Anthony “Toby” Jansen, 89, of Green Creek, died at 4:11 p.m. on Tuesday, April 25, 2023 at HSHS St. Anthony’s Memorial Hospital in Effingham, surrounded by his loving family.
A funeral Mass was held on Saturday, April 29, at St. Mary Help of Christians Catholic Church in Green Creek. Burial was in St. Mary Cemetery with military rites. Johnson Funeral Home in Effingham assisted the family.
Mr. Jansen was born on April 4, 1934, in Effingham to Ben and Eva (Funneman) Jansen. He served in the United States Army, stationed in Fort Huachuca, AZ from 1956 to 1958. He married Mardell Althoff on Sept. 27, 1958, and she survives.
A lifelong farmer, he enjoyed antique farm equipment, especially his Allis Chalmer tractor and doing demonstrations with his Case threshing machine at Pinckneyville’s thresherman shows. He and his wife enjoyed dancing to the tunes of Benny and the Amigos over the years and time spent with their children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. He served as a Douglas Township Trustee for 20 years, drove the Teutopolis kindergarten bus for the Green Creek area for ten years and was a member of the DAV.
In addition to his wife of 64 years, he is survived by his children, Marlene (Steve) Hille, Karen (Tim) Fuesting, Joyce (Mark) Hoene, Linda (Mark, deceased) Harrington, Mark (Tammie Miller) Jansen, Richard (Vanessa Holland-Borries) Jansen, and Wayne (Tina Giller) Jansen of Hillsboro; his 15 grandchildren, Jackie Mette, Brian Fuesting, Angie Brumleve, Sarah Lucht, Richard, Stephen, and Jonathan Hoene, Jake Harrington, Dean and Joseph Jansen, Megan Devore, Dustin Borries, Matt Jansen, Elizabeth Schewe and Kelly Jansen; 33 great-grandchildren and three on the way; brother, Bernard and wife Helen Jansen; in-laws, Margaret Jansen, Judy Jansen and Donald Beckman; and brother-in-law, Dave Althoff and wife Carol.
Mr. Jansen was preceded in death by his parents; siblings, Edward Jansen, Florence Schuette, Alice Hoene, Louisa Jansen, Virgil Jansen, Alma Steffen, Charlie Jansen, John Jansen, and Catherine Beckman; in-laws, Joseph and Clara Althoff; sister-in-law, Marlene Althoff; son-in-law, Mark “Harold” Harrington; and his two great-grandchildren, Henry Meino Lucht and Laila Angela Brumleve.
Memorials may be made to the White Lily Project or donor’s choice.
