Jillian N. Boesnecker

Soddy-Daisy, TN formerly of Frankenmuth, MI

Jillian Nicole Boesnecker, age 34, of Frankenmuth, MI, passed away peacefully at her home in Soddy-Daisy, TN, on Friday, June 7 ^th , 2019. She was born to Kenneth Boesnecker and Joyce (Brown) Croft on August 30 ^th , 1984. Jillian was confirmed at St. Lorenz Lutheran School and graduated from Frankenmuth High School in 2003 where she honed her creative spirit and filled the halls with laughter. She moved to Tennessee shortly after graduation to be closer to her mother and quickly assembled a community of life-long friends. Jillian enjoyed music, fashion, practical jokes and spending time outdoors. Friends and family will remember Jillian for her generous heart, fierce loyalty, unconditional love of animals, cheeky sense of humor and fearless individuality. Her laugh will never be forgotten.

Jillian is survived by her father, Kenneth Boesnecker; mother, Joyce (Bobby) Croft; grandmother, Rosalie Boesnecker; sister, Amanda (Billy) Gaudreau-Montgomery; brother, Matthew (Catherine) Gaudreau; nieces, Gracie Freeman, Meghan Freeman and Ava Gaudreau; three step-brothers, Aaron (Angela), Brent and Chad Lerash; aunts, Connie Johnson, Candice (Amir) Fayaz and Carmela (Chuck) Stuart; uncles, Keith Boesnecker, Paul (Susan) Brown, Don (Donna) Brown; and cousins, Stuart and Trisha Aldrich, Eric Johnson, Christina, Jeffery, Christopher, Corey and Collin Brown, a special friend, Jennifer Kammenga.

She is preceded in death by her paternal grandfather, Harry Boesnecker; maternal grandparents, Dennis and Arvilla Brown; and stepmother, Vickie Boesnecker.

Funeral Service will take place on Monday, June 17, 2019, 11:00 a.m. at St. Lorenz Lutheran Church, 1030 W. Tuscola, Frankenmuth, Michigan. Rev. Mark D. Brandt will officiate with cremation to follow. Jill's family will receive visitors at Cederberg Funeral Home of Frankenmuth, 590 N. Franklin St., Frankenmuth, MI on Sunday from 1:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. and at the church on Monday from 10:00 a.m. until the time of service.  In lieu of flowers, please consider honoring Jillian with a donation to St. Lorenz Lutheran School or the Saginaw County Animal Care Center. Checks can be made payable to "Saginaw County Animal Care Center" and mailed to: SCACC, 1312 Gratiot Ave., Saginaw, Michigan 48602.