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Peoria, Illinois

Margaret Ellenwood Obituary

Peoria - Margaret Melissa Ellenwood, 88, of Peoria passed away at 12:46 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 6, 2009, at Manor Court of Peoria.

Margaret was born in St. Joseph, Mo., on May 29, 1921, a daughter of Seth and Melissa (Porter) St. John. She married Glenn Ellenwood on March 17, 1940, in Osceola, Iowa. He preceded her in death on May 9, 2001, in Quincy.

She also was preceded in death by her parents, two brothers and one sister.

She is survived by her son, Larry Ellenwood of Anderson, Ind.; daughter, Linda (Andrew) Fox of Geneva; granddaughters, Kimberly (Craig) Raistrick of Peoria, Laura (Brad) McCully of Peoria and Amy (Tom) Tcheng of Pleasant Hill, Calif.; grandsons, Nicholas (Sybil) Ellenwood of Peoria and Todd (Jaime) Fox of Sugar Grove; eight great-grandchildren; sisters, Dorothy King and Marilyn "Peggy" (Bob) Podony, all of Omaha, Neb.; and sister-in-law, Denise St. John of Des Moines, Iowa.

Margaret was a homemaker and founding member of Bethany Baptist Church in Peoria. She and her husband, Glenn, enjoyed taking senior bus trips through Peoria Charter Coach and were very active participants of the Peoria Christian Center.

She was a caring, loving and compassionate grandmother and will be greatly missed.

Her funeral service will be at 11 a.m. on Monday, Aug. 10, 2009, at Bethany Baptist Church in Peoria, with visitation one hour prior to services. Interment will be in Swan Lake Memory Gardens in Peoria.

Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to Clary Funeral Home in Peoria, and Margaret's memorial Web site and online condolences may be accessed at www.ClaryFunerals.com.

To plant trees in memory, please visit the Sympathy Store.

Published by Peoria Journal Star on Aug. 9, 2009.

Memories and Condolences
for Margaret Ellenwood

3 Entries

August 13, 2009

Dear Larry & Linda,
So sorry for your loss. I will keep you in my prayers for the days to come.
Hope everyone is well.
love cousin 'Penny'aka Laura & Everett Faux.

August 11, 2009

Dear Larry, Kim, Laura and Nick,

I am SO sorry for your loss! Please know that I will keep Margaret and all of YOU in my daily prayers. I didn't hear about her death until late Monday night and by then I had missed all the services. I would have been there had I known.

My thoughts and prayers are with you.

With love,
Barb Burns

August 9, 2009

Dear Family of Margaret "Micki" Ellenwood: We noted Micki's obituary, and assure you of our thoughts and prayers. We recall with fond memory those days when Micki and Glen were active in the Super Senior's meetings at The Christian Center. Glen and Dan Demmin gave leadership to the tours sponsored by the Super Seniors. Dan referred to Glen as "the tur guide." and, Micki was always there with her pleasant smile and supportive role. Micki believed "to be absent from the body" was then "to be present with the Lord". Her faith has been rewarded. Our prayers is that "the God of all comfort" will be your comfort at this time of loss of your love one.Bob and Eileen Springer

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