Mildred Brucker
Mildred Louise Brucker, 86 of Fairbury, died at 2:05 a.m. March 4 at OSF St. Joseph Medical Center, Bloomington.
Her funeral mass will be 10 a.m., Saturday at St. Andrew’s Catholic Church, Fairbury; with Father Scott Archer officiating. Burial will follow in Cropsey Cemetery.
Visitation will be 4 to 7 p.m., Friday at Duffy-Pils Memorial Home, Fairbury, with rosary recited at 3:45 p.m. In lieu of flowers the family suggests that memorials be directed to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital or St. Andrew’s Catholic Church, Fairbury.
Mildred was born Sep. 22, 1928, in Fairbury, a daughter to Elmer and Louise (Zehr) Wenger. She married Lyle M. Brucker on Feb. 18, 1950, in Strawn. He passed away April 18, 2002.
Survivors include one daughter, Lisa (Joseph) Collins of Pontiac; three grandchildren, Jessica Willis of Chicago; Zachary (Andrea Bippus) Collins of Bloomington; Hannah Collins of Pontiac; three great grandchildren, Tyson and Marley Collins and Daxell Collins; one brother in-law, Bernard (Diane) Brucker of Colfax; and one sister in-law, Virginia Taylor of Kinkade, Ill.
She was preceded in death by her parents and one daughter, Lynda Willis.
Mildred was a 1946 graduate of Fairbury Twp. High School. She was a member of the Altar and Rosary Society of St. John’s Catholic Church, Fairbury. She loved being surrounded by her family especially her grandchildren who will miss her deeply.
Laura Schultz
Laura DeLois “De” Schultz , 83 , of Ellsworth died at 11:05 a.m. Feb. 17 at St. Joseph Medical Center, Bloomington.
Laura was born on June 10, 1931 in Mt. Vernon, daughter of Luther and Sara Phillips Brown. She married Carl L. Schultz on Oct. 14, 1962, he preceded her in death on Aug. 29, 1995. She was also preceded in death by two grandchildren.
Surviving children are Steve (Patty) Schultz, Ellsworth, David (Sheri) Payne, Woodlawn, Jane (Dennis) Porter, The Villages, Fla., and Iona Lietz , Leroy. Also surviving are eight grandchildren and 16 great-grandchildren.
De was a member of the VFW Ladies Auxiliary for a number of years. The thing most important to her was cooking and caring for her friends and family. She considered everyone she met to be family which made for a lot of cooking. She also loved all animals, from baby birds to stray dogs. Any creature that needed help was taken in and benefitted from her tender loving care.
The family would like to thank Dr. J. Jani for the excellent, caring treatment over many years and Dr G. Casrrovillo for doing the same in her final days. Your thoughtfulness will be long remembered.
She did not want anyone to travel or stand by her grave during bad weather, so to honor her wishes, we will have services in May. Time and place will be announced when plans are complete. Carmody-Flynn Funeral Home handled the cremation arrangements. To express condolences online, please visit www.carmodyflynn.com.