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Colette Powers Obituary

Colette M. Powers, born March 9, 1912, to Alois and Mary Gaul in Chicago, IL, died December 30, 2004, in Kingwood, TX at the age of 92. Mrs. Powers is preceded in death by her husband Thomas J. Powers in 1983 and son Richard J. Powers in 1997; she is survived by daughters Colette (Walter) Foley, of Kingwood, TX and Dolores (Donn) Fisher of Delavan, WI; grandchildren Michael Foley of Little Rock, AR, Ann (Charles) Ringer, of Kingwood, TX, Maureen Zipperer of Kingwood, TX, Dennis (Janet) Foley of Powder Springs, GA, Todd Fisher, Ross Fisher, Scott Fisher, Rebecca Fisher, all of Delavan, WI; and nine great-grandchildren. Visitation will be 2 to 9 p.m., Tuesday, January 4, 2005, at Brust Funeral Home, 135 S. Main St., Lombard, IL. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated 10 a.m., Wednesday, January 5, 2005, at Sacred Heart Church, 114 S. Elizabeth, Lombard, IL, with interment following in St. Michael the Archangel Cemetery in Palatine, IL. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests donations to the Sacred Heart Monastery Chapel Fund, 1910 Maple Ave., Lisle, IL 60532 or to Northeast Hospice Services, 18951 Memorial N., Humble, TX 77338. Info Toll Free: 888-629-0094.

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Published by Chicago Tribune on Jan. 2, 2005.

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