PEKIN ~ Lula Mae Gensel, 99, of 1471 Valle Vista Boulevard #2, died at 12:47 p.m. Thursday, September 8, 2005 at Hallmark House Nursing Center in Pekin.
Born April 29, 1906 in Pekin to Frank and Mary Setzer Hoyle, she married John William Gensel, Sr. on August 30, 1922 in Lewistown. He died May 3, 1980 in Pekin. She was also preceded in death by her parents, one infant daughter (Mary Gensel), five brothers, and six sisters.
Surviving are two sons, John W. (Louetta) Gensel and Robert F. (Virginia) Gensel, both of Pekin; one daughter, Alice M. (Manual) Jackson of Pekin; nine grandchildren; twenty-five great-grandchildren; and eighteen great-great-grandchildren.
A homemaker, Mrs. Gensel enjoyed sewing, baking, and cooking.
She was a charter and the oldest living member of Pekin Bible Church, where she was a member of the Mary-Martha Circle. She also was a longtime Sunday school teacher at the church.
Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Monday, September 12, 2005 at the Preston-Hanley Funeral Home, Pekin Chapel, where visitation will be one hour before services. The Rev. Richard W. Jones will officiate. Burial will be in Glendale Memorial Gardens in Pekin.
Memorial contributions may be made to Pekin Bible Church, 2405 Court Street, Pekin, Illinois 61554.
Born April 29, 1906 in Pekin to Frank and Mary Setzer Hoyle, she married John William Gensel, Sr. on August 30, 1922 in Lewistown. He died May 3, 1980 in Pekin. She was also preceded in death by her parents, one infant daughter (Mary Gensel), five brothers, and six sisters.
Surviving are two sons, John W. (Louetta) Gensel and Robert F. (Virginia) Gensel, both of Pekin; one daughter, Alice M. (Manual) Jackson of Pekin; nine grandchildren; twenty-five great-grandchildren; and eighteen great-great-grandchildren.
A homemaker, Mrs. Gensel enjoyed sewing, baking, and cooking.
She was a charter and the oldest living member of Pekin Bible Church, where she was a member of the Mary-Martha Circle. She also was a longtime Sunday school teacher at the church.
Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Monday, September 12, 2005 at the Preston-Hanley Funeral Home, Pekin Chapel, where visitation will be one hour before services. The Rev. Richard W. Jones will officiate. Burial will be in Glendale Memorial Gardens in Pekin.
Memorial contributions may be made to Pekin Bible Church, 2405 Court Street, Pekin, Illinois 61554.
PEKIN ~ Lula Mae Gensel, 99, of 1471 Valle Vista Boulevard #2, died at 12:47 p.m. Thursday, September 8, 2005 at Hallmark House Nursing Center in Pekin.
Born April 29, 1906 in Pekin to Frank and Mary Setzer Hoyle, she married John William Gensel, Sr. on August 30, 1922 in Lewistown. He died May 3, 1980 in Pekin. She was also preceded in death by her parents, one infant daughter (Mary Gensel), five brothers, and six sisters.
Surviving are two sons, John W. (Louetta) Gensel and Robert F. (Virginia) Gensel, both of Pekin; one daughter, Alice M. (Manual) Jackson of Pekin; nine grandchildren; twenty-five great-grandchildren; and eighteen great-great-grandchildren.
A homemaker, Mrs. Gensel enjoyed sewing, baking, and cooking.
She was a charter and the oldest living member of Pekin Bible Church, where she was a member of the Mary-Martha Circle. She also was a longtime Sunday school teacher at the church.
Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Monday, September 12, 2005 at the Preston-Hanley Funeral Home, Pekin Chapel, where visitation will be one hour before services. The Rev. Richard W. Jones will officiate. Burial will be in Glendale Memorial Gardens in Pekin.
Memorial contributions may be made to Pekin Bible Church, 2405 Court Street, Pekin, Illinois 61554.
Born April 29, 1906 in Pekin to Frank and Mary Setzer Hoyle, she married John William Gensel, Sr. on August 30, 1922 in Lewistown. He died May 3, 1980 in Pekin. She was also preceded in death by her parents, one infant daughter (Mary Gensel), five brothers, and six sisters.
Surviving are two sons, John W. (Louetta) Gensel and Robert F. (Virginia) Gensel, both of Pekin; one daughter, Alice M. (Manual) Jackson of Pekin; nine grandchildren; twenty-five great-grandchildren; and eighteen great-great-grandchildren.
A homemaker, Mrs. Gensel enjoyed sewing, baking, and cooking.
She was a charter and the oldest living member of Pekin Bible Church, where she was a member of the Mary-Martha Circle. She also was a longtime Sunday school teacher at the church.
Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Monday, September 12, 2005 at the Preston-Hanley Funeral Home, Pekin Chapel, where visitation will be one hour before services. The Rev. Richard W. Jones will officiate. Burial will be in Glendale Memorial Gardens in Pekin.
Memorial contributions may be made to Pekin Bible Church, 2405 Court Street, Pekin, Illinois 61554.
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