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Marta 'Marty' Boudeman
[July 18, 2013]
NORMAL -- Marta J. "Marty" Boudeman,
58, of Normal, formerly of Armington, died Wednesday, July 17, 2013,
at 8:46 a.m. at her sister's home in Normal.
(Below is a copy of
the obituary from the funeral home.)
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Normal -- Martha J. (Marty) Boudeman, 58, of Normal,
formerly of Armington, passed away at 8:46 a.m. on
July 17, 2013 at her sister's home.
Graveside Services will be held at the McLean
Cemetery, McLean, Illinois, on Saturday, July 20,
2013 at 10:00 a.m. with Rev. Cheryl Peterson-Karlan
officiating.
A Celebration of Life Service will be held on
Saturday, August 24, 2013 at 10:00 am at the Funks
Grove Chapel of the Trees, Funks Grove, Illinois.
Martha Jane Boudeman was born on July 18, 1954 in
Bloomington, the daughter of Harold and Dorothy
Jones Boudeman.
Martha is survived by her mother in Armington, her
siblings: Don (Nancy) Boudeman, John (Greta)
Boudeman, Joe (Diana) Boudeman, Bill Boudeman, Mary
Glass, Ruth (Bill) Evans, sister-in-law Kathy (Mark)
Boudeman Nicholas. Several nieces, nephews,
great-nieces and great-nephews also survive.
She was preceded in death by her father; one
brother, Jim Boudeman and one niece, Joanna
Boudeman.
Martha Jane graduated from the McLean-Waynesville-Armington
High School in 1972. She then graduated from
Illinois State University with a Bachlor of Science
Degree in Special Education in December 1975.
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Martha has taught in Illinois, Connecticut and
California. She has also taught for Computer for
Tots and Sylvan Learning Center. Upon her return
from California, she worked the last nine years for
Illinois State University at the Stevenson Center
for Community and Economic Development. She was the
smiling face that greeted every person and she was
loved by the students she helped at the Stevenson
Center. She will be greatly missed by her family and
friends.
She was a member of the Unitarian Universalist
Church in Bloomington.
Memorials may be made to Arbor Day Foundation,
Ovarian Cancer Association, Unitarian Universalist
Church, the Sugar Grove Nature Center, or OSF
Hospice.
Quiram-Peasley Funeral Home is assisting the
family with the arrangements.
The Family would like to thank OSF Hospice for their
help and Martha's caregivers for their loving care.
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