Carol A. Leal

1944 - 2023

Carol A. Leal
Born: January 5, 1944 in Decatur, IL
Died: January 6, 2023 in Sterling, IL
CAROL A. LEAL, 79, of Morrison, IL, passed away Friday, January 6, 2023 at CGH Medical Center in Sterling, IL
Funeral services will be at 1:00 p.m. Tuesday, January 10, 2023 immediately following the visitation at the Morrison Chapel of the Bosma-Renkes Funeral Home. The visitation will start at 11:00 a.m. Officiating the service is Rev. Peter Kicheon Ahn, Pastor at Fenton United Methodist Church. Cremation rites will be accorded following the services. A memorial has been established to the American Diabetes Association.
Carol was born January 5, 1944 in Decatur, IL, to Henry K. and Ethel M. (Turnbull) Collins. She was educated in the Litchfield, IL schools. She married Donald L. "Butch" Hamm in 1963. On August 22, 1992 she married John J. Leal in Morrison. Carol had worked at GE in Morrison for 25 years before retiring. She was a member of the GEM Club, and also a member of the Rock Falls American Legion Ladies Auxiliary. In her younger years Carol liked to spend her free time crocheting and baking; she also enjoyed bowling. During the summer months Carol and John spent their weekends at the Rock River.
Survivors include her husband, John; one daughter, Rebecca (Ray Johnson) Jamison of Clinton, IA; two sons, Rodney (Kathy) Hamm of Fulton, IL and Ray (Kristina) Hamm of Fenton, IL; three step daughters, Mary (Buck) Lowe of Rosman, NC, Tina (Joe) Taylor of Kansas City, MO and Joey (Jason) Huebbe of Davenport, IA; twenty grandchildren; sixteen great grandchildren and one on the way; several nieces and nephews; a brother, Larry (Kathy) Collins of Newton, IL; sisters-in-law Jane Espinoza, Nora Puentes, Rosemary (Bob) Mena and Julie (Jose) Herrera, all of Sterling/Rock Falls, IL; brothers-in-law Ralph (Toni) Leal, Richard (Esther) Leal, Frank (Linda) Leal, Joseph Leal, all of Sterling/Rock Falls, IL and David Leal of Florida.
Carol was preceded in death by her mother, Ethel Sickles; her father, Henry Collins; her in-laws, Torbio and Nestoria Leal; a daughter, Robin Cain; a grandson in infancy, Derrek Boelkins; a sister, Gloria (Morry) Blasdell; four brothers-in-law, John Espinoza, Torbio Leal, Jr., Philip Leal and Tony Leal.
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