Jodi Lewellyn age 29, of Van Dyne formerly of Omro died Monday, February 2, 2004 at her home. She was born in Oshkosh on February 10, 1974 the daughter of Douglas and Sharon Lowell Lewellyn. As a child she attended Omro schools, the family moved to Van Dyne in 1990, where she finished her education, then later attended cosmetology school. She worked at Evergreen Manor, Salon Shahnaz and Service Master. Jodi had a gift for writing poetry, but also enjoyed fishing, dancing, reading, camping and motorcycling. Her favorite pastime was spending time with her son, Gunner and her family.

Jodi will be missed by her son Gunner Hazelwood, her parents, Douglas & Sharon Lewellyn of Van Dyne, her sister Erika Juedes (friend Robert Basler) of Oshkosh, maternal grandmother Shirley Reiter of Omro, niece Kaitlin Juedes; nephew Dalton Juedes, special friend, Travis Hazelwood of Oshkosh, aunt & uncles; Bud & Lynn Thomsen of North Carolina Gary & Faye Henke of Omro and Jim & Connie Olson of Omro, her cousins and many friends. Jodi was preceded in death by her grandfathers, Joe Reiter and Lynn Lewellyn and by her brother Kurt on Feb. 2, 1983, exactly 21 years before Jodi.

Visitation for Jodi will be Friday, February 6, 2004 at the Omro Funeral Home from 4 – 8 p.m. and Saturday, February 7, 2004 at Waukau United Methodist Church in Waukau from 10:30 – 11:15 a.m. with a funeral service to follow at 11:30 a.m., with Rev. Eric Schleiter officiating. A memorial is being established. The family would like to thank Ellen, Patsy & Deb and the entire staff at Affinity Hospice as well as Monica & Wendy and the rest of the staff at Fox Valley Hematology and Oncology in Oshkosh for their genuine care and support.

We Called Her 'Jodes'

Jodes' Battle is over
fought on many days
each, such a struggle
in so many ways.

And now that it's over
we can remember days
when Jodes filled our hearts
in oh so many ways.

Her life was a miracle
like each and every one
But the biggest miracle of all
was when she had a son.

It has too many victims
and leaves too many scars
only time can heal this
with some help from afar.

We watched her fight
we heard her cry
so many questions
and don't know why.

It's hard to think it's over
when you thought it just begun
but 29 years, some odd days
is still luckier than some.

So now her mission is over
and her journey on Earth is done.
Let's not forget our Jodes
or this cancer has won.

Love,
Dad 2/2/04