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Minnie Schlis Obituary
WEST PEORIA - Minnie H. "Bets" Schlis, 86, formerly of West Peoria, passed away at 9:50 p.m. Monday, Oct. 1, 2007, at OSF St. Clare Home in Peoria Heights.
She was born Aug. 22, 1921, in Peoria, daughter of John J. and Emma G. Woodson Knapp. She married Arthur H. Schlis on Nov. 29, 1940, in Peoria. He preceded her in death on July 18, 1992, in Peoria.
She was also preceded in death by two brothers, John and Bill Knapp; and one sister, Laura Doubet.
Surviving are one daughter, Nancy (Dale) Linebaugh of Peoria; one son, Ronald (Mary Lou) Schlis of St. Peters, Mo.; four grandchildren, Nicholas Robertson of Peoria, Krysta (Jay) Cho of Boston, Mass., Currie (Drew) Osborn of Danville, Calif., and Brooke (Bayardo) Corea-Chevez of Houston, Texas; two great-grandchildren, Madelyn and Jack; one sister, Mary Greene of McKinney, Texas; and many nieces and nephews.
She was a graduate of Manual High School.
Bets was a founding member of North Sheridan Baptist Church, where she held many offices and belonged to many organizations. She was a current member of the Church of the Brethren. She was a member of Peoria County Homemakers Extension, RSVP, a volunteer at the Salvation Army and Neighborhood House.
Bets valued the friendships she made in the Neighborhood House Quilting Club, and she enjoyed gardening, quilting, sewing and being a homemaker.
Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 6, 2007, at Davison-Fulton Woodland Chapel in Peoria, where visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday. Burial will be at Swan Lake Memory Gardens in Peoria.
Memorials may be made to West Peoria Rescue Squad or Neighborhood House in Peoria.
Online condolences may be submitted to www.mem.com.
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Susie Lyon
October 4, 2007
Ron & MaryLou,
We are so very sorry to hear about the loss of your Mother. Please know your family will be in our thoughts & prayers during this difficult time.
Love,
Terry, Susie, Jessica & Nathan Lyon
Gary & Kathy Knapp
October 3, 2007
Dear Nancy, Ron and family,
We offer our sympathy. Even when a loved one is elderly, and declining in health, it is still a sad time when they die. Yet, it is possible at the same time to rejoice that she is Home. When a person is a Christian, death is not the end. This is certainly true for Aunt Bets.
Due to work, we are out of state, and will not be able to be present for the funeral.
We hold you in our thoughts and prayers.
May memories bring comfort to you.
In peace,
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