Ila Jane Babel

Ila Jane Babel (80) passed peacefully from this life the morning of June 2, 2016. She was visited and loved by several family members during her last days of life. Ila Jane was born January 12, 1936 in Arc City, KS, was a resident of Zionsville, IN, and Northville, MI. She was a graduate of Zionsville High School where she played clarinet in the band and was President of the Sunshine Club. Ila Jane also graduated from Detroit Business School. She was an executive secretary for Bendix Corporation. She enjoyed listening to Elvis, knitting afghans, solving puzzles, collecting Beanie Babies and Cabbage Patch Kids, and cooking. She enjoyed her summer vacations at her cabins in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, where she visited with family and friends. Ila Jane is survived by her children: Jeff (Michele Gietzen-Kaufer) Weber, Ken (Barb) Weber, Mike Weber, Amy (Gary) Wuerfel; fourteen grandchildren: Jennifer (Scott), Samantha, Neil, Kayla, Ian, Trevor (Megan), Jack, Calvin, Paige, Kendall, Mitchell, Fiona, Noah, Adia; and one sister. She is preceded in death by: her parents Calvin and Loy Hawes, her husband Bernard Babel, and her son Mark Weber. The visitation will be held at Casterline Funeral Home, 122 W Dunlap St, Northville, MI 48167, Tuesday, June 7, 2016 from 2-8pm. The funeral service will be held at First United Methodist Church, 777 West Eight Mile Road, Northville, MI 48167, Wednesday, June 8, 2016, at 10:00 am with visitation beginning at 9:30am. Burial will be held at Great Lakes National Cemetery, 4200 Belford Road, Holly, MI 48442 at 1pm.