Ilion Eugena Ganzmann, 62 of Ilion passed away on Thursday August 15, 2013 at Oneida Health Care after a long illness. Jean was born on March 30, 1951 in Warsaw, NY the daughter of the late Rolland and Evelyn (Carney) Sears. Jean is survived by her husband Bernard; four children and two step children, Elsie Windecker of Ilion, William Conklin of Daytona Beach Florida, Kevin Kingdon of Herkimer, Stacey Hensley of Columbia SC, Pauline Ganzmann of East Herkimer and Erica Janis of Frankfort; her grandchildren Bethany, Dale, Autum, Daniel, Valery, Cheyenne, Sabrina, Melody, Dylan, Brandon, Anthony, Raymond, Brittney, Amelia and Zackery.. She is also survived by a sister Rena Sears of Rome and two brothers Don Sears of Syracuse and Rollie Sears of Moberly, Mi.. She is predeceased by her brother and sisters Tom Sears, Valery Sears, Lena Seymour and Sandy Parish. Funeral services, for Jean, will be Thursday, August 22, 2013 at 4:00 PM from the Whiter-Hendrix Funeral Home, Inc., 100 Otsego St., Ilion, with Pastor Harry Teuchert officiating. Friends may call Thursday from 2:00 PM until the time of the service. On line condolences may be sent by going to www.whiter-hendrix.com.