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Maren Somers Obituary

CARBONDALE - Maren L. Somers, 26, of Champaign, formerly of Carbondale, passed away at 4:40 p.m. Sunday, June 20, 2010, at home.

Maren was born Feb. 19, 1984, the daughter of Peter W. Somers and Nancy A. Hanna-Somers of Poplar Bluff, Mo.

She is survived by her parents; and a brother, Michael F. Somers and his wife, Erin, of Sacramento, Calif.

There will be a celebration of life gathering for family and friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, June 25, 2010, in Heath and Vaughn Funeral Home, 201 N. Elm in Champaign.

The family requests no floral tributes. A scholarship fund in honor of Maren's service to developing communities is being organized with the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

Condolences to the family may be offered online at www.heathandvaughn.com.

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

Published by The Southern Illinoisan on Jun. 24, 2010.

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