Visitation: 10:00 a.m. Friday
October 7, 2016 at Holy Family Catholic Church in
Lincoln
Memorial Mass: 11:00 a.m.
Friday October 7, 2016 at the church
Funeral home:
Fricke-Calvert-Schrader, Lincoln
Obituary
Alvida Jane Petro, 70, passed away at 9:28 a.m. on
Saturday October 1, 2016 at Memorial Medical Center
of Springfield.
Alvida was born on March 27, 1946 in Lincoln;
daughter of George Jr. and Darlene Perce Petro.
Alvida is survived by her mother Darlene Gleason;
her siblings: George (Gail) Petro of Lincoln, Dennis
(Nitsi) Gleason of Lincoln, Thomas (Roxy) Gleason of
Lincoln, Terry Petro Cooley of Lincoln, and Regina
(Ronnie) Gleason Peters of Springfield; many nieces
and nephews; many great nieces and nephews. She was
preceded in death by her father and stepfather:
Patrick Gleason.
She loved every one of her nieces and nephews as if
they were her own children; she had so much love for
her family. Alvida went by Vee, Bee and her family
may have called her Sarge a time or two. She retired
from the State of Illinois Board of Education in
2004, after 39 years of service. |
A memorial mass for Alvida will be 11:00 a.m. Friday
October 7, 2016 at Holy Family Catholic Church in
Lincoln, with Rev. Jeffrey Laible officiating.
Visitation will be one hour prior to service.
Memorials may be made in Alvida’s name to St. Jude
Children’s Research Hospital.
Services are entrusted to Fricke-Calvert-Schrader
Funeral Home in Lincoln.
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