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Rhea Determan Obituary

Rhea Determan
Rhea C. Determan, nee Ketterer, 66, of Belleville, Ill., born Dec. 18, 1937, in Belleville, Ill., died Sunday, May 30, 2004, at her residence.
Mrs. Determan was a member of St. Peter's Cathedral Catholic Church, where she was a trustee. She graduated from the Academy of Notre Dame in 1955. She enjoyed sewing, and was a member of Belleville Sewing Center Club.
She was administrative secretary at St. Elizabeth's Hospital for 18 years. She was administrative assistant at Bethany Place for seven years. She worked part time in the Marketing Department at Family Hospice for five years.
She was preceded in death by her father, Leonard Ketterer Sr.
She is survived by her husband, Cyril "Cy" Determan, whom she married May 27, 1958; her mother, Irma L., nee Huck, Ketterer of Willow Creek Nursing Home, Belleville, Ill.; a brother, Leonard (Joan) Ketterer of Pacific, Mo.; a son, Gary (Bev) Determan of Belleville, Ill.; three daughters, Theresa (Gary) Darr of Smithton, Ill., Carol (Mark) Ernst of Colleyville, Texas and Mary (Don) Barfield of Winchester, Ill.; seven grandchildren, Jessica and Amy Determan, Eric and Brent Darr, John Ernst and Megan and Maura Barfield.
Memorials may be made to St. Peter's Cathedral Catholic Church or Family Hospice of Belleville Area, 7 Bronze Pointe 5th Suite B, Swansea, Ill., 62226.

Visitation: Friends may call from 4 to 9 p.m. Tuesday, June 1, 2004, at George Renner & Sons Funeral Home, Belleville, Ill. A prayer service will be held at 5 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home.

Funeral: Funeral procession will leave at 9:45 a.m. Wednesday, June 2, 2004, from George Renner & Sons Funeral Home, Belleville, Ill., for a 10 a.m. Mass of Christian burial at St. Peter's Cathedral Church, Belleville, Ill., with Monsignor James Buerster officating. Burial will be in Valhalla Gardens of Memory, Belleville, Ill.

GEORGE RENNER & SONS FUNERAL HOME, Belleville, Ill.

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Published by Belleville News-Democrat from May 31 to Jun. 2, 2004.

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Laura Isom Krenzer

June 18, 2004

Deepest sympathies to all of the family, especially Gary and Theresa.

Pete Smith

June 2, 2004

Cy, Our prayers are with you. We will miss Rhea and her contributions to so many lives and organizations in our community. God Bless.

Phyllis Stabley

June 1, 2004

I conside it a blessing having had Rhea as a friend. She was a loving and caring person. She will be missed by all who had the good fortune to know her.

Kim Fischer

June 1, 2004

Everyone in the sewing guild will miss Rhea. She was such a delight to our group we all ask about her at each meeting. I can still hear her laughing at all my sewing mistakes. Loved you lots Rhea!

Marilyn Teague

June 1, 2004

So sorry to hear of Rhea's passing.

I had worked with her at the hospital and also Bethany Place. She was a neat lady, always kind and fun to be around. She will be missed.

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