Alexis Sue O'Brien- Cordani Obituary (1948 - 2014)

Alexis Sue O'Brien-Cordani, 66, of Lake St. Louis, MO died Sunday, November 16, 2014 in St. Luke's Hospital, Chesterfield, MO. She was born September 6, 1948 in Peoria, IL, the daughter of Alexander Mary Helen Percefull Kulai. She was born raised in Peoria and was a graduate of Woodruff High School, Peoria, Class of 1966. She moved around to several places throughout her life with her first husband. She moved to St. Louis for her work in 1997. She worked in marketing for the health care industry and computer software companies. Alexis enjoyed reading, shopping, traveling and loved animals. She married Michael J. O'Brien and he preceded her in death. She married Joe Cordani on November 19, 2005 in Nokomis, Illinois. Alexis is survived by her husband Joe Cordani, Lake St. Louis, MO; sons Chad Cordani wife Kelli and Tim Cordani wife Becky, both of Springfield, IL; two grandchildren: Aaron Adrianna Cordani; brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law: Thomas K. Dean wife Mayola, Pana, IL, Beverley Sue Virden, Springfield, IL; Toni Leigh husband Rodger, Witt, IL; Melvert C. Cordani wife Sharon, Litchfield, IL; Eileen "WeeGee" Kinkelaar husband Dan, Witt, IL; Max Montgomery wife Lori, Colmesneil, TX; Bill Moreland wife Nancy, Copperas Cove, TX; and Emily Battin, Raymond, IL; several nieces and nephews; best friend: Pam Clay-Turley and by her poodle Beamer. She was preceded in death by her father Alexander Kulai, mother Mary Helen Kulai Strmac, husband Michael J. O'Brien, and by her father-in-law and mother-in-law: Melvert R. Tressa Lovell Cordani. Funeral Information Visitation will be Thursday, November 20, 2014 from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. in McCracken-Dean Funeral Home, Pana, IL with funeral services following at 7:00 p.m. with Pastor Bert H. Eickhoff officiating. Visitation will be held Friday in Swan Lake Memory Gardens, Peoria, IL from 10:30 a.m. until 11:00 a.m., followed by a committal service at 11:00 a.m.