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Nancy Beres Obituary
ELMWOOD - Nancy Catherine Beres, 72, of Elmwood passed away peacefully at 6:58 p.m. Monday, Dec. 15, 2014, at the OSF Richard L. Owens Hospice Home in Peoria, with Tony and Mit at her side.
Cathy was born May 6, 1942, in Waukegan, Ill., to Jesse and MaryAnn Phillips Owens. She married Dimitri "Mit" Beres on March 11, 1967, at the Elmwood United Methodist Church.
Surviving Cathy are her husband of 47 years, Mit; one son, Tony (Lana) Beres of Des Moines, Iowa; two grandchildren, Payton Brea Ann and Meyah Owen Beres; three sisters, Bonnie (Charles III) Norman of Alton, Ill., Betsy (Paul) McIlvaine of Brookfield, Conn., and Sally (Lester) Sherer of Naperville, Ill.; and several nieces and nephews.
Cathy graduated from Illinois Wesleyan with a bachelor's of fine arts and was employed by the Elmwood 322 School District for 33 years, teaching English and math. She retired in 2002.
She was a member of the Kappa Delta Sorority, where she was a former president; a member of the PJS Advisory Board, PEO, EBW, PARTA and Shady Ladies of Maple Lane, and was of the Methodist faith.
Cremation has been accorded and a memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 20, 2014, at the Elmwood United Methodist Church. The Rev. Bradley Watkins will officiate. Visitation will be held two hours prior to the service at the church.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to B.Y.E. Ambulance or the Elmwood Education Foundation.
Online condolences may be left for the family at www.haskellhott.com.
Haskell-Hott Funeral Homes in Princeville is in charge of arrangements.
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Memories and Condolences
for Nancy Beres
Bruce Coulter
January 4, 2015
Mit, so sorry for your loss. Our thoughts are with you.
Elmer & Sandy Schaufelberger
January 1, 2015
Mit,
Sandy and I are so sorry to hear that Cathy has passed away. I remember when the three of us drove Rt 8 from Peoria to Elmwood to teach. We all had great times at EHS. You and Cathy got married not letting many of us know in advance. We cherish our friendship over the years and always enjoyed being with you and Cathy whenever we could. Our thoughts and prayers are with you and Tony.
Elmer & Sandy Schaufelberger
Tricia (Brewer) Tripp
December 27, 2014
Tony - So sorry to hear about the loss of your mom. My thoughts are with you and your dad.
Todd Burns
December 22, 2014
Mit & Tony, My thoughts and prayers are with you at this time of loss. Very sorry to hear about Cathy, she was always so pleasant, patient, and kind. Fond childhood memories will always include time spent with the Beres family. Sincerely, Todd Burns
Bob & Norma Dawson
December 20, 2014
May God bless you and your family at this time of sorrow.
December 19, 2014
So sorry for your loss. Our prayers are with you.
Herb and Sandy Ross, Peoria, Illinois
Jane Nelson
December 19, 2014
Mit, you and your family have my heartfelt sympathy! Cathy was a lovely person and a wonderful teacher. You and your family will be in my prayers!
Melissa and John Troutman
December 19, 2014
Mit, Tony and family- John and I are so very sorry about the loss of Cathy. She was so much fun and such a caring and great Yaya to our Payton and will be very much missed. It was so great to see you at Rankin's Volleyball games and music concerts and when you would bring Payton to our house we enjoyed that time also. Our paths crossed many times and Mit they will continue to cross as we share our visits with Payton. Take care and do call if you need anything at all. We'll see you soon… John and Melissa Troutman
Stephanie Tomlinson
December 19, 2014
So sorry for your loss. Our prayers go out to you in this difficult time.
-your neighbors
Hap and Nancy Howard
December 18, 2014
MIT, Tony and family:so sad to hear about Cathy. What a wonderful person. Always. So up beat and just so much fun to be with. Enjoyed our golf time . Our thoughts and prayers are with all our prayers. Love Hap.and Nancy.
Lori Luthy
December 18, 2014
Mit,
So sorry to hear about Cathy. She was such a patient teacher when I had her back in high school. Always took the time to make sure we understood. And such a neat lady outside the classroom. My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family.
Theresa Aten
December 18, 2014
Mit,
You are in my thoughts and prayers at this time.
Paul Schafer
December 18, 2014
Mit, Sorry for your loss.
Susan Newell
December 18, 2014
Mit and family,
So sorry to hear that Cathy has passed away. I always enjoyed golfing with her and playing cards. She was a great lady and will be missed.
Susan, Vern, Zachary and Matthew
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