Anna Josephine Bordenkircher

Anna Josephine "Jo" Bordenkircher, 90, of Quincy, formerly of Mount Sterling, Ill., died at 12:16 p.m. Saturday (Jan. 15, 2011) in St. Vincent's Home in Quincy.

She was born March 17, 1920 in Ashland, Ill., the daughter of Edward J. and Anna Aggertt McGraw. She married Ralph A. Bordenkircher on April 29, 1944, in Ashland. He preceded her in death on Jan. 7, 1998.

Mrs. Bordenkircher was a homemaker. She graduated from Ashland Community High School with the class of 1938.

Mrs. Bordenkircher was a member of Holy Family Catholic Church in Mount Sterling where she was also a member of the Altar Society. She served as a 4-H leader for many years and always enjoyed cooking and sewing, but her greatest joy was spending time with her family.

Survivors include three children, Steve Bordenkircher and his wife, Debra, of Mount Sterling, Ann Reich and her husband, Dr. Robert Reich, of Quincy, and Joyce Knodel and her husband, Jim, of Quincy; 11 grandchildren, Angela Asmann and her husband, Jason, of Quincy, Dr. Abby Reich and her husband, Brian Miller, of Quincy, Alicia Crowe and her husband, Jeff, of St. Charles, Mo., Diane Bordenkircher of Columbia, Mo., Matt Bordenkircher of Mount Sterling, Curt Royer and his wife, Corie, of Ursa, Ill., Jean Royer of Nauvoo, Ill., Clint Royer of Macomb, Ill., Jamie Knodel of Springfield, Ill., Casey Knodel of Campbell, Calif., and Molly Grant of Noblesville, Ind.; four great-grandchildren, Emily Asmann, Jack Miller, Lauren Miller and Canon Royer; and one sister, Frances McGraw of Springfield, Ill.

She was preceded in death by her parents; one son in infancy; one brother, Raymond McGraw; and one sister, Catherine Ludwig.

SERVICES: 11 a.m. Tuesday in Holy Family Catholic Church in Mount Sterling, with the Rev. Thomas Henseler conducting. Burial will be in the Mount Sterling Catholic Cemetery.

VISITATION: 5 to 8 p.m. Monday in the Hendricker Funeral Home in Mount Sterling. A prayer service will be held at 7:30 p.m. in the funeral home. Friends may also call from 8 to 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday in the funeral home.

MEMORIALS: The West County Multiple Sclerosis Center, Holy Family Catholic Church or Mount Sterling Catholic Cemetery.

ARRANGEMENTS: Hendricker Funeral Home, Mount Sterling.

WEBSITE: www.hendrickerfh.com.

Condolences may be expressed online at www.whig.com.