Janis Nugent

Janis Nugent, age 75, a lifelong resident of Manteno, passed away Thursday, April 27, 2023 at Riverside Medical Center in Kankakee. She was born January 1, 1948 in Kankakee, the daughter of Maynard & Jeanette Meyer Rathje. Janis married Kevin J. Nugent on July 25, 1970 in Peotone. Janis was the valedictorian of the 1966 graduating class of Manteno High School. She was a graduate of Northern Illinois University. Janis was inducted into the Hammes Hall of Honor at Bishop McNamara High School in 2017. She taught at Manteno Elementary School and had also been the Clerk of Manteno Township. Janis was president of the Kevin Nugent Construction Company. She delivered Meals on Wheels. Janis was a member of the Sisters Club and Girls Club. Janis loved her family, her friends, and most all, her grandchildren. Surviving are her husband of 52 years, Kevin Nugent of Manteno; four sons, Chad & Mary Nugent of Manteno, Keith & Amy Nugent of Manteno, Rory & Samantha Nugent of Chicago, and Devin & Monica Nugent of Manteno; one daughter, Tiffany & Keith Brack of Manteno; one sister, Diane Dole of Manteno; one brother, Dennis & Winona Rathje of Monticello, IN; brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law, Bonnie Milton of Bourbonnais, Madonna Bertrand of Manteno, Mary Nugent of Bourbonnais, Rev. Tony Nugent of Manteno, Karen & Chuck Cassidy of Hoschton, GA, and Tim & Yvette Nugent of Manteno; 18 grandchildren, Bryce Clark, Reilly Nugent, Elle Nugent, Halle Nugent, Lillee Nugent, Emilie Nugent, Connor Nugent, Andrew Nugent, Beckham Nugent, Hazel Nugent, Connolly Nugent, Rory Nugent Jr., Lucas Nugent, Clara Nugent, Lydia Nugent, Amelia Nugent, Tessa Nugent, and Joel Nugent. Janis is preceded in death by her parents; five brothers-in-law, Jerry Dole, Lavern Nugent, Daniel Nugent, Joel Nugent, and Virgil Bertrand; and her mother-in-law and father-in-law, Joan & Leo Nugent. Visitation will be held 3:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. on Monday, May 1, 2023 at Clancy-Gernon Funeral Home in Manteno. Funeral Mass will be celebrated at 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, May 2, 2023 at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Manteno. Rev. Tony Nugent will celebrate the Mass. Interment will follow at St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery in Manteno. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Bishop McNamara High School or St. Joseph Catholic Church in Manteno.

Janis Nugent

January 1, 1948 - April 27, 2023