Margaret Van Cleave, 90, of Tuscola died at 2:03 a.m. Saturday (Dec. 19, 2015) at home.
Margaret was born on May 24, 1925 in Arcola, a daughter of Perry W. and Florence (Garber) Ghere. She married Robert Van Cleave on April 6, 1947 in Arcola. He survives.
She is also survived by five children, Sandra (Ed) Fiscus, Dale (Candy) Van Cleave, Dr. Nancy Van Cleave, Dean Van Cleave and Dwayne (Laura) Van Cleave; six grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; two sisters, Joyce Hancock and Evelyn Swisher and one sister-in-law, Christine Jones.
She was preceded in death by her parents; one great-grandson, Zachery Evans; three brothers, Harold, Bob and Carl Ghere and one sister, Sadie Goulden.
Robert and Margaret were members of the Mount Gilead United Methodist Church in rural Tuscola until it closed. They then attended the First Christian Church of Tuscola. Margaret was a member of the United Methodist Women's Club.
Published in the Champaign, Illinois News-Gazette. Dec 21, 2015
Margaret was born on May 24, 1925 in Arcola, a daughter of Perry W. and Florence (Garber) Ghere. She married Robert Van Cleave on April 6, 1947 in Arcola. He survives.
She is also survived by five children, Sandra (Ed) Fiscus, Dale (Candy) Van Cleave, Dr. Nancy Van Cleave, Dean Van Cleave and Dwayne (Laura) Van Cleave; six grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; two sisters, Joyce Hancock and Evelyn Swisher and one sister-in-law, Christine Jones.
She was preceded in death by her parents; one great-grandson, Zachery Evans; three brothers, Harold, Bob and Carl Ghere and one sister, Sadie Goulden.
Robert and Margaret were members of the Mount Gilead United Methodist Church in rural Tuscola until it closed. They then attended the First Christian Church of Tuscola. Margaret was a member of the United Methodist Women's Club.
Published in the Champaign, Illinois News-Gazette. Dec 21, 2015
Margaret Van Cleave, 90, of Tuscola died at 2:03 a.m. Saturday (Dec. 19, 2015) at home.
Margaret was born on May 24, 1925 in Arcola, a daughter of Perry W. and Florence (Garber) Ghere. She married Robert Van Cleave on April 6, 1947 in Arcola. He survives.
She is also survived by five children, Sandra (Ed) Fiscus, Dale (Candy) Van Cleave, Dr. Nancy Van Cleave, Dean Van Cleave and Dwayne (Laura) Van Cleave; six grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; two sisters, Joyce Hancock and Evelyn Swisher and one sister-in-law, Christine Jones.
She was preceded in death by her parents; one great-grandson, Zachery Evans; three brothers, Harold, Bob and Carl Ghere and one sister, Sadie Goulden.
Robert and Margaret were members of the Mount Gilead United Methodist Church in rural Tuscola until it closed. They then attended the First Christian Church of Tuscola. Margaret was a member of the United Methodist Women's Club.
Published in the Champaign, Illinois News-Gazette. Dec 21, 2015
Margaret was born on May 24, 1925 in Arcola, a daughter of Perry W. and Florence (Garber) Ghere. She married Robert Van Cleave on April 6, 1947 in Arcola. He survives.
She is also survived by five children, Sandra (Ed) Fiscus, Dale (Candy) Van Cleave, Dr. Nancy Van Cleave, Dean Van Cleave and Dwayne (Laura) Van Cleave; six grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; two sisters, Joyce Hancock and Evelyn Swisher and one sister-in-law, Christine Jones.
She was preceded in death by her parents; one great-grandson, Zachery Evans; three brothers, Harold, Bob and Carl Ghere and one sister, Sadie Goulden.
Robert and Margaret were members of the Mount Gilead United Methodist Church in rural Tuscola until it closed. They then attended the First Christian Church of Tuscola. Margaret was a member of the United Methodist Women's Club.
Published in the Champaign, Illinois News-Gazette. Dec 21, 2015
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