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Service:
A celebration of her life will be held at Mason
Funeral Home in Germantown Hills, on Saturday,
October 9, 2021, at 3:00 pm with sharing of memories
at 3:30 pm. COVID-19 protocols will be followed.
Funeral home:
Mason Funeral Home in Germantown Hills
Obituary
Shirley “Ann” Kvitle, 86, formerly of
Lincoln, passed away on Wednesday, October 6, 2021
in Peoria, with her daughters by her side. She was
born in Lawrence, KS on January 4, 1935 to Charles
F. Dennis and Mildred Alene (Twyman) Dennis. She
married M. David Kvitle in 1956 and later married
Shuwei Bi in 1994.
She lived in her beloved town of Lincoln, for 50
years, and Ann was active in the First Presbyterian
Church where she served as an elder, deacon, and
Sunday School teacher. She was the charter president
of the Lincoln Junior Woman’s Club, and served on
the Board of Directors of Abraham Lincoln Memorial
Hospital. She was integral to the management and
success of Wes-Lyn Animal Clinic. She was a
substitute teacher and tutored grade school
children.
She graduated from Kansas State University where she
was a member of Pi Beta Phi sorority. She also
became a certified K-9 teacher through the
University of Illinois at Springfield.
Ann is survived by her husband “Bi”, and her
daughters Dr. Kim Mitchell, Dunlap, IL, Karen (Ross)
Giesler, Metamora, IL, and Kristie (Neil) Goedhard,
Renton, WA. She is also survived by her
daughter-in-law Barb Kvitle of Quincy, IL and
step-children Keduan Bi of China and Keshu Bi of
Singapore. Her brother Charles (Chuck) Dennis; ten
grandchildren, Tom Mitchell, Sarah (Kevin) Flannery,
Jason (Courtney) Kvitle, Emily (Chris) Peters,
Hannah (Tessa) McLinden, Martin (Jordan) Kvitle,
Gretchen (Jonas) Scott, Alex Giesler, Ava and Lars
Goedhard; five great-grandchildren; and one
step-granddaughter also survive her. She was
preceded in death by her parents, son Dr. Kirk
Kvitle, son-in-law Stephen Mitchell, and sister
Linda Dennis.
Ann loved her family and was devoted
to them. She coordinated and supported all four of
her active children’s sports, clubs, camps and
educational pursuits. She was an avid Lincoln
Railsplitter and college basketball fan. She “didn’t
know a stranger” and was a loyal friend to many.
Throughout her life, she enjoyed cooking, hosting
dinner parties, gardening, traveling, supporting the
arts, and volunteering in her community. |
A heartfelt thank you to all of the staff at
Apostolic Christian Skylines for their kind and dedicated
care.
A celebration of her life will be held at Mason Funeral Home
in Germantown Hills, on Saturday, October 9, 2021, at 3:00
pm with sharing of memories at 3:30 pm. COVID-19 protocols
will be followed.
Memorials may be made to either of the organizations that
touched her heart, the Special Olympics, 605 East Willow
Street, Normal, IL 61761 or St. Jude Children’s Hospital
Midwest Affiliate, 530 NE Glen Oak Avenue, Peoria, IL 61637.
Online condolences at
www.masonfuneralhomes.com. |
