| 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.
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							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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