Mrs. Catherine Stack, 76, a lifelong resident of this community, died at 11:30 p.m. Thursday in St Francis Hospital, Peoria, where she had been a patient six days. She was taken to the Vincent Memorial Home here. Services were held at 9:30 a.m. (daylight) Monday at St Mary's Catholic Church with the Rev. Fr. James A. Kerrins officiating. Burial was in St Mary's Cemetery.
She was born Dec. 1, 1874, in Gridley Township, a daughter of Michael and Sarah Murphy Cleary. She married Martin Stack, Jan 24, 1900, in El Paso.
Surviving are her husband; five sons, Garnet of El Paso; Raymond of Peoria; William of Aurora; Donald and Edwin at home; three daughters, Miss Marguerite, at home; Mrs. Marie Pankey of Park Forest; Mrs. Kathryn Kimpler of Peoria; three brothers, John T. Cleary of Bloomington; Patrick of Gridley; Edward of Paxton; a twin sister, Mrs. Elizabeth Head of Rantoul; 10 grandchildren. Two sons, five sisters and two brohers preceded her in death.
She was a member of St Mary's Catholic Church in El Paso, IL.
Pallbearers were James Hayes, Mike Stokes, Edward Kearney, Melvin Mohr, Joe Stimpert and Merle Fulton.
In addition to the immediate family, a number of friends and relatives attended the service.
Mrs. Catherine Stack, 76, a lifelong resident of this community, died at 11:30 p.m. Thursday in St Francis Hospital, Peoria, where she had been a patient six days. She was taken to the Vincent Memorial Home here. Services were held at 9:30 a.m. (daylight) Monday at St Mary's Catholic Church with the Rev. Fr. James A. Kerrins officiating. Burial was in St Mary's Cemetery.
She was born Dec. 1, 1874, in Gridley Township, a daughter of Michael and Sarah Murphy Cleary. She married Martin Stack, Jan 24, 1900, in El Paso.
Surviving are her husband; five sons, Garnet of El Paso; Raymond of Peoria; William of Aurora; Donald and Edwin at home; three daughters, Miss Marguerite, at home; Mrs. Marie Pankey of Park Forest; Mrs. Kathryn Kimpler of Peoria; three brothers, John T. Cleary of Bloomington; Patrick of Gridley; Edward of Paxton; a twin sister, Mrs. Elizabeth Head of Rantoul; 10 grandchildren. Two sons, five sisters and two brohers preceded her in death.
She was a member of St Mary's Catholic Church in El Paso, IL.
Pallbearers were James Hayes, Mike Stokes, Edward Kearney, Melvin Mohr, Joe Stimpert and Merle Fulton.
In addition to the immediate family, a number of friends and relatives attended the service.
Family Members
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John Thomas "JT" Cleary
1863–1954
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James Cleary
1865–1928
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Mary Agnes "Molly" Cleary Corbett
1866–1951
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Bridget Cleary Frawley
1868–1902
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Sarah J "Sally" Cleary Huguet
1868–1947
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William Stephen Cleary
1871–1934
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Ellen Josephine "Nellie" Cleary Alexander
1873–1938
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Elizabeth Isabel "Bess" Cleary Head
1874–1961
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Patrick "Paddy" Cleary
1877–1963
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Margaret Lucy "Aunt Lou" Cleary
1878–1948
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Edward Michael Cleary
1883–1963
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Marguerite Elizabeth Stack
1900–1981
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Infant Boy Stack
1902–1902
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Winifred Marie Stack Pankey
1904–2002
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Clement James Stack
1905–1947
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Garnet Michael "Spot" Stack
1907–1978
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John Raymond "Ray" Stack
1909–1989
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William Martin Stack
1911–1969
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Donald Cleary Stack
1913–1976
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Edwin Francis "Ed" Stack
1915–1993
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Kathryn Stack Kimpler
1917–1996