Katherine "June" Queen, 91, of Washington died Saturday, Aug. 9, 2014, at Rosewood Care Center in East Peoria.
She was born June 6, 1923, in Bruce, Ill., to Charles L. and Eugenia L. Peadro Erwin. She married William Oliver Queen on July 12, 1941, in Shelbyville, Ill. He preceded her in death on Sept. 13, 1992.
She was also preceded in death by her parents and four brothers, Charles, Leonard, John and Robert.
June is survived by five children, Janet Curtis of Washington, Gail Gormley of East Peoria, William Steve Queen of West Monroe, La., Major Christine Queen USAF Ret. of East Peoria and Gordon (Susan) Queen of Evergreen, Colo.
June worked at several area businesses, including Smiths Variety in Sunnyland, Sunnyland Bakery and Peoria Top Value Store, and she last worked at Sunnyland JoAnn Fabric, retiring in 1981.
Interment will be at Hillcrest Memory Gardens in Morton.
Condensed from the obituary published in the Peoria Journal Star on Aug. 14, 2014.
She was born June 6, 1923, in Bruce, Ill., to Charles L. and Eugenia L. Peadro Erwin. She married William Oliver Queen on July 12, 1941, in Shelbyville, Ill. He preceded her in death on Sept. 13, 1992.
She was also preceded in death by her parents and four brothers, Charles, Leonard, John and Robert.
June is survived by five children, Janet Curtis of Washington, Gail Gormley of East Peoria, William Steve Queen of West Monroe, La., Major Christine Queen USAF Ret. of East Peoria and Gordon (Susan) Queen of Evergreen, Colo.
June worked at several area businesses, including Smiths Variety in Sunnyland, Sunnyland Bakery and Peoria Top Value Store, and she last worked at Sunnyland JoAnn Fabric, retiring in 1981.
Interment will be at Hillcrest Memory Gardens in Morton.
Condensed from the obituary published in the Peoria Journal Star on Aug. 14, 2014.
Katherine "June" Queen, 91, of Washington died Saturday, Aug. 9, 2014, at Rosewood Care Center in East Peoria.
She was born June 6, 1923, in Bruce, Ill., to Charles L. and Eugenia L. Peadro Erwin. She married William Oliver Queen on July 12, 1941, in Shelbyville, Ill. He preceded her in death on Sept. 13, 1992.
She was also preceded in death by her parents and four brothers, Charles, Leonard, John and Robert.
June is survived by five children, Janet Curtis of Washington, Gail Gormley of East Peoria, William Steve Queen of West Monroe, La., Major Christine Queen USAF Ret. of East Peoria and Gordon (Susan) Queen of Evergreen, Colo.
June worked at several area businesses, including Smiths Variety in Sunnyland, Sunnyland Bakery and Peoria Top Value Store, and she last worked at Sunnyland JoAnn Fabric, retiring in 1981.
Interment will be at Hillcrest Memory Gardens in Morton.
Condensed from the obituary published in the Peoria Journal Star on Aug. 14, 2014.
She was born June 6, 1923, in Bruce, Ill., to Charles L. and Eugenia L. Peadro Erwin. She married William Oliver Queen on July 12, 1941, in Shelbyville, Ill. He preceded her in death on Sept. 13, 1992.
She was also preceded in death by her parents and four brothers, Charles, Leonard, John and Robert.
June is survived by five children, Janet Curtis of Washington, Gail Gormley of East Peoria, William Steve Queen of West Monroe, La., Major Christine Queen USAF Ret. of East Peoria and Gordon (Susan) Queen of Evergreen, Colo.
June worked at several area businesses, including Smiths Variety in Sunnyland, Sunnyland Bakery and Peoria Top Value Store, and she last worked at Sunnyland JoAnn Fabric, retiring in 1981.
Interment will be at Hillcrest Memory Gardens in Morton.
Condensed from the obituary published in the Peoria Journal Star on Aug. 14, 2014.
Family Members
Sponsored by Ancestry
Advertisement
Explore more
Sponsored by Ancestry
Advertisement
