Delores "Jean" Dabler
August 28, 1937 ~ January 26, 2012
Delores "Jean" Dabler, 73, of Orion died at 1:30 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 26, 2012, at Illini Restorative Care Center in Silvis. Born Aug. 28, 1937, in Wyanet to Robert and Elsie (Allen) Cruse, she married Stephen V. Dabler Dec. 15, 1957, in Wyanet. He died Dec. 11, 2009. She was a 1955 graduate of Wyanet High School. She was a claims representative for John Deere Insurance in Moline. She was a member of the First Baptist Church in Orion. Surviving are one daughter, Pamela (Todd) Owens of Orion; and four grandchildren, Andrew Owens of Chicago, Luke Owens of Milwaukee, Wis., and Emily and Lola Owens of Orion. She was also preceded in death by her parents; one brother, Jerry Cruse; one son, Jonathan Allen Dabler; one granddaughter, Grace Owens; and one grandson, Adam Owens. Services will be at 11 a.m. Monday at the First Baptist Church of Manlius with Pastor Aaron Jackson officiating. Burial will be in the First Baptist Church of Manlius Cemetery in Manlius. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church. Memorials may be directed to the donor''s choice.
I am so sorry to hear about Jean passing. I worked with Jean at John Deere Insurance for about 5 years.
When I first started in claims @ JDI, Jean took me under her wing, and was very kind and understanding, and she was a very good instructor. She also, had a great sense of humor. I will always remember her as one of my favorite co-workers at John Deere.
My thoughts and prayers are with the family of Jean.