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Graveside Service: Mount Pulaski
Cemetery, Thursday, August 4th at 1:00 p.m.
Funeral home:
Fricke-Calvert-Schrader, Mount Pulaski
Obituary
Theatrice Jeanne Febus, Normal, age 83 died
peacefully in her sleep at her home. Jeanne was born
on August 27, 1932 in Lincoln. Her parents were
Kenneth Howe and Eva Theatrice (Davis) Howe of
Latham. She was preceded in death by her husband,
Wayne Bryson Febus, her parents, her brothers
Kenneth, Pete, and George, and her sisters Mary and
Dora. She is survived by her daughter Cynthia Febus
Hill of Elgin, and her brother Richard Howe of
Boone, North Carolina.
Jeanne’s mother died in a car accident when she was
9 years old and she and her sister Mary helped her
father run the household and raise the other
siblings. Her siblings appreciated her for her
calmness, and patience. She enjoyed learning and
exceled at all of her scholastic endeavors.
Jeanne met her soul mate Wayne in 1948 when he drove
into the town square in his convertible that was
filled with other girls. Although their
personalities were very different they shared
similar values and complimented one another
perfectly. They were married at the First Christian
Church in September 5, 1950 in Latham, when she was
18 and he was 25 years of age. Dad built their first
home in Peoria, where their first and only child
Cynthia was born. In 1963 they moved to Normal where
Jeanne worked as a real estate secretary and then as
a bookkeeper for over 30 years at Redbird Apartment
Management.
Jeanne had many friends who she spent time with over
the years. She was known for being an intellect who
was mentally strong, opinionated, and a realist.
Jeanne possessed wisdom beyond her years, and always
stressed the importance of looking at both sides of
every argument. Although she only had a high school
education she was a prolific reader, and was highly
intelligent. She was a great listener, reminding her
daughter and others that you learn more from
listening than talking. She believed in and led a
balanced life and encouraged her daughter to do the
same. Her philosophy was that with hard work a
person could achieve anything that they set their
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Jeanne was known by her friends and family as a
pillar of strength. She trusted her own instincts,
kept her emotions close to the vest and was a very
good judge of character. All her friends had the
utmost respect for her and her opinion. Even though
she faced many challenges in her life, she always
faced them head on. Jeanne rarely if ever complained
and refused to ever feel sorry for herself. She felt
blessed to have a husband and daughter that she
loved so much and a happy marriage that lasted until
Wayne’s death in 2006.
Jeanne loved golf and won quite a few golf
tournaments. She was an avid reader of fiction,
loved playing bridge, watching the Cubs and doing
crossword puzzles. Although she never liked to cook,
she did enjoy cleaning and spending time at home in
the kitchen with her friends having a cup of coffee
and smoking cigarettes. She would share with friends
and family how blessed she felt with all that God
had given her. She loved the Lord deeply and prayed
every night before bedtime.
A grave site ceremony will be held in her honor at
Mount Pulaski Cemetery, located on Illinois Route 10
just West of Illinois Route 121 on Thursday, August
4th at 1:00 p.m. Donations in her name, Jeanne Febus,
can be mailed to Normal Public Library, 206 W.
College Avenue, Normal, IL 61761, or to Wounded
Warrior Project, 230 W. Monroe Street, Suite #200,
Chicago, IL 60606.
Services are entrusted to Fricke-Calvert-Schrader
Funeral Home in Mount Pulaski.
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