MRS. PAUL ( MARY GRACE ) HANSON, 93, MORRIS, ILLINOIS, PASSED AWAY PEACEFULLY MONDAY AFTERNOON, SEPTEMBER 6, 2010 IN WALNUT GROVE NURSING HOME. SHE WAS BORN ON MAY 13, 1917 IN MORRIS, ILLINOIS, TO WILLIAM & MAGGIE CHRISMAN RATH.

     MARY WAS EDUCATED IN MORRIS SCHOOLS AND GRADUATE OF MORRIS HIGH SCHOOL WITH THE CLASS OF 1935.

     SHE MARRIED PAUL A. HANSON ON JUNE 11, 1938 IN MORRIS, ILLINOIS.

     MARY GRACE WAS EMPLOYED WITH HYMAN TAILORING IN COAL CITY, ILLINOIS AND WITH LINDSAY LIGHT & CHEMICAL CO. AND THE BASKET RESTAURANT IN MORRIS, ILLINOIS.

     SHE ENJOYED READING, SEWING, BINGO GAMES AT SARATOGA TOWERS AND AT IMMACULATE CONCEPTION SCHOOL, AND SPENDING TIME WITH HER FAMILY, ESPECIALLY HER GRANDCHILDREN.

     MARY GRACE WAS A MEMBER OF THE FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH IN MORRIS, ILLINOIS.

     SURVIVING IS HER LOVING DAUGHTER, MARY ( MICHAEL ) BOLEN, MORRIS, ILLINOIS; GRANDDAUGHTER, MELISSA BOLEN, TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA;  GRANDSON, JOEL BOLEN, NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE; ANDNUMEROUS NIECES & NEPHEWS.

     SHE WAS PRECEDED BY PARENTS; HUSBAND ON OCTOBER 6, 1992; SISTER, PEARL MUNSON; BROTHER, CARL RATH.

     FRIENDS MAY CALL ON THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 9, 2010 FROM 5:00 – 7:00 P.M. AT U. C. DAVIS & SONS FUNERAL HOME LTD., 301 W. WASHINGTON ST., MORRIS, ILLINOIS. FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE CONDUCTED ON FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 2010 AT 10:30 A.M. IN THE FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, 118 W. JACKSON ST., MORRIS, ILLINOIS, WITH REV. SCOTT McCLELLAN OFFICIATING. INTERMENT WILL FOLLOW IN EVERGREEN CEMETERY.

     MEMORIAL GIFTS CAN BE DIRECTED TO FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH OR ICS ENDOWMENT FUND. ONLINE CONDOLENCES CAN BE MADE BY CLICKING ON MARY GRACE’S NAME AT THE TOP OF THIS OBITUARY.  FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL 815-942-0084.

     MRS. EMMETT ( AGNES L. ) THORSON, 86, MAZON, ILLINOIS, PASSED AWAY PEACEFULLY MONDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 6, 2010 IN HER HOME, WITH HER LOVING SONS BY HER SIDE. SHE WAS BORN ON AUGUST 26, 1924 IN LaSALLE COUNTY NEAR SENECA, ILLINOIS, THE DAUGHTER OF LESTER & MARY RAGAN MILLER.

     AS A YOUNGSTER, WITH HER PARENTS, THEY MOVED TO THE VERONA AREA TO MAKE THEIR HOME. SHE GRADUATED FROM MAZON TOWNSHIP HIGH SCHOOL WITH THE CLASS OF 1942.

     AGNES MARRIED EMMETT L. THORSON ON APRIL 1, 1947 IN MORRIS, ILLINOIS.

     SHE WAS EMPLOYED WITH THE COUNTY HOME BUREAU IN MORRIS, ILLINOIS DURING THE 1940’S. WITH HER HUSBAND, THEY FARMED IN THE VERONA AREA THROUGH THE 1950’S. IN 1967, WITH HER FAMILY, SHE MOVED INTO MAZON TO MAKE HER HOME. IN 1970, SHE ENTERED THE EMPLOYMENT OF THE MAZON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AS THE SCHOOL SECREARY, RETIRING IN 1994.

     AGNES WAS A MEMBER OF THE MAZON METHODIST CHURCH.  SHE WILL BE REMEMBERED FOR HER LOVE OF BEING WITH HER FAMILY AND FRIENDS.

     SURVIVING ARE HER TWO LOVING SONS, ROBERT & BRYAN THORSON, BOTH OF MAZON, ILLINOIS; SISTER-IN-LAW, MILDRED MILLER OF MAZON, ILLINOIS; ALONG WITH NUMEROUS NIECES & NENPHEWS.

     SHE WAS PRECEDED BY HER PARENTS; HUSBAND ON APRIL 8, 1990; ONE SISTER, VERA MOTTER; TWO BROTHERS, RAYMOND & ERVIN MILLER.

     THE FAMILY WISHES TO EXTEND A SPECIAL THANKS TO HER CAREGIVERS, SANDRA BURGER AND CAROLYN CARRIER, FOR THEIR TENDER AND LOVING CARE OVER THE LAST TWO YEARS. SPECIAL THANKS IS ALSO EXTENDED TO THE GRUNDY COMMUNITY VOLUNTEER HOSPICE.

     FRIENDS MAY CALL ON WEDNESDAY SEPTMBER 8, 2010 FROM 5:00 – 8:00 P.M. AT U. C. DAVIS & SONS FUNERAL HOME LTD., 301 W. WASHINGTON ST., MORRIS, ILLINOIS.  FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE CONDUCTED ON THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 9, 2010 AT 10:30 A.M. WITH MRS. KENNETH BUNKER OFFICIATING AT THE FUNERAL HOME. INTERMENT WILL FOLLOW IN WARD CEMETERY.

     MEMORIAL GIFTS CAN BE DIRECTED TO M.V.K AMBULANCE SERVICE, MAZON METHODIST CHURCH, OR GRUNDY COMMUNITY VOLUNTEER HOSPICE. ONLINE CONDOLENCES CAN BE MADE BY CLICKING ON AGNES’ NAME AT THE TOP OF THIS OBITUARY.  FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL 815-942-0084.

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     Mrs. Clyde ( Charlotte I. ) Benson Mason, 90, of Morris, Illinois, passed away peacefully Thursday afternoon, August 26, 2010,in Morris Healthcare & Rehabilitation Center, with her loving family by her side. She was born on April 23, 1920 in Nettle Creek Township, Grundy County, Illinois, the daughter of Joseph & Violet Jackson Hall.

     She received her elementary education in Dix School in Nettle Creek Township and Graduated from Morris High School with the Class of 1938.

     Charlotte married Floyd E. Benson on September 14, 1941 in Stavanger Lutheran Church & he preceded her on October 28, 1968. She married Clyde F. Mason on February 17, 1985 in Stavanger Lutheran Church.

     She was employed with the Morris Paper Mill and then with the Grundy County Circuit Clerk’s office for over 10 years, retiring in 1986.

     Charlotte enjoyed quilting, sewing ,baking, and traveling with her husband to Florida in the winter time. She was a league bowler at Echo Lanes in Morris, Illinois. She enjoyed tending to her flower gardens and always looked forward to  times spent with the family, especially her grandchildren and great granddaughter.

     She was a lifetime member of Stavanger Lutheran Church.

     Surviving is her loving husband of over 25 years, Clyde, of rural Morris, Illinois; one daughter, Cheryle ( Greg ) Larson, Morris, Illinois; three grandsons, Chad ( Jackie ) Larson of Diamond, Illinois, Eric Larson of Morris, Illinois, & A. J. Larson of Tempe, Arizona; one great granddaughter, Sydney; step-daughter, Carolyn Mason, Cornelia, Georgia; six step-grandchildren;  six step-great grandchildren; one brother, Clifford ( Eunice ) Hall of Morris, Illinois; and several nieces & nephews.

     Preceded by her parents; one grandson, Brad Larson on April 27, 2008; one sister, Vera Hausken; one nephew, Brian Hausken.

     Friends may call on Sunday, August 29, 2010 from 2:00 – 5:00 p. m. at U. C. Davis & Sons Funeral Home Ltd., 301 W. Washington St., Morris, Illinois, 60450. Funeral Services will be conducted on Monday August 30, 2010 at 10:30 a.m. in Stavanger Lutheran Church, 2904 N. 32^nd. Rd., Seneca, Illinois with Rev. Philip Peterson officiating. Interment will follow in Stavanger Cemetry.

     Memorial gifts in Charlotte’s name can be directed to Stavanger Lutheran Church, Joliet Area Community Hospice or Grundy Community Volunteer Hospice. Online condolences can be made by clicking her name at the top of this page.  For further information, please call the funeral home at 815-942-0084.

     DONALD W. “ DON “ DAY, 75, RURAL VERONA, ILLINOIS AND FORMERLY PLAINFIELD, ILLINOIS, PASSED AWAY PEACEFULLY TUESDAY, AUGUST 24, 2010 IN CENTRAL DUPAGE HOSPITAL IN WINFIELD, ILLINOIS, WITH HIS LOVING FAMILY BY HIS SIDE. HE WAS BORN ON JUNE 5, 1935 IN JOLIET, ILLINOIS, THE SON OF WILLIAM & RUTH CHAPLIN DAY.

     HE SERVED HIS COUNTRY IN THE U. S. ARMY FROM FEBRUARY 25, 1958 UNTIL FEBRUARY 16, 1960 AND SERVED OVERSEAS IN GERMANY.

     DON MARRIED DAISY E. COLEMAN ON JULY 23, 1960 IN DUPAGE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH IN PLAINFIELD, ILLINOIS.

     WITH HIS WIFE, THEY FARMED IN WHEATLAND TOWNSHIP, WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS UNTIL RETIRING IN 1999, WHEN THEY MOVED TO NORMAN TOWNSHIP IN GRUNDY COUNTY TO MAKE THEIR HOME.

     HE LOVED HIS FLOWER GARDENS, ENJOYED GO-CART RACING, WAS A PRIVATE PILOT, AND MEMBER OF THE FLYING FARMERS OF AMERICA. HE TOOK GREAT PLEASURE IN HIS CUSHMAN MOTOR SCOOTERS. DONALD ENJOYED SPENDING TIME WITH HIS FAMILY, ESPECIALLY HIS GRANDCHILDREN.

     DON WAS A MEMBER OF THE LOYAL ORDER OF THE MOOSE LODGE # 967

     SURVIVING IS HIS LOVING WIFE OF 50 YEARS, DAISY; GREAT DANES, SALLY & MOON; ONE DAUGHTER, DOREEN ( BUTCH ) MILLIMAN OF MARSEILLES, ILLINOIS; TWO SONS, DONNIE & DAVID, AT HOME; THREE GRANDCHILDREN, KRISTIN DAY, RICKY & RACHEL MILLIMAN; ONE BROTHER, RICHARD DAY OF MORRIS, ILLINOIS; NUMEROUS NIECES, NEPHEWS, GREAT NIECES & NEPHEWS AND ONE GREAT GREAT NEPHEW.

     PRECEDED BY HIS PARENTS.

     FRIENDS MAY CALL ON FRIDAY AUGUST 27, 2010, FROM 5:00 – 8:00 P. M. AT U. C. DAVIS & SONS FUNERAL HOME LTD., 301 W. WASHINGTON ST., MORRIS, ILLINOIS. FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE CONDUCTED ON SATURDAY AUGUST 28, 2010, AT 11:00 A.M. IN THE FUNERAL HOME WITH REV. TOM BOURKE & REV. MARY McKINNEY OFFICIATING. PRIVATE FAMILY INTERMENT WILL BE IN WHEATLAND CEMETERY.

     MEMORIAL GIFTS IN DON’S NAME CAN BE DIRECTED TO DANE RESCUE OR JUST ANIMALS IN SENECA, ILLINOIS. ONLINE CONDOLENCES CAN BE MADE BY CLICKING ON DONALD’S NAME AT THE TOP OF THIS OBITUARY.  FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL 815-942-0084.

     CYNDY GRADUATED FROM MORRIS COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL WITH THE CLASS OF 1972. SHE RECEIVED HER BACHELORS DEGREE IN OFFICE ADMINISTRATION FROM ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY IN NORMAL, ILLINOIS IN 1976.

     SHE WAS EMPLOYED AS A LEGAL SECRETARY IN CHICAGO, ILLINOIS FOR SEVERAL LAW FIRMS AND WAS CURRENTLY ASSOCIATED WITH SIDLEY AUSTIN LLP. IN DOWNTOWN CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

     SHE WAS AN ACTIVE MEMBER OF THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER DAY SAINTS IN WHEATON, ILLINOIS.

     SURVIVING IS HER MOTHER, ANN, OF MORRIS, ILLINOIS; TWO BROTHERS, TOM ( SHERYL ) OF MORRIS, ILLINOIS,  AND JOHN ( FRAN ) OF RIVER FOREST, ILLINOIS; NEPHEW, JOHN FRANKLIN DZURYAK; NIECES, KIM ( JEREMEY ) PHILLIPS, AND CASSIE BROWN; NEPHEW, CHRIS BROWN.

     PRECEDED BY FATHER ON OCTOBER 22, 1998 AND HER SISTER, JOANN M. DZURYAK ON JANUARY 20, 1969.

     FRIENDS MAY CALL ON WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 25, 2010 FROM 5:00 – 8:00 P.M. AT U. C. DAVIS & SONS FUNERAL HOME LTD., 301 W. WASHINGTON ST., MORRIS, ILLINOIS. FUNERAL SERVICES WILL FOLLOW ON THURSDAY, AUGUST 26, 2010, AT 10:30 A.M. IN THE FUNERAL HOME WITH REV. CHRISTIE CALLAHN OFFICIATING. INTERMENT WILL FOLLOW IN EVERGREEN CEMETERY.

     MEMORIAL GIFTS IN CYNDY’S NAME CAN BE DIRECTED TO GRUNDY COMMUNITY VOLUNTEER HOSPICE OR OPERATION ST. NICK. ONLINE CONDOLENCES CAN BE MADE BY CLICKING ON CYNDY’S NAME AT THE TOP OF THIS OBITUARY.  FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL 815-942-0084.

      Gerald Lynn Swihart of Morris, Ilinois, passed away August 12, 2010 at Morris Hospital with his loving family at his side, after a courageous battle with ALS (Lou Gehrig’s disease).

     Born April 24, 1952 in Salina, Kansas, he was the son of the late L. Clinton Swihart and Cora (Miller) Swihart.

     Gerald was active in the Boy Scouts and earned the rank of Eagle Scout. He graduated from Salina High School with the Class of 1970. He received his BS in Nuclear Engineering from Kansas State University in December of 1974.

     He married Sharon Emily Stankis on August 18, 1973 in Portland, Maine.

     Gerald and Sharon moved to Morris, Illinois, in January 1975, when Gerald was hired by ComEd (now Exelon). Through his 29 years at LaSalle County Station he served in a variety of positions including Quality Assurance, Tech Staff Supervisor, Shift Control Room Engineer, Regulatory Assurance, and Electrical Engineering Department.

     Gerald was an active member of the First Christian Church of Morris, Illinois, for 35 years, serving as a deacon, elder, youth worker, choir member, ministry team leader, and Sunday School teacher.

     He was an active volunteer in the community with Mobile Meals, the Grundy County Nursing Home, Red Cross Disaster Team, Boy Scouts, and as a blood donor.

     Survived by his loving wife of 37 years, Sharon; his three children, David (Elizabeth) Swihart of Springfield, IL, Elizabeth (T.J.) D’Orazio of Oswego, IL, and Daniel Swihart of Lincoln, IL.; one granddaughter, Ellise; one brother, Ron (Netta) Swihart of Witchita, KS,.; one sister Nancy (Tim) Benson of Colorado Springs, CO.; one sister-in-law Wanda Swihart of Pelham, AL.; and numerous nieces and nephews.

     He was preceded in death by his parents, his brother Don, and a sister in infancy.

     Gerald was a faithful husband, a dedicated father, and a proud grandfather. He was a devoted Exelon employee, filled with generosity, and most importantly a faithful, obedient believer in Jesus Christ. His presence will be missed by his family, his church, and his community.

     Friends may call on Sunday August 15, 2010 from 4:00 – 7:00 p.m. at First Christian Church, 455 W. Southmor Rd., Morris, Illinois. Funeral Services will be conducted Monday, August 16, 2010, at 10:30 a.m. in the church with Dr. Charles Richardson officiating. Interment will follow in Sample Cemetery.

     Memorial gifts can be directed to First Christian Church Missions, ALS Association or Grundy Community Volunteer Hospice. Arrangements have been entrusted with U. C. Davis & Sons Funeral Home LTD., 301 W. Washington St., Morris, Illinois, 60450.  Online condolences can be made by clicking on Gerald’s name at the top of this obituary.  For  further information, please call the funeral home at 815-942-0084.

     Mrs. Paul ( Gladys I. ) Chitwood, 93, Bloomington, Illinois, formerly  of Morris, Illinois,  passed away peacefully Monday evening, August 9, 2010 in Martin Health Center in Bloomington, Illinois, in the presence of her daughter, Ruth Ann Fraker, and her loving family. She was born on July 22, 1917 in Morris, Illinois, the daughter of Henry & Laura Bols Barschdorf Sr.

     She was educated in AuxSable Twp. Elementary School and Morris High School.

     Gladys married her high school sweetheart on July 1, 1938 in her parents home in Vienna Township, Grundy County, Illinois.

     Along with being a homemaker, Gladys held various jobs in her lifetime, and retired from the Grundy County Nursing Home in 1979. She served as a volunteer for many years with the Morris Hospital Auxiliary.

     Gladys was a member of the First United Methodist Church in Morris, Illinois, for over fifty years.  She was  very active in the Miriam Circle and the United Methodist Women and was a Past member of the Order of Eastern Star.

     Family and friends were the center of Glady’s life and she was extremely proud of her four generation family.

     Survived by daughter, Ruth Ann ( Guy ) Fraker of Bloomington, Illinois; two granddaughters, Julie ( Keith ) Brannan, Bloomington, Illinois, & Lisa Sikora, Denver, Co.; two Great Grandchildren, Ella & Joshua Brannan; and several nieces & nephews.

     Preceded by parents; husband on May 3, 1997;  son, Robert P. Chitwood on Nov. 17, 1987; one sister, LaValle Peterson; one brother, Henry Barschdorf Jr.

     The family will receive friends Thursday, August 12, 2010 from 5:00 – 7:00 P.M. at Westminster Village. Friends may call on Friday, August 13, 2010 from 10:00A.M. until time of funeral services at 11:00A.M, with Rev. Deborah Percell officiating, in the First United Methodist Church, 118 W. Jackson St., Morris, Illinois. Interment will follow in Evergreen Cemetery.

     Memorial gifts in Glady’s name maybe directed to First United Methodist Church or Westminster Village Foundation. The family wishes to extend a special thank you to the entire team at Martin Health Center, Advocate BroMenn Hospice, Wesley United Methodist Church and Dr. Swanson for the loving care that Gladys received.

     Online condolences can be made by clicking on Gladys’s name at the top of this obituary.  For further information, please call the funeral home at 815-942-0084.

     NICHOLAS T. “ NICK “ DELROSE, 21, OF MORRIS, ILLINOIS, PASSED AWAY UNEXPECTEDLY THURSDAY EVENING, AUGUST 5, 2010, IN THE MORRIS HOSPITAL.  HE WAS BORN ON SEPTEMBER 29, 1988 IN MORRIS, ILLINOIS TO GARY T. & CARLA WASSGREN DELROSE. 

     HE RECEIVED HIS EDUCTATION IN SARATOGA SCHOOL AND WAS A GRADUATE OF THE MINOOKA REACH PROGRAM.  HE WAS CURRENTLY ASSOCIATED WITH ILLINOIS VALLEY INDUSTRIES IN MORRIS, ILLINOIS.

     NICK ENJOYED ALL KINDS OF ACTIVITIES.  HE ENJOYED SWIMMING, BOWLING, MUSIC, DANCING,  EATING OUT, AND SPENDING TIME ON HIS COMPUTER.  HE PARTICIPATED IN THE SPECIAL OLYMPICS. HE ALWAYS ENJOYED  SPENDING TIME WITH HIS FRIENDS AND FAMILY.

     HE ATTENDED THE NEW COMMUNITY CHRISTIAN CHURCH ON E. WASHINGTON ST. IN MORRIS, ILLINOIS.

     SURVIVING ARE HIS LOVING PARENTS; SISTER, STEPHANIE, AT HOME; MATERNAL GRANDPARENT’S, CARL & NAOMI WASSGREN OF HENDERSON, ARKANSAS; PATERNAL GRANDPARENTS, MARGARET & TONY PROMBO OF MORRIS, ILLINOIS; MATERNAL GREAT GRANDMOTHER, ARMANETTE FANNIN OF MORRIS, ILLINOIS; NEPHEW, BRAYDEN OLSON OF COAL CITY, ILLINOIS;  ALONG WITH NUMEROUS AUNTS, UNCLES & COUSINS.

     PRECEDED BY HIS PATERNAL GRANDFATHER, WILLIAM DELROSE; MATERNAL GREAT GRANDFATHER, KERMIT FANNIN; AND MATERNAL GREAT GRANDPARENTS, CARL & VERA WASSGREN.

     FRIENDS MAY CALL ON TUESDAY, AUGUST 10, 2010, FROM  5:00 – 8:00 P. M. AT U. C. DAVIS & SONS FUNERAL HOME  LTD.,  301 W. WASHINGTON ST., MORRIS,  ILLINOIS, WHERE FUNERAL SERVICES WILL FOLLOW ON WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 11, 2010 AT 10:30 A.M. WITH REV. KEVIN YANDELL OFFICIATING. PRIVATE FAMILY INURNMENT SERVICES WILL FOLLOW AT A LATER DATE IN MT. CARMEL CEMETERY.

     MEMORIAL GIFTS IN NICK’S MEMORY CAN BE DIRECTED TO SPECIAL OLYMPICS.  ONLINE CONDOLENCES CAN BE MADE BY CLICKING ON NICHOLAS’ NAME AT THE TOP OF THIS OBITUARY.  FOR FURTHER INFORMATION OR INSTRUCTION, PLEASE CALL 815-942-0084.

     MRS. DONALD ( BETTY J. ) STERRITT, 62, MORRIS, ILLINOIS, PASSED AWAY PEACEFULLY TUESDAY AFTERNOON, AUGUST 3, 2010 IN FOSTER G. McGAW HOSPITAL IN PROVISO TOWNSHIP, COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS, WITH HER LOVING FAMILY AT HER BEDSIDE. SHE WAS BORN ON NOVEMBER 26, 1947, IN MORRIS, ILLINOIS TO RUSSEL A. & VIRGINIA WILKINSON PHILLIPS.

     SHE RECEIVED HER ELEMENTARY EDUCATION AT HUME SCHOOL IN WAUPONSEE TOWNSHIP, AND GRADUATED FROM MORRIS COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL WITH THE CLASS OF 1966. SHE RECEIVED HER REGISTERED NURSING DEGREE FROM ST. JOSEPH’S SCHOOL OF NURSING WITH THE CLASS OF 1969.

     BETTY MARRIED DONALD W. STERRITT JR. ON APRIL 11, 1970 IN THE FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH IN MORRIS, ILLINOIS.

     SHE STARTED HER CAREER IN NURSING AS A CANDY STRIPER AT THE MORRIS HOSPITAL. AFTER HER GRADUATION FROM NURSING SCHOOL, SHE WAS EMPLOYED WITH THE MORRIS HOSPITAL FOR OVER 40 YEARS, WHERE SHE WAS CURRENTLY THE TWO SOUTH MED SURGE MANAGER.

     BETTY LOVED SPENDING HER TIME SPOILING HER GRANDCHILDREN WITH LOVE AND GIFTS, RIDING MOTORCYCLES WITH HER HUSBAND DONNIE, AND TENDING TO HER FLOWER GARDENS.

     SURVIVING IS HER LOVING HUSBAND OF OVER 40 YEARS, DON; ONE DAUGHTER, JENNIFER ( MIKE ) LEONE, OF MORRIS, ILLINOIS; TWO SONS, DOUGLAS ( ERIN ) STERRITT OF MORRIS, ILLINOIS & JASON ( DENISE ) STERRITT OF NEW LENOX, ILLINOIS; NINE GRANDCHILDREN, MIKE, GABE & MATTHEW LEONE, PAYTON, SKYLAR & SADIE STERRITT, JOEY, JAMIE & JAKE HAUBENREISER; FATHER, RUSSEL PHILLIPS, MORRIS, ILLINOIS; FOUR SISTERS, RUTH ANN ( JIM ) BENSON OF MORRIS, ILLINOIS, MARY ( BRUCE ) CURRIE OF ST. CHARLES, ILLINOIS, PATTI ( DON ) ANDERSON OF UNIONVILLE, MISSOURI, KATHY ( LARRY ) GIBBONS OF MONTGOMERY, ILLINOIS; TWO BROTHERS, KENNETH ( VICKI ) PHILLIPS & RODNEY “ BUCKY “ ( CHRIS ) PHILLIPS, BOTH OF MORRIS, ILLINOIS; SISTER-IN–LAW, JEAN PHILLIPS OF DWIGHT, ILLINOIS; ALONG WITH NUMEROUS NIECES & NEPHEWS.

     PRECEDED BY HER MOTHER ON APRIL 26, 1989; BROTHER, THOMAS PHILLIPS ON MAY 18, 1987; IN- LAWS, JANET & DONALD STERRITT SR.; BROTHER-IN-LAW, PAUL BAKER; NEPHEW, DYLAN BAKER; AND GREAT NEPHEW, EAN PHILLIPS.

     FRIENDS MAY CALL ON FRIDAY, AUGUST 6, 2010, FROM 4:00 – 8:00 P.M. AT U. C. DAVIS & SONS FUNERAL HOME LTD., 301 W. WASHINGTON ST., MORRIS, ILLINOIS. FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE CONDUCTED FROM THE FUNERAL HOME ON SATURDAY, AUGUST 7, 2010, AT 11:00 A.M. WITH REV. CHRISTIE CALLAHAN OFFICIATING. INTERMENT WILL FOLLOW IN SAMPLE CMETERY.

     MEMORIAL GIFTS IN BETTY’S MEMORY CAN BE GIVEN TO THE MORRIS HOSPITAL. ONLINE CONDOLENCES CAN BE MADE BY CLICKING ON BETTY’S NAME AT THE TOP OF THIS OBITUARY.  FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL 815-942-0084.

     Jeffrey Mohr Erickson, 48, of Seneca, Illinois, passed away on Wednesday July 28, 2010 at Morris Hospital.  He was married at Daytona Bike Week to his love, Lenore (Sokolinski) of Morris, Illinois, and they shared joy in their three kids, Alice 22, Nicole 18 and Maxwell 11.  Jeffrey was born on May 12, 1962 in Harvey, Illinois and raised in Hazel Crest, Illinois, son to the late Earl Erickson and Shirley (Mohr) Erickson currently of Monee, Illinois.  

     Jeffrey is the youngest brother to his sister Margo (Terry) Conway of Tinley Park and his two brothers Roger Erickson of Monee, Illinois, and John (Sharon) Erickson of Tinley Park, Illinois.   Jeffrey was blessed to have many nieces, nephews and cousins that will always hold him dear in their hearts.

     Jeffrey Erickson was a Brother and Member of the Local 150 Operating Engineers Union.  He was employed by Metrolift Inc in Sugar Grove, for the past 3 years, prior to that he was an employee at Illinois Truck and Equipment of Morris, Illinois. 

     Jeffrey and his wife, Lenore, owned and operated Erickson’s Signs & Designs of Seneca, Illinois, for the past 5 years.  Jeffrey gave to his community through volunteering on the Seneca Car Show Committee, through donations and help to the schools in any way he could.  He was also a member at Woodsmoke Ranch in Seneca, Illinois, where he will be greatly missed. 

     For anyone that knew him, he was a wonderful husband, father, son, brother, uncle, nephew, and friend to many near and far.  He was an avid Motorcycle enthusiast, sharing this love with his wife Lenore.  He was taken from this life too early, but he led a full happy life with his family and friends, and his only regret would be he wasn’t still here with them today.

     Visitation will be held on Tuesday Aug. 3rd, 2010 from 4:00 pm – 8:00 pm at U.C. Davis & Son’s Funeral Home LTD., 301 W. Washington St., Morris, Illinois, 60450.  Funeral Service to be held on Wednesday Aug. 4th, 2010 at 10:30 am also at U.C. Davis & Sons Funeral Home LTD., 301 Washington Street, Morris, Illinois.

     To leave online condolences, please click on Jeffrey’s name at the top of this obituary.  For further information, please call 815-942-0084.