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                    Joan Hinds 
			
            
            [April 24, 2012]  
			
            		
            		ELKHART -- Joan Hinds, 76, of Elkhart, 
			died at home. (Below is a copy of 
							the obituary from the funeral home.) ___ Joan (Lee) Hinds, 76, of Elkhart, IL passed away 
							at home. She was born June 3, 1935 in Lincoln, IL to 
							Patrick Mathew and Theresa (Laffy) Lee. She married 
							Donnie Hinds on November 26, 1955 in Elkhart, IL and 
							he preceded her in death on September 24, 1996. She is survived by her children, Kevin (Debbie) Hinds of 
					Girard, IL; Brian (Christie) Hinds, Mark (Teri Hanner) Hinds 
					and Michelle Hinds, all of Elkhart, IL; Bridgette (Phil) 
					Crites of Owaneco, IL and Craig (Julie) Hinds of Chestnut, 
					IL; 9 grandchildren and 6 great-granddaughters. She is also 
					survived by several nieces, nephews and cousins. She was preceded in death by her parents, husband and 
					siblings. | 
                    
					 Visitation will be 
							Friday evening at Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral 
							Home in Mt. Pulaski, IL from 4-8 p.m. with a Rosary 
							Service at 3:00 p.m. Funeral Services will be held at 
					10:00 a.m. Saturday at St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church in 
					Mt. Pulaski, IL. Burial will be in Steenbergen Cemetery, Mt. 
					Pulaski, IL. Memorials may be made to: Ronald 
					McDonald House, 610 N. 7th Street, Springfield, 
					IL 62702 or Lincoln Special Olympics, Attn: Ryan Curry, P.O. 
					Box 897, Lincoln, IL 62656. |