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Pearl Ketchmark - April 2, 2002

Pearl Ketchmark 95 of Minonk passed away at 6:16 P.M. Tuesday April 2, 2002 at Heritage Manor Nursing Home in Minonk. Her Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 A.M. Saturday April 6, 2002 at St. Patrick-s Catholic Church in Minonk with Rev. Donald Henderson officiating. Burial will follow in St. Patrick-s Cemetery. Visitation will from 9:30 A.M. until time of service at the church. Memorials may be directed to St. Patrick-s Church 420 East 6th Street Minonk, IL 61760.

Mrs. Ketchmark was born on March 12, 1907 in Benson the daughter of Albert and Folke Uphoff Trantina. She married John L. Ketchmark on November 3 1927 in Benson. He passed away in January 1957.

She is survived by two sons Thomas D. (PJ) Ketchmark of Minonk, Robert J. (Celia) Ketchmark of Gridley, one daughter Gloria J. Jurczak of Minonk, eleven Grandchildren Colleen (Wayne) Weber, Christie (Randy) Ruestman, Cindy (Craig) Meyer all of Minonk, Tommy Ketchmark Jr. of Bloomington, Kathleen (Charles) Miller of New Lenox, IL, Thad (Karin) Jurczak of Hawthorn Woods, IL, Andrea (Stephen) Boudreau of Kenosha, WI, Jane (Keith) Milburn of Hudson, IL, Alison (John) Hiser of Aurora, IL, John Ketchmark of Long Beach CA, and Mary Beth Ketchmark of Chicago, IL, also surviving are 18 Great-Grandchildren.

Three brothers, three sisters, and one son-in-law Ted Jurczak preceded her in death.

A member of St. Patrick-s Catholic Church, She was a loving Mother, Grandmother and Great-Grandmother and she will be greatly missed.