Beulah Tanis
September 2, 1926 - December 28, 2017
Beulah Tanis, age 91, of Rensselaer passed away December 28, 2017 at Franciscan Health Rensselaer, Rensselaer, Indiana. Beulah was born in Kenosha, Wisconsin on September 2, 1926, the daughter of Arthur and Gladys (Johnson) Willette. A 1944 graduate of Oak Park High School, Beulah attended N. I. U. in Illinois and Iowa State University where she majored in Home Economics and minored in Chemistry. She was a nurse’s aide and later secretary of the Medical Records department at Ingalls Memorial Hospital in Harvey, Illinois. Beulah was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, Glen Robert Tanis who passed away in 1977, son, John David Tanis who passed away July 7, 2017, an infant daughter, Gladys Ann, and eleven brothers and sisters. She is survived by her children, Lynn (Rick) Zegers and Paul Tanis both of Arizona; Karen Klein of Hammond, IN; Elsie (Cliff) Selby and Bob (Deb) Tanis both of Rensselaer, IN; Julie (Robin) Hernaez of California and Sherry Bult of Illinois; 12 grandchildren and numerous great-grandchildren. Jackson Funeral Chapel of Rensselaer is honored to be assisting the family.
Beulah Tanis, age 91, of Rensselaer passed away December 28, 2017 at Franciscan Health Rensselaer, Rensselaer, Indiana. Beulah was born in Kenosha, Wisconsin on September 2, 1926, the daughter of Arthur and Gladys (Johnson) Willette. A 1944... View Obituary & Service Information