BLOOMINGTON – Geraldine Boyle Becker, 83, of Bloomington, passed away at 4:00 a.m. Tuesday, May 28, 2019 at the Loft Rehabilitation and Nursing Home, Normal.
A funeral Mass will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, June 1, 2019 at Epiphany Catholic Church, Normal, with Monsignor Eric S. Powell officiating. Burial will be in St. Joseph Cemetery, Peoria. Visitation will be from 10-11 a.m. Saturday, at the church. Carmody-Flynn Funeral Home, Bloomington, is assisting the family with arrangements.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Epiphany Catholic School, Normal, or to Central Catholic High School.
Geri was born March 12, 1936 in Peoria, to Leonard O. and Agnes Scurry Boyle. She married James A. “Jim” Becker on January 15, 1954. Jim passed away in 2017.
She is survived by five children, Deborah (Dale) Tunnell, James (Mary Boyer) Becker, Casper Knight, Shari (Jeff) Friederich, and Nick (Kari) Becker; ten grandchildren; and one brother, Patrick (Donna Gay) Boyle. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Jim; and four siblings: June Westerdale, Connie Fitzgerald, Maggi Manca and Leonard O. Boyle, Jr.
Geri was a 1953 graduate of the Academy of Our Lady, she was a dedicated caregiver, homemaker, and friend. She tirelessly supported her husband Jim through multiple bouts with cancer and many other ailments, focusing her remaining energy into caring for her children, parents, in-laws, and anyone else in need of support. She loved reading, cooking and crafting. She volunteered extensively in the Leukemia ward at St Jude’s Midwest Affiliate and at St Bernard’s Catholic Church and School. Geri shared in a profound faith with her husband Jim and spent much of her later years in prayer for family and friends. Geri was a member of Epiphany Catholic Church in Normal, and a former member of Holy Family and St. Bernard’s Catholic Churches in Peoria, and Sacre Coeur Catholic Church in Creve Coeur.
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