Alta J. Day, 95, of 710 N. School St. Normal, died at 1:52 am Thursday at Brokaw Hospital.
Her funeral will be at 3 pm Sunday at Stubblefield Funeral Home, the Rev. Stephen Dixon officiating. Burial will be in Brownsville, Wis.
Visitation will be an hour before the funeral service.
She was born Jan 29, 1887, in Rubicon, Wis., a daughter of George and Clara Voorus Day.
A brother preceded her in death.
Miss Day was a member of the Presbyterian Church of Normal, National Education Association, National Business Teachers Association and Sunshine Club of Normal. She was a 50-year member of the Eastern Star and was a charter member of McLean County Rose Society.
She taught business education at Illinois State University from 1928 to 1955. She received a master's degree from Columbia University and a A.B. from Lawrence College, Appleton, Wis.
She was part of the Reconstruction Aide of Occupational Therapy at U.S. Hospital 28 and taught shorthand to disabled soldiers of World War I.
Memorials may be made to the church.
Her funeral will be at 3 pm Sunday at Stubblefield Funeral Home, the Rev. Stephen Dixon officiating. Burial will be in Brownsville, Wis.
Visitation will be an hour before the funeral service.
She was born Jan 29, 1887, in Rubicon, Wis., a daughter of George and Clara Voorus Day.
A brother preceded her in death.
Miss Day was a member of the Presbyterian Church of Normal, National Education Association, National Business Teachers Association and Sunshine Club of Normal. She was a 50-year member of the Eastern Star and was a charter member of McLean County Rose Society.
She taught business education at Illinois State University from 1928 to 1955. She received a master's degree from Columbia University and a A.B. from Lawrence College, Appleton, Wis.
She was part of the Reconstruction Aide of Occupational Therapy at U.S. Hospital 28 and taught shorthand to disabled soldiers of World War I.
Memorials may be made to the church.
Alta J. Day, 95, of 710 N. School St. Normal, died at 1:52 am Thursday at Brokaw Hospital.
Her funeral will be at 3 pm Sunday at Stubblefield Funeral Home, the Rev. Stephen Dixon officiating. Burial will be in Brownsville, Wis.
Visitation will be an hour before the funeral service.
She was born Jan 29, 1887, in Rubicon, Wis., a daughter of George and Clara Voorus Day.
A brother preceded her in death.
Miss Day was a member of the Presbyterian Church of Normal, National Education Association, National Business Teachers Association and Sunshine Club of Normal. She was a 50-year member of the Eastern Star and was a charter member of McLean County Rose Society.
She taught business education at Illinois State University from 1928 to 1955. She received a master's degree from Columbia University and a A.B. from Lawrence College, Appleton, Wis.
She was part of the Reconstruction Aide of Occupational Therapy at U.S. Hospital 28 and taught shorthand to disabled soldiers of World War I.
Memorials may be made to the church.
Her funeral will be at 3 pm Sunday at Stubblefield Funeral Home, the Rev. Stephen Dixon officiating. Burial will be in Brownsville, Wis.
Visitation will be an hour before the funeral service.
She was born Jan 29, 1887, in Rubicon, Wis., a daughter of George and Clara Voorus Day.
A brother preceded her in death.
Miss Day was a member of the Presbyterian Church of Normal, National Education Association, National Business Teachers Association and Sunshine Club of Normal. She was a 50-year member of the Eastern Star and was a charter member of McLean County Rose Society.
She taught business education at Illinois State University from 1928 to 1955. She received a master's degree from Columbia University and a A.B. from Lawrence College, Appleton, Wis.
She was part of the Reconstruction Aide of Occupational Therapy at U.S. Hospital 28 and taught shorthand to disabled soldiers of World War I.
Memorials may be made to the church.
