Dolores Nolan Obituary (1922

Dolores E. Nolan - (Pontiac, Illinois) Dolores E. Nolan died at the Livingston County Manor after a battle with kidney cancer. The Rite of Christian Burial Mass will be held at 10am on Monday April 16th at St. Mary's Catholic Church, Pontiac, Illinois, with Msgr. Thomas Mack officiating. Burial will follow at St. Paul's Catholic Cemetery, Odell, Illinois. Visitation will be at Duffy Funeral Home, Pontiac, Illinois from 4:00 to 8:00 pm on Sunday April 15th . Rosary will be prayed at 4:00 pm. She was born in rural Odell on January 5, 1922 to Cornelius and Elizabeth M. "Betsy" Krippel Turner. She married James R. Nolan at St. Mary's Church Loretto, Illinois on May 21, 1949, He survives in Pontiac. She was preceded in death by her parents and her brother Joseph C. Turner, then of Janesville, Wisconsin. She is survived by her husband; two sons, Gary R. (Dawn) Nolan of Wallingford, Connecticut and Leo J. Nolan of Bloomington, Illinois, seven grand children, six great-grandchildren and three step great grandchildren. She graduated from Saunemin High School. She worked as a bookkeeper for Custom Farm Services and the John D. Wilson Co. She was an avid seamstress and was well known for her talents for sewing and as a quilter, and worked for many years at the Busy Bobbin. Throughout her life she was an ardent member of the Catholic Church assisting on any project that needed assistance. She worked with the St. Vincent DePaul Society, Altar and Rosary Society and Catholic Daughters of America. She also was a tireless worker with the Knights of Columbus, and along with her husband were named Family of the Year. She was also a member of the Flynn-Eich American Legion Post #454 Auxiliary and served as district secretary. She was an avid White Sox and Bears fan and loved fishing and bird watching. Her greatest joy was the blessing of her family. She greatly enjoyed being blest with children, grand children and great-grand children who will greatly miss her and grandma's endless cookie supply. The family wishes to thank the staffs of the O.S.F. Hospital and Hospice for their ministry of Christian Care and Livingston Manor Nursing Staff. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to: St. Mary's Catholic Church Building Fund, the American Cancer Society or the O.S.F. Hospice.