Jordanne Nichelle Perry (Grandpa’s Sweet Pea) overcame her brave fight with cancer on Sunday, Dec. 13. After two years of battling, encompassing six months of intense chemo therapy, a T-cell transplant, three major surgeries — including removal of five ribs and a part of her right lung — she received complete healing, not at the hands of modern medicine, but by the power of Jesus’ conquering death, once and for all.
Jordanne’s life on earth began on Sunday, April 9, 1995, at Ellsworth Airforce Base in Rapid City. She moved a few times — living in Alaska, Washington, and Massachusetts before returning to South Dakota. She attended school at Hill City, Wilson, Dakota Middle School, Central High School and graduated from Jefferson in May 2013. Her life was fulfilled with the birth of her daughter, Isabella Sophia Munoz on Sept. 4, 2012. If a mother’s love is measured by the amount you sacrifice for your child, than Jordanne’s love for Isabella surpassed lifetimes.Team Jordanne consisted of all those who love her and helped her fight. This included her mom Nicki Burke; her grandparents Jerry and Donna Grover; her uncle and aunt Jarod and Becki Groven; her cousins Austin, Cody and Kyle; her brother Jacob; sisters Jacie and Cheyanne; her dad and stepmom Joe and Britta Perry; her step-siblings Ethan and Emelia; and the entire Kannaly Family; aunt Margie (Leonard) Reynolds; her not so secret admirer Jen (Jude) Wildeman and family; grandparents Doug and Joan Burke and family; great-grandma Lois Halley; uncle Jim (Delia) Halley and family; aunt Linda Halley and family; aunt Judy (Steve) Dalton and family; aunt Kathy Gardner and family; great-great-grandma Vivian Grover; uncle Buzzy (Mary Anne) Grover and family; aunt Mary (Sonny) Schriner and family; aunt Marilyn (Jim) Dean and family; Isabella’s father Justin Munoz and family and numerous cousins, friends, nurses and doctors and prayer warriors from all over the world. The great cloud of witnesses that had gone on before, cheering her on were her uncle Jesse, stepdad Jason, great-grandpa and grandma Grover, great-grandpa Halley, uncle Kenny, uncle Terry, cousin Todd, grandma Joanne and grandpa Perry.
A viewing will be at Kirk Funeral Home at 1051 E. Minnesota St. in Rapid City from 3-5 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 18. The Memorial Service will be held on Saturday, Dec. 19 at 10 a.m. at First Assembly of God at 4905 S Hwy. 16 in Rapid City with a meal following. A memorial fund will be established for Isabella.