Janeann M. Sanders, 49, of Niantic passed away Wednesday May 25, 2011 at Decatur Memorial Hospital.

Funeral mass to celebrate Janeann’s life will be 10:00 AM Monday May 30, 2011 at St. Thomas Catholic Church. Visitation will be Sunday May 29, 2011 at Dawson & Wikoff Funeral Home in Mt. Zion from 4:00 PM until 7:00 PM with prayer service at 7:00 PM. Burial will be in Mt. Zion Cemetery.

Family suggest memorials be sent to the Cancer Care Center of Decatur

c/o of Dr. Benjamin Esparaz for continued cancer research.

Janeann was born on February 4, 1962 in East St. Louis, IL the daughter of Melvin and Patricia Smerek Podgorski. She married Jeffrey Lynn Sanders on May 2, 2009. Janeann was a member of St. Thomas Catholic Church and a proud member of USW Local #193-G and worked at PPG in Mt. Zion for over 27 years. She was a very dedicated and avid St. Louis Cardinal Fan and St. Louis Blues Hockey Fan. She was an avid bowler for over 20 years.

Janeann is survived by her husband Jeffrey of Niantic; son Jeffrey Michael Wilkerson of Decatur; mother Patricia Podgorski of Decatur; sisters: Vickie (Mark) Brown and their children Carley, Carson and Madison of Decatur, Christine Podgorski and her children Anthony, Angelina and Dominick of Bullhead City, AZ; brother Mark Podgorski and his children Brennden and Jessica of St. Peters, MO; mother-in-law Emily Sanders of Springfield and brother-in- law Greg Sanders of Decatur.

Janeann was preceded in death by her father Melvin Podgorski

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