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Visitation:
From 4 to 6 p.m. Monday, prior to the services at
the funeral home.
Service:
6 p.m. Monday, February 9, 2015 at Preston-Hanley
Funeral Homes & Crematory, Pekin
Funeral home: Preston-Hanley Funeral Homes &
Crematory in Pekin.
Obituary:
Ellen Kay Hermes, 75, of Pekin, passed away at 4:48
a.m. Thursday, February 5, 2015 at her home.
Born November 9, 1939 in Paducah, Kentucky to Henry
C. and Mary (Tracy) Kolb, she married Donald Eugene
Hermes on February 23, 1958 in Corinth, Mississippi.
He survives.
Also surviving are three daughters, Mary (Rick)
Conrady of Hartsburg, Rebecca (Wayne) King of East
Peoria, and Jennifer (Darren) Mitzelfelt of El Paso;
one son, Donald (Mary Anne) Hermes, Jr. of Manito;
and four grandchildren, Seth King of East Peoria,
Mallary Hermes of Coralville, Iowa, Melissa Hermes
of Manito, and Dirk Conrady of Hartsburg.
She was preceded in death by her parents; one infant
daughter, Vanessa Sue Hermes; four brothers; and one
sister.
A homemaker, Ellen enjoyed gardening, embroidering,
camping, fishing, golfing, and swimming. She was an
avid bowler and bowled in leagues throughout the
area for many years. She cherished her family,
especially her grandchildren.
Ellen was a member of St. Paul United Church of
Christ, where she was a member of the J.O.Y. Circle
and was a former Sunday school teacher. She was a
former member of Daughters of the American
Revolution and the Women’s International Bowling
Congress.
Her memorial service will be at 6 p.m. Monday,
February 9, 2015 at Preston-Hanley Funeral Homes &
Crematory in Pekin. The Rev. Dr. Brian Byrne will
officiate. Visitation will be from 4 to 6 p.m.
Monday at the funeral home. Burial of cremated
remains will be at Glendale Memorial Gardens in
Pekin at a later date.
Memorial contributions may be made to St. Paul
United Church of Christ, 101 North 8th Street, Pekin,
IL 61554.
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