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Aug 6, 1940 - May 9, 2018
So sorry for your loss Teddy. Loved spending time at your house with you and your parents when we where growing up. Your mom was always so kind and encouraging. She was always such a sweet person and made me feel safe when she was around. Prayers to your and your family.
Rick Royer
May 14, 2018 | Volo, IL | Friend
Ted,
So sorry for the loss of your mother. She will not be forgotten. She talked a lot about you during our visits. I was a visiting Nurse of hers and I got to know her quiet well along with Bentley and Sam. May God Bless you and your family Ted.
Halona Michels
May 14, 2018 | Toledo, IL | Acquaintance
Vicki and I have been friends since High school. She taught me to drive( in her fathers car). After we moved to Missouri, we lost track. Clyde worked at Moores Bus. Forms , thats how we came to come to Missouri Les brought clyde out to Mo. to show him around(looking at farms). Vicki and I connected again at her brother in laws get together every summer. Vicki and I worked together at the rootbeer stand in charleston during school. Had loads of fun there. R.I.P. MY Friend. You will be missed....
May 11, 2018
I have known Vicki since elementary and through high school. May you rest in peace my CHS (58) Sister.
Larry Bullock
May 10, 2018 | Sherman, IL | Classmate
CHARLESTON, IL – Vicki Elizabeth Trueblood, age 77 of Charleston, entered her Heavenly Home on Tuesday, May 9, 2018 while at Mattoon Healthcare. Visitation will be held from 5:00 – 7:00 p.m. on Monday, May 14, 2018 at Adams Funeral Chapel in Charleston. The funeral service honoring and celebrating her life will begin at 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, May 15, 2018 at the funeral chapel with Pastor Sharon Patton officiating. Burial will follow in Roselawn Cemetery, Charleston. It is requested that donations in her honor be made to Old State Road Christian Church. Gifts may be left at the visitation or service or mailed in care of Adams Funeral Chapel, 2330 Shawnee Dr., Charleston, IL 61920.
Vicki was born August 6, 1940 in Charleston, the daughter of the late Jennings and Nelda (Reynolds) Norman. Vicki was a 1958 graduate of Charleston High School. She was employed at Moore Business Forms in Charleston, where she met her future husband, Lester Lee Trueblood. They were married on October 5, 1969 and they shared 45 years of marriage prior to his death on August 20, 2015. Following her marriage to Les she left Moore Business Forms to become a full time homemaker, wife and mother. Left to cherish her memory is her son, Dr. Ted Trueblood and wife Dr. Janelle Trueblood of Aitkin, Minnesota; four grandchildren, Grace, Hannah, Caleb and Nathanael Trueblood; her sister, Karen (Frank) Kubisz of Fort Walton Beach, Florida; two brothers-in-law, Arlo (Carolyn) Trueblood and Bob Trueblood, all of Missouri; a sister-in-law, Joyce Spidel of Moline, Illinois; and nieces and nephews.
Vicki was a faithful and devoted charter member of the Old State Road Christian Church family. She served her fellow brothers and sisters in Christ as Church Moderator for many years, at one time or another served on every committee, and as an Elder Emeritus. She was also a life member of the Charleston VFW Paul McVey Post 1592 Auxiliary.
Vicki was a loyal friend and she valued the countless friendships she enjoyed. Many included childhood friends of 60 plus years and those known as the “Lunch Bunch”. She was an avid reader and kept informed of current events as they were often topics of conversation. She enjoyed the canine companionship of her dogs, Sam and Bentley, was a fan of the Peanuts comic strip dog “Snoopy”, and was a collector of Precious Moments figurines. Vicki loved her family dearly and always looked forward to the times when her sister Karen came to visit – they usually had a full itinerary. She was so proud of Ted and his accomplishments and loved him and his family immensely. She always looked forward to being a grandmother and felt so blessed by her four grandchildren whom she loved beyond measure. Vicki was witty and smart, gracious and generous, and a woman of faith. There are many fond and happy memories of Vicki to be treasured and she will be truly missed.
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