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Jill Marie White, age 48, passed away July 30, 2018, at her home. Jill was born on January 23, 1970, in Carroll, Iowa, to Eugene and the late Connie Nieland. She graduated from Carroll Kuemper High School in 1988. She then earned her bachelor's degree from the University of Iowa in exercise science.

Jill began employment as a certified athletic trainer, at Jennie Edmundson, in 1993. She worked at many area high schools, but she spent more than 20 years at St. Albert. She was adored and respected for her work there, from her ability to diagnose and treat injuries to her knack for putting a smile on her athletes' faces, and her compassion for their daily struggles. In 2013, she received the prestigious Sports Medicine Award by the Iowa High School Athletic Association. She was a member of St. Patrick's Catholic Church, where she served as a Eucharistic Minister. In 2015, she transferred to Methodist Health System as a full-time Medical Coder, while continuing to serve part-time as a trainer. A devoted mother, she made this transition in order to attend more of her children's activities.

Jill was preceded in death by her mother, Connie Nieland; and her brother, Steve Nieland. She is survived by her husband of 20 years, Kevin White; daughter, Bailey; son, Carter; father, Eugene (Becky) Nieland, of Breda, Iowa; brothers, Dan (Karen) Nieland, of Breda, and Kevin (Deb) Nieland, of Breda; sisters, Jan (Russ) Stork, of Waterloo, Nebraska, Lori (Randy) Snyder, of Breda, Mary Jo (Frank) Wellenstein, of Sioux City, Iowa, Amy (Kevin) Schreck, of Roselle, Iowa, and Joni (Mike) Klusman, of Honey Creek, Iowa; brother-in-law, Bryan (Rene) White, of Carlisle, Iowa; father-in-law, T. Gary White; and mother-in-law, Pam White, of Council Bluffs; many nieces and nephews.

Cutler-O’Neill Meyer-Woodring Funeral Homes and Crematory.

In Loving Memory of Jill Marie White

January 23, 1970 – July 30, 2018

Wake Service Sunday, August 5, 2018, 4:00 p.m. Saint Albert High School

Funeral Mass Monday, August 6, 2018, 11:00 a.m. Saint Albert High School. Fr. Glen Wilwerding, celebrant. Readers: Vince Rew and Steve Baumert. Musicians: Organist: Lisa Gronstal; Vocalists: Denny Cool and John Cool

Casket Bearers: Dan Nieland, Kevin Nieland, Kevin Culjat, Jim Duggan, Ken Schreiber, Dick Wettengel, Mike Kayl, Dave Byrne

Interment: Walnut Hill Cemetery, Council Bluffs, Iowa

Memorials will be directed by the family

Family and friends are invited for lunch and fellowship at the St. Patrick’s Church Social Hall, 4 Valley View Dr., following the Committal Service.

~~~Funeral leaflet courtesy of the Nebraska Washington County Genealogical Society. Newspaper clippings and leaflets on file in the Blair Public Library at Blair, Nebraska FindaGrave memorial: 191874352