Jennifer Kay "Jen" Shidler

February 15, 1975 - January 17, 2017


Residence: McKinney, Texas (formerly of Reynolds, Indiana)
Died: Tuesday, January 17, 2017
Location: At her home in McKinney, Texas
 
 
Age: 41
Date of Birth: Saturday, February 15, 1975
Birth place: Monticello, Indiana

 

 
Father: John Frederick Shidler
 
Mother: Ruth ( Sigman ) Shidler - Magers
 
Marital Status: Single
Resided in: Jennifer had lived in Texas, since graduating from Ball State Univeristy of Muncie, Indiana, in 1997.
Funeral Date: Sunday, January 29, 2017
Funeral Location: 2:00 p.m., Sunday, January 29, 2017, Memorial Celebration of Life Service will be at the Miller - Roscka Funeral Home of Monticello, Indiana.
Clergy: Rev. Nikki Brown - Rice of the Reynolds United Methodist Church of Reynolds, Indiana
Burial will take place:
Burial will be at the I.O.O.F. Riverview Cemetery in rural Monticello, Indiana
Visitation will be:
Gathering of Family and Friends will be from 11:00 a.m., to 2:00 p.m., Sunday, January 29, 2017, at the Miller - Roscka Funeral Home of Monticello, Indiana. **** A Memorial Gathering with a Balloon Release will be in Texas at a later date.****
Biographical Information:
Jennifer passed away very unexpectedly at her home in McKinney, Texas. She was raised in Reynolds, Indiana, and was a 1993 graduate of North White High School of Monon, Indiana. Jennifer was also a 1997 graduate of Ball State University of Muncie, Indiana, graduating with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Human Resource Management. After graduating college she went to work for the City of Carrollton, Texas, from 1997 to 1999. Jennifer then went to work for Selkirk L.L.C. from 1999 to 2007. She held a couple different positions at Ericsson from 2007 to 2010. Then from 2011 to 2013, Jennifer worked for Amphenol Fiber Systems International. She has worked over the last three years at GENBAND in McKinney, Texas. Jennifer loved her beloved Persian cats she rescued from the Persian Cat Rescue, Rocky and Cosmo. They were like her children. Jennifer loved and enjoyed planning and going on beach vacations and was a "sun worshiper", be it at the pool or at the beach. She was an avid NFL Dallas Cowboys Football fan. Jennifer loved and enjoyed her Texas family of friends. She especially loved her nieces and nephews. Jennifer’s personality was one of a kind and she was always the life of the party. She was a social butterfly, very outgoing, lived life to the fullest, and had a memorable laugh. She was a very independent, caring, and career driven person. Jennifer had a HUGE heart of GOLD. She will be dearly missed by ALL.
Special Services:
Memorial Information: Memorials may be given to DFW Purebred Rescue (make checks payable to DFW Purebred Rescue), mail to Cats Unlimited, 2828 Brown Trail, Suite D., Bedford, Texas, 76021. Envelopes will be available here at the funeral home.
Marriage Information:
Survivors include:
Mother and Step - Father, Ruth and Kenny Magers of Niles, Michigan; Father and Step - Mother, John F. and Susan Shidler of Reynolds, Indiana; Brothers, Brad Shidler of Reynolds, Indiana, and Shane (wife Melissa) Shidler of Edwardsburg, Michigan;Nieces and Nephews, Brad’s Children, Jordyn, Nolan, Tatum Shidler, Shane and Melissa’s Children, Naylee andRyla Shidler; Step - Sister, Sabrena Ham of Indianapolis, Indiana; Step - Brothers, Allen Magers, Jr. of Greenwood, Indiana, and Scotty Hughes of Reynolds, Indiana; Uncles, Dan and Mary Ann Sigman of Monticello, Indiana, and Jeff Sigman;Cousins, Seth, Coran, Skylar, and Nathan Sigman; Her beloved Persian cats, Rocky and Cosmo.
Preceded in Death:
Maternal Grandparents, Don and Marjorie "Joann" (VanMeter) Sigman; Paternal Grandparents, Wayman "Bug" and Adrienne Sue (Ade) Shidler.
Arrangements by:
Miller - Roscka Funeral Home, 6368 E. US 24, Monticello, Indiana, 47960 ( 574 ) 583 - 8488.


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Schedule of Services

Burial Service

Burial will be at the I.O.O.F. Riverview Cemetery in rural Monticello, Indian

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Visitaion Service

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  • Gathering of Family and Friends will be from 11:00 a.m., to 2:00 p.m., Sunday, January 29, 2017, at the Miller - Roscka Funeral Home of Monticello, Indiana. **** A Memorial Gathering with a Balloon Release will be in Texas at a later date.****

Funeral Service

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  • Funeral Location: 2:00 p.m., Sunday, January 29, 2017, Memorial Celebration of Life Service will be at the Miller - Roscka Funeral Home of Monticello, Indiana.

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