Jean Catherine Menz

Jean Catherine Menz

Jean Catherine Essner Menz, daughter of the late Joseph Eugene Essner and Loretta Schaefer Essner was born on January 26, 1941 in Rockview, Missouri and departed this life on Monday, March 21, 2022 at her residence in New Hamburg, Missouri at the age of 81.

She was employed at Florsheim Shoe Company for thirty-seven years. After retirement, she was actively involved in the farming operation, Menz Farm and Grain Supply, Incorporated. Jean was a member of the St. Lawrence Catholic Church in New Hamburg and St. Ann’s Sodality.

On November 28, 1959, she was united in marriage to Harold Clemens Menz at St. Ambrose Catholic Church in Chaffee. Mr. Menz preceded her in death on January 4, 2022. After being married for sixty-two years, the couple was reunited in death after ten short weeks.

Jean was a devoted loving wife, mother, grandmother and great grandmother. She displayed her love through many home cooked meals, and family gatherings around her kitchen table. Survivors include two daughters, Cheryl (Doug) Johnson of New Hamburg and Karen (David) Harper of New Hamburg; by one son, Doug (Ann) Menz of New Hamburg; two brothers, Melvin (Pat) Essner of Scott City, Missouri and Alfred (Frances) Essner of Bloomsdale; by one twin sister, Janet Layman of Cape Girardeau; also, by four grandchildren, Allison (Chad) Fodge, Kristin Tyra (Ben Johnson), Brett (Rachel) Harper, and Grant Menz; five great-grandchildren, Harper Tyra, Sophie Fodge, Reagan Tyra, Easton Fodge, and Owen Harper.

Besides her husband and parents, she was preceded in death by two brother-in-law’s, H.L. Layman and Larry Menz and a sister-in-law, Edith Menz.

Visitation and Eucharistic Celebration will be held Friday, March 25, 2022 with Father Bala Swamy Govindu officiating. Interment will follow in the St. Lawrence Cemetery in New Hamburg.

Family request all services be private, immediate family only, thoughts and prayers will be greatly appreciated.

In lieu of flowers, the Menz family requests that all memorials be made to St. Judes’s and Jesus in Disguise Food Pantry.