Beverly Rieger
Beverly Ann Rieger, 75, of Bloomington, died peacefully at 8:00 a.m. Aug. 1 at OSF St. Joseph Medical Center, Bloomington after a courageous battle with pancreatic cancer.
A celebration of Bev’s life will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at the Eastview Christian Church, Normal with Jeff Elliott officiating. Private inurnment will take place in Forrest Twp. Cemetery at a later date. Duffy-Pils Memorial Home, Fairbury is assisting with arrangements. In lieu of flowers the family suggests memorials be given to the Home Sweet Home Mission, Bloomington or the Community Cancer Center, Normal.
Bev was born Jan. 22, 1941 in Strawn, Ill. the daughter of Hermie and Edna Kessler Shive. She married Keith D. Rieger on June 18, 1961 in Fairbury. He survives in Bloomington.
Other survivors include one son, Kurt D. (Cindy) Rieger, Lake St. Louis, Mo.; two grandchildren, Jamie E. and Joshua P. Rieger; one sister, Marlene M. Moore, Gibson City.
She is preceded in death by one son, Paige A. Rieger; one brother, Chuck Shive; and one sister, Wilma Gerber.
Bev was a 1958 graduate of Forrest-Strawn-Wing High School. She formerly co-owned and operated The Figurine, Clifton and the Yearling Children’s Apparel, Bloomington. Most recently she owned and operated Kebe Associates, Bloomington and had a positive effect on numerous people in the affiliate marketing industry.
She was a member of Eastview Christian Church, Normal and was very active member of the social committee at Crestwicke Country Club.
An online guest registry is available at www.duffypilsmemorialhome.com.
Grace Davies
Grace A. Davies, 98 years young, passed away peacefully Aug. 5, with one of her many nieces by her side, at Martin Health Center where she resided in Bloomington. Grace was born Aug. 20, 1917, to Karl Simon Davies and Grace Cody (Quigley) Davies in Morris, Illinois.
After growing up on the family farm, Grace chose the life of an independent modern woman, working as a bookkeeper until her retirement in 1982. A member of Wesley United Methodist Church in Bloomington, Grace was active in the women’s circle and enjoyed the fellowship and friendship found there. An accomplished seamstress and knitter in her free time, Grace frequently knitted sweaters for Guideposts’ Sweater Project through World Vision. Grace enjoyed traveling with friends and family and visited Hawaii, Europe and Canada. As the self-appointed family historian Grace enjoyed genealogy research. She was a wicked Scrabble player!
Grace was preceded in death by her parents, her brothers Earl (Betty) Davies, Simon (Rose) Davies, and Robert (Jane) Davies; as well as sisters Laurel (Horace) Shaw, Janet (John) DeLaurier, Joyce (Allan) Smith, Vivian
(James) Mount and Ellen Hulbert. Grace will be greatly missed by her surviving sisters Lila (Frank) Wright of Burr Ridge, Marian (Richard) Campbell of Rockford, and Rose Marie Jewett of Janesville, Wisconsin. Grace also leaves behind numerous nieces and nephews and their families who even now miss her stories and wonderful sense of humor. There will be a private memorial service for the family. Donations may be made in Grace’s memory
to: Advocate at Home Hospice Services, 303 N. Hershey Rd., Suite C, Bloomington, Ill. 61704 or Westminster Village Foundation, 2025 E. Lincoln St., Bloomington, Ill. 61701.
