Obituary of Jeanne Rae Lutz

Jeanne Rae Lutz, 75 of Carlinville, IL formerly of Girard, IL passed away Monday evening, June 12, 2023, at Heritage Health Care, in Carlinville, IL. Jeanne was born May 20, 1948, in Plainville, KS, one of eight daughters and a son born to Maurice S. and Eileen (Devlin) Wells. After graduating high school, she continued on to cosmetology school, where she met her future husband, Harold Lutz and they were married on April 8, 1966 in Deer Valley, AZ. She worked as a hairdresser until they left Arizona in 1969 to return to Illinois. Jeanne was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, and aunt. She along with her husband owned and operated Lutz Studio Photography (Carlinville, formerly Girard) from 1984 to 2010, where she managed the office, retouched photos and printed pictures for clients. She enjoyed listening to music and audio books, watching musicals, and watching the oldies on television. Caves were always a fascination, and she made several trips with relatives down to Meramec Caverns over the years. Jeanne enjoyed spending time with her family and dogs. Jeanne was preceded in death by her parents, husband, sisters Janet Frankie and JoAnn Wells. A Celebration of Life will be from 2:00 to 4:00 pm, Sunday, June 18, 2023 at The Rustic Venue, 24720 North Standard City Road, Girard, IL. Jeanne is survived by her daughters, Sheila (Albert) Hammann of Carlinville, IL, Shanon (Bruce) Barnes of Waggoner, IL, Shellie (Jose) Sagastume of Carlinville, IL, nine grandchildren, eight great grandchildren; Blake (Carissa) Hammann, Bryce (Rachel) Hammann, Brandon (Becca) Hammann, Colby (Nicole) Barnes, Isabel (Chase) Seago, Issac Barnes,, Delanie Childers, Darcie Childers and Sean Kolb, sisters; Janice Hood, Judy Owens, Jane McKinney, Jerri Gray, Jolynn Meza, brother, Jay Wells, and several nieces and nephews. Memorials may be made to Macoupin County Animal Shelter. Please visit www.davisandersonfuneralhome.com to leave condolences or light a candle in her memory. Davis-Anderson Funeral Home, Carlinville is in charge of arrangements.