Jill S. Prentiss

Jill S. Prentiss, 61, of Indianapolis passed away August 27, 2024. She was born in Gary, IN but grew up in Crown Point, IN on July 10, 1963 to Ed and Helen Thiess. 

Jill graduated from Crown Point High School in 1981. She met Eric Prentiss while working in an adjacent store in Century Mall in Merrillville, IN and started dating at the age of 16. She joined the Navy right after graduating high school and married Eric in 1982. They spent 42 loving years together. They had daughter, Jessica, in 1985 and permanently moved to Indianapolis shortly after her birth. 

Jill worked several secretarial jobs throughout her life until the birth of her granddaughter, Taylor, in 2007, and then worked her dream career as a stay at home grandma. Shortly after she was blessed with a grandson, Tristan, in 2010. Jill's greatest joy was family and spending time at home with her husband. After her grandchildren got older and more involved in school, she started working part time for Chef Suzanne Catering, which she really enjoyed. More than anything, she enjoyed the customers and people she met through her job, more so than the job itself. 

Jill was preceded in death by her parents, Ed and Helen Thiess and her mother and father in law, Ed and Louella Prentiss.

She is survived by her loving husband, Eric Prentiss; daughter, Jessica Sauri; grandchildren, Taylor and Tristan Sauri; brother in law, Karl (Catherine "Cat") Prentiss. 

There will be no formal funeral service, everyone is welcome between the visitation hours of 1 pm - 4 pm at Indiana Funeral Care, 8151 Allisonville Rd., Indianapolis, IN 46250, on Wednesday, September 11, 2024. Please come dressed comfortably.