CHATSWORTH – Susan Grace Fox, 72 of Chatsworth, died at 9:15 p.m., Wednesday, January 16, 2019 at OSF St. James, John W. Albrecht Medical Center, Pontiac.
Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10 a.m., Tuesday, January 22, 2019 at Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic Church, Chatsworth with Fr. David Sabel officiating. Burial will follow at Graceland Cemetery, Fairbury. A visitation will be held from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. Monday, January 21, 2019 at Duffy-Pils Memorial Home, Fairbury with a rosary at 3:30 p.m.. A second visitation will be held from 9 a.m. to 9:45 a.m. at the church on Tuesday.
Memorials may be made to Chatsworth Public Library, Livingston County Humane Society, or the St. Vincent de Paul Food Pantry, Pontiac.
Susan was born December 15, 1946 in Evanston, IL, a daughter of John Winthrop and Joyce Olive Conrad Howell. Her dad preceded her in death.
Survivors include a daughter, Michelle Brand of Fairbury; her mother, Joyce Lindelof of Saybrook; three grandchildren, Michael (Nelly) Brand of Fairbury, Dustin (Nicole) Brand of Fairbury, and Nicholas (Cassie) Salinas of Chatsworth; six great-grandchildren; one brother, Steve (Linda) Howell of Bartlett; three sisters, Virginia Howell Sharp of Aurora, June (Glen) Wilharm of Whitewater, WI, and Mary Betz of Palatine.
She was also preceded in death by her dear grandmother, Grace Howell; two sisters, Judith Lazar and Debbie Patton; Michelle’s father, Michael L. Fox; and her beloved horse, Tico Tornado.
Susan worked as an Executive Legal Secretary in Chicago in the Economics Division of the First National Bank of Chicago.
She was a deeply devoted Catholic. She was a member of the Third Order of St. Francis later on in life and devoted the rest of her life to the Church. Susan also was a member of the Legion of Mary at St. Mary’s Church in Pontiac.
She will be deeply missed by her family and dear friends.
A guest registry is available at www.duffypilsmemorialhome.com.
