Anita Anderson
Anita M. Anderson, 90, of Normal, passed away at 11:57 p.m. on Dec. 5 at Sugar Creek Assisted Living in Normal.
Her Mass of Christian Burial will be at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday at Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Bloomington with Rev. R. Anthony Lee officiating. Visitation will be one hour prior to the mass at the church. Kibler-Brady-Ruestman Memorial Home in Bloomington is assisting the family with arrangements.
Interment will be at Park Hill Cemetery in Bloomington. Memorials May be made to a charity of the donor’s choice.
Anita was born on Jan. 28, 1925 in Bloomington, a daughter to Elmer Lloyd and Marie Glaser Knowles. She married Edgar R. Anderson in March 1944. He preceded her in death on Feb. 6, 1979.
Surviving is a son, Martin James (Nancy) Anderson of Normal; two grandsons, Jacob R. (Michelle Franzen) Anderson of Fairfield, Calif. and Alex C. Anderson of Calif.
In addition to her husband, Edgar, she was preceded in death by her parents; two sons, infant, James Ray Anderson and Alan R. Anderson and a sister, Kathleen Pitzer.
She attended Trinity High School. Anita volunteered at Advocate BroMenn Medical Center since 1983 and OSF St. Joseph Medical Center since 1992. She was a member of Holy Trinity Catholic Church where she worked on the Funeral Brunch Committee for over 10 years.
Anita was a loving wife, mother, sister, grandmother and aunt, she will be dearly missed. A special thank you to the staff at Sugar Creek Alzheimer’s Special Care Center and Hospice Compassus for their loving care.
Online condolences and memories of Anita may be left for the family at kiblerbradyruestman.com.
Samuel Crossley
Samuel “Sam” C. Crossley, 71, of Bloomington, passed away at 8:20 a.m. on Nov. 29 at Trinity Medical Center in Rock Island.
Cremation rites have been accorded. A private family service will be held at a later date. Memorials may be made to the family. Kibler-Brady-Ruestman Memorial Home in Bloomington is assisting the family with arrangements.
Sam was born on Feb. 23, 1944 in Fernwood, Mississippi, a son to Vivian Crossley He married The’Resa L. Allen on Dec. 24, 1993 in Chicago. She preceded him in death on June 8, 2011.
Surviving are his son, Kelvin Crossley of Tennessee; stepson, Walter Allen, Jr. of Bloomington; grandchildren, The’Resa Allen, Iyanla Allen and Aniyah Allen; a great grandchild, Taniylah Allen.
He was preceded in death by his parents.
Sam proudly served his country in the United States Navy and United States Army in Vietnam and later he worked in the steel mills.
He was a member of the Bloomington American Legion. He was an avid Chicago White Sox fan and Chicago Bears fan. Sam enjoyed reading, watching movies, playing chess and keeping up on current events.
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Nina McBroom
Nina A. McBroom, 91 of Chenoa died at 4:10 a.m., Dec. 7 at her residence in Chenoa.
Her funeral will be 10:30 a.m., Friday at Duffy-Pils Memorial Home, Chenoa; with Pastor Kendall Coffman officiating. Interment will follow at East Lawn Memorial Gardens, Bloomington.
Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m., Thursday also at the funeral home in Chenoa. In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be directed to the charity of the donor’s choice.
Nina was born Jan. 18, 1924 in rural Weston; the daughter of Claude and Pansy (Diffenderfer) Rosenberger. She married Richard Hardt on Feb. 8, 1945. He passed away Dec. 14, 1976. She later married Hugh McBroom on Sep. 3, 1977 in Lexington. He passed away on Nov. 7, 1990.
Survivors include one daughter, Mary Ann Busing of Colfax; one granddaughter, Darcey (Harold) Jones of, Dyersburg, Tenn.; two grandsons, Tim Busing of Cooksville; Brett Busing of Bloomington; one sister, Justine (Loren) White of Chenoa; one brother, C. “Bud” (Dorothy) Rosenberger of Chenoa; three great grandchildren, Michael (Brandy) Jones, Erin Jones, Tammi (Matt) Deason and one great-great grandson, Roy Matthew Deason Jr.
She was preceded in death by her parents, one brother, Harry Rosenberger and two infant sisters.
Nina was a 1942 graduate of Chenoa High School and worked at Meadows Mennonite Retirement Community for over 35 years. Nina was a member of the First Baptist Church of Lexington.
Being raised in a musical family instilled in her a passion and love of music and dancing. She could play pretty much any instrument she put her hands on. She spent many nights square dancing and later in life learned to line dance. Her outgoing and loving spirit will be deeply missed by all who knew and loved her.
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