Born April 30, 1906, in rural South Grove Township, she was the daughter of Jesse and Edith (Allen) Driscoll.
She was a member of Sycamore United Methodist Church and formerly assisted the pastors by making visiting calls with them. She graduated from Jacksonville School for the Blind and then Wheaton College with a degree in English literature. She was certified as a proofreader by the Library of Congress for books written in Braille. She enjoyed music and was an accomplished violinist.
She is survived by a brother, John "Pete" Driscoll of Sycamore; three sisters, Wilma Kellogg, Gladys Zimmerman and Shirley Carter; and nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents and seven sisters, Gertrude Butzow, Mabel Bailey, Vivian Willett, Virginia Woodward, Ruth Driscoll, Marilyn Day and Norma Lofgren.
A burial service will be held at 1:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 4, at South Grove Cemetery near Kirkland. A remembrance service will be held at a later time in Bradt Chapel at Oak Crest.
A memorial fund is established for Sycamore United Methodist Church in care of Quiram-Sycamore Funeral Home, 1245 Somonauk St., Sycamore, IL 60178.
For information or to leave a message of condolence, call 815-895-6589 or visit http://www.quiram.com.
Published in the Daily Chronicle from 1/2/2008 - 1/5/2008.
Born April 30, 1906, in rural South Grove Township, she was the daughter of Jesse and Edith (Allen) Driscoll.
She was a member of Sycamore United Methodist Church and formerly assisted the pastors by making visiting calls with them. She graduated from Jacksonville School for the Blind and then Wheaton College with a degree in English literature. She was certified as a proofreader by the Library of Congress for books written in Braille. She enjoyed music and was an accomplished violinist.
She is survived by a brother, John "Pete" Driscoll of Sycamore; three sisters, Wilma Kellogg, Gladys Zimmerman and Shirley Carter; and nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents and seven sisters, Gertrude Butzow, Mabel Bailey, Vivian Willett, Virginia Woodward, Ruth Driscoll, Marilyn Day and Norma Lofgren.
A burial service will be held at 1:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 4, at South Grove Cemetery near Kirkland. A remembrance service will be held at a later time in Bradt Chapel at Oak Crest.
A memorial fund is established for Sycamore United Methodist Church in care of Quiram-Sycamore Funeral Home, 1245 Somonauk St., Sycamore, IL 60178.
For information or to leave a message of condolence, call 815-895-6589 or visit http://www.quiram.com.
Published in the Daily Chronicle from 1/2/2008 - 1/5/2008.
Family Members
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Gertrude Marcia Driscoll Butzow
1902–1998
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Mabel Elizabeth Driscoll Bailey
1904–1984
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Edith Vivian Driscoll Willett
1908–2003
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Jessie Virginia "Ginnie" Driscoll Woodward
1908–1979
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Ruth Antoinette Driscoll
1910–2000
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Theodore Decatur Driscoll
1911–1912
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Wilma Jeanette Driscoll Kellogg
1913–2009
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Norma Allen Driscoll Lofgren
1915–2004
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Gladys Marian Driscoll Zimmerman
1917–2010
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Joyce Marilyn Driscoll Day
1920–2005
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John Milton "Pete" Driscoll
1920–2011
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Shirley Jean Driscoll Carter
1921–2013
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