CHATHAM - Eva Marie Cook Bretscher, 76, of Chatham went to be with her Lord at 5:18am, Sunday, August 29, 2010 at Memorial Medical Center. She was born April 29, 1934 in Nilwood to Rudy and Effie Thaxton Cook. Eva and G. Carl Bretscher were married June 28, 1957. Her parents, sister Eileen Negrete and grand-daughter Crystal Renee Bretscher preceded her in death. She retired from Ohio Casualty Insurance Company, where she worked for the claims department. Previously she worked at the Franklin Life Insurance Company and Charles Thomas Publishing. Mrs. Bretscher was a member of St. John's Lutheran Church in Chatham where she was active with luncheons and the Ladies Guild.
Mrs. Bretscher was a wonderful mother and grandmother and is survived by her husband, Carl; children Michael (wife Luz) Bretscher, and Carla (husband Brian) Goebel, grandchildren Victoria and Michael Bretscher and Travis and Alex Moore all of Chatham, brother Donald Cook of Springfield and sister Wilma (husband Cecil) Allen of Virden several nieces, nephews and cousins.
The family will greet friends from 4-7pm, Wednesday, September 1, at Staab Polk Memorial Home, 8855 State Route 4, Chatham. Her funeral will be held at Staab Polk Memorial Home, Thursday, September 2, at 10 am. Reverend Clarence Rogers will officiate. Burial will follow at Roselawn Memorial Park. For those who wish, memorial contributions may be made to the Illinois Sangamon Area 17 Special Olympics 413 E. Adams St., Springfield, IL 62705.
Published in The State Journal-Register on August 30, 2010
Mrs. Bretscher was a wonderful mother and grandmother and is survived by her husband, Carl; children Michael (wife Luz) Bretscher, and Carla (husband Brian) Goebel, grandchildren Victoria and Michael Bretscher and Travis and Alex Moore all of Chatham, brother Donald Cook of Springfield and sister Wilma (husband Cecil) Allen of Virden several nieces, nephews and cousins.
The family will greet friends from 4-7pm, Wednesday, September 1, at Staab Polk Memorial Home, 8855 State Route 4, Chatham. Her funeral will be held at Staab Polk Memorial Home, Thursday, September 2, at 10 am. Reverend Clarence Rogers will officiate. Burial will follow at Roselawn Memorial Park. For those who wish, memorial contributions may be made to the Illinois Sangamon Area 17 Special Olympics 413 E. Adams St., Springfield, IL 62705.
Published in The State Journal-Register on August 30, 2010
CHATHAM - Eva Marie Cook Bretscher, 76, of Chatham went to be with her Lord at 5:18am, Sunday, August 29, 2010 at Memorial Medical Center. She was born April 29, 1934 in Nilwood to Rudy and Effie Thaxton Cook. Eva and G. Carl Bretscher were married June 28, 1957. Her parents, sister Eileen Negrete and grand-daughter Crystal Renee Bretscher preceded her in death. She retired from Ohio Casualty Insurance Company, where she worked for the claims department. Previously she worked at the Franklin Life Insurance Company and Charles Thomas Publishing. Mrs. Bretscher was a member of St. John's Lutheran Church in Chatham where she was active with luncheons and the Ladies Guild.
Mrs. Bretscher was a wonderful mother and grandmother and is survived by her husband, Carl; children Michael (wife Luz) Bretscher, and Carla (husband Brian) Goebel, grandchildren Victoria and Michael Bretscher and Travis and Alex Moore all of Chatham, brother Donald Cook of Springfield and sister Wilma (husband Cecil) Allen of Virden several nieces, nephews and cousins.
The family will greet friends from 4-7pm, Wednesday, September 1, at Staab Polk Memorial Home, 8855 State Route 4, Chatham. Her funeral will be held at Staab Polk Memorial Home, Thursday, September 2, at 10 am. Reverend Clarence Rogers will officiate. Burial will follow at Roselawn Memorial Park. For those who wish, memorial contributions may be made to the Illinois Sangamon Area 17 Special Olympics 413 E. Adams St., Springfield, IL 62705.
Published in The State Journal-Register on August 30, 2010
Mrs. Bretscher was a wonderful mother and grandmother and is survived by her husband, Carl; children Michael (wife Luz) Bretscher, and Carla (husband Brian) Goebel, grandchildren Victoria and Michael Bretscher and Travis and Alex Moore all of Chatham, brother Donald Cook of Springfield and sister Wilma (husband Cecil) Allen of Virden several nieces, nephews and cousins.
The family will greet friends from 4-7pm, Wednesday, September 1, at Staab Polk Memorial Home, 8855 State Route 4, Chatham. Her funeral will be held at Staab Polk Memorial Home, Thursday, September 2, at 10 am. Reverend Clarence Rogers will officiate. Burial will follow at Roselawn Memorial Park. For those who wish, memorial contributions may be made to the Illinois Sangamon Area 17 Special Olympics 413 E. Adams St., Springfield, IL 62705.
Published in The State Journal-Register on August 30, 2010
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