Louise A. Desmond

LOUISE A. DESMONDBorn: July 30, 1916; in Milwaukee, Wis.Died: April 18, 2007; in WoodstockShe was a proud and loving mother to her familyWOODSTOCK - Louise A. Desmond, 90, of Woodstock, died Wednesday, April 18, 2007, at Memorial Medical Center in Woodstock.She was born in Milwaukee on July 30, 1916, to George and Anna (Blechlinger) Strosina. She married W. Lyle Desmond in 1942 in Elkhorn, Wis. He died July 27, 1995.She was a member of St. Mary's Catholic Church in Woodstock. She was a volunteer at Memorial Medical Center and the Adult and Child Rehabilitation Center both in Woodstock.She loved to knit, travel and was a member of many bridge clubs. Mostly she was a proud and loving mother to her family. She is survived by two sons, John (Jennifer) Desmond of Lake Oswego, Ore., and James (Kerri) Desmond of San Marcos, Calif.; three daughters, Mary "Mickey" Fortin of Woodstock, JoAnne (James) Sieck of Harvard and M. Eileen (Dave) Brubaker of Yuba City, Calif.; a brother, George Strosina; three sisters, Pat Klein, Peggy Giese and Carol Knotek; 17 grandchildren; and 20 great-grandchildren.She was preceded in death by her parents and husband and a brother, Chuck Strosina.The visitation will be from 1 p.m. Sunday, April 22, until 5 p.m. with a 4 p.m. Liturgical wake service at Schneider-Leucht-Merwin & Cooney Funeral Home, 1211 N. Seminary Ave., Woodstock.The visitation will continue from 10 a.m. Monday, April 23, until the funeral Mass is celebrated at 11 a.m. at St. Mary's Catholic Church, 312 Lincoln Ave., Woodstock. Monsignor James W. McLoughlin will preside. Burial will be at Calvary Catholic Church in Woodstock.In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to St. Mary's Catholic School, 312 Lincoln Ave., Woodstock.For information, call the funeral home at (815) 338-1710. Sign the guest book at www.
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