Juanita J. Jimenez

Juanita J. Jimenez was called Home by our Heavenly Father in the early morning of July 16, 2016. She was born the youngest of thirteen children on May 30th, 1928 in Manangat, Caoayan, Ilocus Sur, Philippines to the late Antonio and Pelagia Jimenez. In 1956, she immigrated to Chicago, Illinois as one of the first group of Filipino nurses to join the American workforce. She began her career as a Staff Nurse and was later promoted to Nurse Supervisor at Thorek Memorial Hospital. In December 1961, she received the first ever “Nurse of the Year” award from Thorek Memorial Hospital. She later retired as a Charge Nurse at Columbus Hospital after 41 years of service. She was the adored aunt of Clemente (Imelda) Gascon, Rizal (Digna) Jimenez, and Lourdes (Eduardo) Quisisem; a loving and caring aunt and grandaunt to many nieces and nephews both in the United States and in the Philippines; and a loyal friend to all.

Funeral Services will be held at Drake & Son Funeral Home, 5303 N. Western, Chicago, IL. Visitation hours are Thursday, July 21st, and Friday, July 22nd from 3PM to 9PM. Final Viewing Prayers are on Saturday, July 23, at 9AM, followed by Memorial Mass at 10:30AM at Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church, 690 W. Belmont, Chicago, IL. Interment is at Maryhill Cemetery, Niles, IL. For more information, please call (773) 561-6874, or go to: www.DrakeAndSonFuneralHome.com.