Obituary of Jan Babin

Jan Babin, 81, a longtime Lake County resident, passed away on September 25, 2024. Born in Northampton, England, to Frank and Marjorie May White, Jan attended the Northampton School for Girls. In 1961, she came to the United States. She had a successful career as a small appliance product demonstrator in Houston, Texas, before relocating to Lake County in 1975. In Lake County she had a successful twenty year career in real estate.

Jan was an animal lover and was devoted to her cats and dogs. She loved to garden and raise houseplants.  Above all, she treasured her role as a mother, taking immense pride in her son Steven's accomplishments as a public interest attorney.

Jan is survived by her son Steven L. Pick of Chicago; her nieces Sheana (Bill) Draves and Kimberlee Smith; her cousin Paul White of Northampton, England; her childhood friend Liz Taylor of Seattle Washington, and her friends of fifty years Valerie and Mark Dickson of Summerville, South Carolina.

Jan was preceded in death by her beloved parents and her sister Ann Smith.

Funeral Mass for Jan will be held at 10:30 AM on Thursday Oct 3^rd at St. Joseph Catholic Church, 121 E Maple Ave, Libertyville, where there will be a visitation one hour prior to Mass. The mass will be followed by a luncheon. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made Pure-Bred Cat Rescue at www.purebredcatrescue.org.  Funeral arrangements by McMurrough Funeral Chapel (847) 362-2626. Please sign the guestbook at libertyvillefuneralhome.com 

The Funeral Mass can be Live Streamed via the following LINK