Jackie Ann Hartman Gilfillian, a childhood resident of Warsaw, and final resident of Minneapolis, Minn., died Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2017, in Minneapolis at the age of 62 from brain cancer. She was born July 21, 1954, to Dorothy Copeland Shenefield and Ellis Hartman. She was united in marriage to George Gilfillian and raised her family in California. Jackie received a Bachelor of Information Technology from San Francisco University and worked for several companies in California before ending her career at Datalink in Minnesota, where she moved to be near her grandchildren. Jackie loved quilting, watching hockey, the ocean, going to movies, and had a wonderful smile and twinkle in her eye that could light up a room. She is survived by her daughter, Vickie S. Gilfillian-Bennett; son-in-law, Mosi Bennett; stepdaughter, Teejah S. Gilfillian; grandchildren: Graham, Garrick and Niles Bennett; two sisters, Pattie S. Laney (and husband Michael) and Sue Woodcock (and husband Russ); one stepsister, Julie Schilling (and husband Rodney); three nephews: Jacob and Kaleb Neukam and Sean Woods; a niece, Renee Woods; and numerous aunts, uncles and cousins. Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday, April 28, at McHatton-Sadler Funeral Chapel, Warsaw, with Chaplain Robert Jarboe officiating. Burial will be in Oakwood Cemetery, Warsaw. ***** Memorials to Gilda’s Club Twin Cities 10560 Wayzata Blvd., Minnetonka, MN 55305; or Reins of Life Therapeutic, 55200 Quince Road, South Bend, IN 46619. To sign the guest register or leave condolences electronically, go to mchattonsadlerfuneralchapels.com.
