Jean Elizabeth (Gewerth) Hillesheim, born March 22, 1949, in Belview, Minnesota, was the daughter of Joseph Francis and Helen Mae (Kohls) Gewerth. She was baptized at St. John’s Catholic Church in Morton and confirmed at St. Michael’s Catholic Church in Morgan. Jean attended St. Michael’s Catholic School through 8th grade and graduated from Morgan Public High School in 1967. On April 20, 1968, she married Eugene E. Hillesheim at St. Michael’s Catholic Church. They shared 57 wonderful years of marriage. Jean worked briefly at 3M in New Ulm before spending 30 years at Control Data (later MPI, Zytec, and Artesyn) in Redwood Falls. After retiring in 2006, she became custodian at St. John’s Catholic Church in Morton, where she was a devoted member until its closure in 2019. She served in many roles including CCW officer, church board member, trustee, sacristan, and extraordinary Minister of Holy Communion. She also was involved with the Golden Gophers 4-H, serving for 9 years. A gifted baker and seamstress, Jean generously mended clothes for others and enjoyed crafting with the Snowflakes sewing group. She enjoyed getting together with her various coffee groups as well. Jean and Gene traveled to all 50 states, and after retirement, Jean took several pilgrimage trips along with Fr. Mark Steffl and close church friends, including her dear roommate Kris Tetrick.