Louella Schonians, 92, of Danville died at 10:05 p.m. Wednesday (May 13, 2015) at Presence United Samaritans Medical Center, Danville.
Louella was born April 10, 1923 in Sidell to James and Lillian (Swinford) Ross.
Louella married Edmund Gritton Sr. in 1943 and from this union came three children, Edmund Gritton Jr., Donald Gritton and Wanda Gritton Miller.
She later married Gaston Schonians and he preceded her in death in 1983.
Louella leaves behind her loving son, Edmund (Marsha) Gritton Jr.; two grandchildren; a great-grandson, with another great-grandchild on the way; a stepson, Pete Schonians; a stepdaughter, Kay Blackwood and numerous nieces, nephews, great-nieces and great-nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her son, Donald Gritton; her daughter, Wanda Miller; a stepson, Dick Schonians and three sisters, Ada Mills, Myrtle Douglas and Jennie Sheets.
She attended Catlin Grade School and went on to work at St. Elizabeth's Hospital for 26 years. Louella worked in the surgery department and later transferred to housekeeping, before retiring in 1981.
Published in the Champaign, Illinois News-Gazette. May 17, 2015
Louella was born April 10, 1923 in Sidell to James and Lillian (Swinford) Ross.
Louella married Edmund Gritton Sr. in 1943 and from this union came three children, Edmund Gritton Jr., Donald Gritton and Wanda Gritton Miller.
She later married Gaston Schonians and he preceded her in death in 1983.
Louella leaves behind her loving son, Edmund (Marsha) Gritton Jr.; two grandchildren; a great-grandson, with another great-grandchild on the way; a stepson, Pete Schonians; a stepdaughter, Kay Blackwood and numerous nieces, nephews, great-nieces and great-nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her son, Donald Gritton; her daughter, Wanda Miller; a stepson, Dick Schonians and three sisters, Ada Mills, Myrtle Douglas and Jennie Sheets.
She attended Catlin Grade School and went on to work at St. Elizabeth's Hospital for 26 years. Louella worked in the surgery department and later transferred to housekeeping, before retiring in 1981.
Published in the Champaign, Illinois News-Gazette. May 17, 2015
Louella Schonians, 92, of Danville died at 10:05 p.m. Wednesday (May 13, 2015) at Presence United Samaritans Medical Center, Danville.
Louella was born April 10, 1923 in Sidell to James and Lillian (Swinford) Ross.
Louella married Edmund Gritton Sr. in 1943 and from this union came three children, Edmund Gritton Jr., Donald Gritton and Wanda Gritton Miller.
She later married Gaston Schonians and he preceded her in death in 1983.
Louella leaves behind her loving son, Edmund (Marsha) Gritton Jr.; two grandchildren; a great-grandson, with another great-grandchild on the way; a stepson, Pete Schonians; a stepdaughter, Kay Blackwood and numerous nieces, nephews, great-nieces and great-nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her son, Donald Gritton; her daughter, Wanda Miller; a stepson, Dick Schonians and three sisters, Ada Mills, Myrtle Douglas and Jennie Sheets.
She attended Catlin Grade School and went on to work at St. Elizabeth's Hospital for 26 years. Louella worked in the surgery department and later transferred to housekeeping, before retiring in 1981.
Published in the Champaign, Illinois News-Gazette. May 17, 2015
Louella was born April 10, 1923 in Sidell to James and Lillian (Swinford) Ross.
Louella married Edmund Gritton Sr. in 1943 and from this union came three children, Edmund Gritton Jr., Donald Gritton and Wanda Gritton Miller.
She later married Gaston Schonians and he preceded her in death in 1983.
Louella leaves behind her loving son, Edmund (Marsha) Gritton Jr.; two grandchildren; a great-grandson, with another great-grandchild on the way; a stepson, Pete Schonians; a stepdaughter, Kay Blackwood and numerous nieces, nephews, great-nieces and great-nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her son, Donald Gritton; her daughter, Wanda Miller; a stepson, Dick Schonians and three sisters, Ada Mills, Myrtle Douglas and Jennie Sheets.
She attended Catlin Grade School and went on to work at St. Elizabeth's Hospital for 26 years. Louella worked in the surgery department and later transferred to housekeeping, before retiring in 1981.
Published in the Champaign, Illinois News-Gazette. May 17, 2015
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