She was the daughter of John N. and Bessie Farner Bales and was born in Zion on Oct. 9, 1927. She graduated from Zion-Benton High School in 1945 and married Eugene C. Molitoris on Jan. 30, 1954, in Zion.
She was a member of Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Rochester and had worked as an aid at the church.
She was preceded in death by two sisters, Guinevere Armstrong and Natalie Leech.
Surviving are her husband, Eugene; three sons, Charles Molitoris (wife, Pamela) of Springfield, Joseph Molitoris (wife, Cindy) of Springfield and John Molitoris of Rochester; two daughters, Carolyn Hudec (husband, John) of Springfield and Jennifer Kirby of Missoula, Mont.; grandchildren, Amy Roy, Ryan Roy, Haley Roy, Cassie Rietermann, Ashley Kirby, Jess Kirby, Sadie Kirby and Charles Molitoris; and a brother, Philip Bales of Milwaukee.
Visitation will be on Monday, Aug. 25, 2008, from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Wilson Park Funeral Home in Rochester. Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2008, at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Rochester, pastors Keith Bueltmann and Sam Janssen officiating. Burial will be in the Rochester Cemetery.
Memorials may be made to Good Shepherd Lutheran Church.
Please visit the online obituaries at www.wilsonparkfuneralhome.com.
State Journal-Register, The (Springfield, IL)
Date: August 23, 2008
She was the daughter of John N. and Bessie Farner Bales and was born in Zion on Oct. 9, 1927. She graduated from Zion-Benton High School in 1945 and married Eugene C. Molitoris on Jan. 30, 1954, in Zion.
She was a member of Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Rochester and had worked as an aid at the church.
She was preceded in death by two sisters, Guinevere Armstrong and Natalie Leech.
Surviving are her husband, Eugene; three sons, Charles Molitoris (wife, Pamela) of Springfield, Joseph Molitoris (wife, Cindy) of Springfield and John Molitoris of Rochester; two daughters, Carolyn Hudec (husband, John) of Springfield and Jennifer Kirby of Missoula, Mont.; grandchildren, Amy Roy, Ryan Roy, Haley Roy, Cassie Rietermann, Ashley Kirby, Jess Kirby, Sadie Kirby and Charles Molitoris; and a brother, Philip Bales of Milwaukee.
Visitation will be on Monday, Aug. 25, 2008, from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Wilson Park Funeral Home in Rochester. Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2008, at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Rochester, pastors Keith Bueltmann and Sam Janssen officiating. Burial will be in the Rochester Cemetery.
Memorials may be made to Good Shepherd Lutheran Church.
Please visit the online obituaries at www.wilsonparkfuneralhome.com.
State Journal-Register, The (Springfield, IL)
Date: August 23, 2008
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