Delores Jean Quinn Obituary (1936

Delores Jean Quinn, 89, of Henry, passed away Tuesday October 21, 2025, 3:20 pm at OSF St. Elizabeth Hospital, Peru. Private family graveside services will be held at Henry Cemetery, with Pastor Terry Broady officiating. Memorials may be directed to the American Heart Association. Calvert & Johnson Memorial Home, Henry is in charge of arrangements. Delores was born April 17, 1936, in Putnam, IL to John and Clara (Downey) Read. She married James Quinn on June 20, 1959, in Henry, Illinois. Delores and Jim enjoyed 66 years of marriage. He survives. Also surviving are her three daughters, Melinda Quinn, of Columbia, MO, Amy & Paul Valcour Quinn, of Litchfield, New Hampshire, and Elizabeth Allinson, of Mansfield, TX, two grandchildren, Caitlin Cummins and Quinn Cummins. Her parents, her son-in-law, Timothy Allinson, one brother, John Read and one sister, Anna Mae Kocher, preceded her in death. She was a member of the Presbyterian Church. Delores had received her master’s degree in education. She instructed nursing students at Illinois Central College. She dedicated her life to learning more about caring for her patients and students. She was a dedicated wife and mother and grandmother. She had a love of puzzles, baking and gardening.