McHENRY – Ardys A. Roepke, 93, of McHenry and Venice, Fla., died Friday, Feb. 10, 2012, in Venice, Fla.
Ardys was born Sept. 15, 1918, in Richmond, the daughter of the late Homer and Mabel (Cairns) Clark.
She graduated from Richmond High School, class of 1935, was a graduate of the Chicago School of Cosmetology in 1936 and co-owned a beauty shop until 1943. She was a secretary, then bank teller, then a secretary at New Trier High School for eight years until retirement.
She was married to Lavern E. "Rip" Roepke on June 8, 1940, in Richmond, and he died Nov. 7, 1992.
Ardys enjoyed golf, traveling and spending winters in her Florida home, where she was an associate member of Our Savior Lutheran Church in Nokomis, Fla., and earlier years at St. John's Lutheran Church in Wilmette. She was a member of Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church in McHenry.
Ardys is survived by a son, Robert (Kathy) Roepke of Venice, Fla.; a daughter, Julie (Jeffrey) Perley of Egg Harbor, Wis.; four grandchildren, Gretchen (James) Palmer, Kerri (Buchanan) Willoughby, Leslee Perley and 1st Lt. Matthew (Alexis) Perley; and five great-grandchildren, Ella Grace, Kacy and Shea Palmer, and Paxton Willoughby and Cade Jackson Perley (born Feb. 4, 2012).
She was preceded in death by a son, Thomas, in 1952; and a brother and sister-in-law, George (Ruth) Clark.
The visitation will be from 10 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2012, until the memorial services at 11 a.m. at Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church, 404 N. Green St., McHenry. The Rev. Roger Schneider will officiate. Inurnment will be in Richmond Cemetery in Richmond.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Hospice of Northeastern Illinois, 410 S. Hager Ave., Barrington, IL 60010; or Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church, 404 N. Green St., McHenry, IL 60050.
Published in the Northwest Herald on February 16, 2012.
Ardys was born Sept. 15, 1918, in Richmond, the daughter of the late Homer and Mabel (Cairns) Clark.
She graduated from Richmond High School, class of 1935, was a graduate of the Chicago School of Cosmetology in 1936 and co-owned a beauty shop until 1943. She was a secretary, then bank teller, then a secretary at New Trier High School for eight years until retirement.
She was married to Lavern E. "Rip" Roepke on June 8, 1940, in Richmond, and he died Nov. 7, 1992.
Ardys enjoyed golf, traveling and spending winters in her Florida home, where she was an associate member of Our Savior Lutheran Church in Nokomis, Fla., and earlier years at St. John's Lutheran Church in Wilmette. She was a member of Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church in McHenry.
Ardys is survived by a son, Robert (Kathy) Roepke of Venice, Fla.; a daughter, Julie (Jeffrey) Perley of Egg Harbor, Wis.; four grandchildren, Gretchen (James) Palmer, Kerri (Buchanan) Willoughby, Leslee Perley and 1st Lt. Matthew (Alexis) Perley; and five great-grandchildren, Ella Grace, Kacy and Shea Palmer, and Paxton Willoughby and Cade Jackson Perley (born Feb. 4, 2012).
She was preceded in death by a son, Thomas, in 1952; and a brother and sister-in-law, George (Ruth) Clark.
The visitation will be from 10 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2012, until the memorial services at 11 a.m. at Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church, 404 N. Green St., McHenry. The Rev. Roger Schneider will officiate. Inurnment will be in Richmond Cemetery in Richmond.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Hospice of Northeastern Illinois, 410 S. Hager Ave., Barrington, IL 60010; or Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church, 404 N. Green St., McHenry, IL 60050.
Published in the Northwest Herald on February 16, 2012.
McHENRY – Ardys A. Roepke, 93, of McHenry and Venice, Fla., died Friday, Feb. 10, 2012, in Venice, Fla.
Ardys was born Sept. 15, 1918, in Richmond, the daughter of the late Homer and Mabel (Cairns) Clark.
She graduated from Richmond High School, class of 1935, was a graduate of the Chicago School of Cosmetology in 1936 and co-owned a beauty shop until 1943. She was a secretary, then bank teller, then a secretary at New Trier High School for eight years until retirement.
She was married to Lavern E. "Rip" Roepke on June 8, 1940, in Richmond, and he died Nov. 7, 1992.
Ardys enjoyed golf, traveling and spending winters in her Florida home, where she was an associate member of Our Savior Lutheran Church in Nokomis, Fla., and earlier years at St. John's Lutheran Church in Wilmette. She was a member of Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church in McHenry.
Ardys is survived by a son, Robert (Kathy) Roepke of Venice, Fla.; a daughter, Julie (Jeffrey) Perley of Egg Harbor, Wis.; four grandchildren, Gretchen (James) Palmer, Kerri (Buchanan) Willoughby, Leslee Perley and 1st Lt. Matthew (Alexis) Perley; and five great-grandchildren, Ella Grace, Kacy and Shea Palmer, and Paxton Willoughby and Cade Jackson Perley (born Feb. 4, 2012).
She was preceded in death by a son, Thomas, in 1952; and a brother and sister-in-law, George (Ruth) Clark.
The visitation will be from 10 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2012, until the memorial services at 11 a.m. at Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church, 404 N. Green St., McHenry. The Rev. Roger Schneider will officiate. Inurnment will be in Richmond Cemetery in Richmond.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Hospice of Northeastern Illinois, 410 S. Hager Ave., Barrington, IL 60010; or Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church, 404 N. Green St., McHenry, IL 60050.
Published in the Northwest Herald on February 16, 2012.
Ardys was born Sept. 15, 1918, in Richmond, the daughter of the late Homer and Mabel (Cairns) Clark.
She graduated from Richmond High School, class of 1935, was a graduate of the Chicago School of Cosmetology in 1936 and co-owned a beauty shop until 1943. She was a secretary, then bank teller, then a secretary at New Trier High School for eight years until retirement.
She was married to Lavern E. "Rip" Roepke on June 8, 1940, in Richmond, and he died Nov. 7, 1992.
Ardys enjoyed golf, traveling and spending winters in her Florida home, where she was an associate member of Our Savior Lutheran Church in Nokomis, Fla., and earlier years at St. John's Lutheran Church in Wilmette. She was a member of Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church in McHenry.
Ardys is survived by a son, Robert (Kathy) Roepke of Venice, Fla.; a daughter, Julie (Jeffrey) Perley of Egg Harbor, Wis.; four grandchildren, Gretchen (James) Palmer, Kerri (Buchanan) Willoughby, Leslee Perley and 1st Lt. Matthew (Alexis) Perley; and five great-grandchildren, Ella Grace, Kacy and Shea Palmer, and Paxton Willoughby and Cade Jackson Perley (born Feb. 4, 2012).
She was preceded in death by a son, Thomas, in 1952; and a brother and sister-in-law, George (Ruth) Clark.
The visitation will be from 10 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2012, until the memorial services at 11 a.m. at Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church, 404 N. Green St., McHenry. The Rev. Roger Schneider will officiate. Inurnment will be in Richmond Cemetery in Richmond.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Hospice of Northeastern Illinois, 410 S. Hager Ave., Barrington, IL 60010; or Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church, 404 N. Green St., McHenry, IL 60050.
Published in the Northwest Herald on February 16, 2012.
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