Mary Janelle Siller

Janelle was born in Wiesbaden, Germany on January 14, 1952, to James and Gloria Wade while her father was stationed in Germany with the U.S. Air Force.

She attended St. Ignatius Loyola School until the eighth grade and graduated from Houghton High School in June 1970.

She married Edward Joseph Siller on April 28, 1975. Janelle was employed at the Department of Social Services from 1974 until her retirement in July 2002.

After her retirement she filled her days with creating handmade greeting cards, touching the lives of many people. She was a member of St. Ignatius Loyola Catholic Church in Houghton and was a member of the Altar Society.

Janelle is survived by her husband, Joseph; two daughters, Alicia (Siller) McEllis of Jackson, Michigan, and Karen (Siller) Kinnunen of Hancock; four brothers, Jim (Donna) Wade and Don (Theresa) Wade of Houghton, Ron (Karen) Wade of Hancock, and Robert “Pete” (Masako) Wade of Misawa, Japan; five grandchildren; Joshua (Sienna) and Matthew (Ariel) Jaehnig and Garrett, Sarah, and Peyton McEllis; two great-grandchildren; Hudson and Esme Jaehnig; and several nieces, nephews and cousins.

She was preceded in death by her grandparents, Walter and Kathryn Rickard, and her parents, Jim and Gloria Wade.

A funeral liturgy will be celebrated at 11 a.m. on Thursday, December 16, 2021, at St Ignatius Loyola Catholic Church in Houghton with Rev. Fr. John Martignon to officiate. Spring inurnment will be at Forest Hill Cemetery in Houghton. There will be no visitation. A celebration of life reception will be held at the Range Lounge immediately following the mass.

Memorials in lieu of flowers may be made to Little Brothers, Friends of the Elderly, or Omega House.

The O’Neill-Dennis Funeral Home in Hancock is in charge of the arrangements.