Lillian Florence Jilk, age 103, of Kenosha, Wisconsin, passed away Jan. 6, 2023, at Casa Del Mare.
Born in Gilmanton Township May 8, 1919, Lillian was the daughter of the late Raymond and Frances (Metkowski) Lewandowski.
She was a graduate of Foley High School and Trinity Hospital School of Nursing in Jamestown, North Dakota. She proudly served her country in the U.S. Navy in the Navy Nurse Corps as a lieutenant.
On Nov. 4, 1948, in Gilman, she was united in marriage to Albert J. Jilk. Albert preceded her in death May 15, 1996.
Lillian was employed with St. Catherine’s Hospital as a nurse. She was a member St. Peter’s Catholic Church and the Women’s League in Kenosha. She also volunteered at The Shalom Center, Hospice Alliance and was active in the Wisconsin Right to Life.
Lillian is survived by her grandchildren, Peter (Roxanne) Jilk, Sarah (Alex) Rodriguez, Ryan Kahl, Kyle Kahl and Katie Kahl; three great-grandchildren; her sister, Evelyn (Jerome) Scapanski, of Foley; and her sister-in-law, Kathy (Boniface) Lewandowski, of Waite Park.
In addition to her parents, Lillian was preceded in death by her husband, Albert; her sons, Ronald and Robert Jilk; and three brothers, Norbert, Arthur and Boniface “Bud.”
Funeral services honoring Lillian’s life were Jan. 16. The Wisconsin Nurses Honor Guard honored Lillian with a short biography of her career, along with the Florence Nightingale tribute with a final call to duty. A Mass of Christian burial was celebrated at St. Peter’s Catholic Church in Kenosha. Entombment with full military honors followed in All Saints Mausoleum in Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin.
To learn more about Lillian and her life, Google “Lillian Jilk Kenosha Honor.”
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