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Visitation:
Friday, March 31, 2023 from 10 a.m. to11 a.m. at
Peasley Funeral Home in Lincoln
Service:
11 a.m. Friday at the funeral home
Funeral home:
Peasley Funeral Home, Lincoln
Obituary
Jocile Gerardot Thwing, 100, of
Lincoln formerly of Mt. Pulaski passed away on
Tuesday, March 28, 2023 at Copper Creek Village in
Lincoln.
Funeral Services will be held on Friday, March 31,
2023 at 11 a.m. at Peasley Funeral Home in Lincoln.
Visitation will be held from 10 a.m. until 11 a.m.
on Friday at the Funeral Home.
Burial will be in the Mt. Pulaski Cemetery in Mt.
Pulaski.
Jocile was born on February 15, 1923 in Warren,
Indiana , the daughter of Roy S. and Lillian (Stemen)
Click.
She graduated from Warren High
School, Class of 1941. She then graduated from
secretarial college and worked as a private
secretary for International Harvester in Fort Wayne,
IN.
She married Roger Gerardot on October 22, 1944. They
lived briefly in Lake Charles, La., before settling
in Roger's hometown of New Haven, IN. Then in 1962
Roger, Jocile and their four children decided to
permanently set down roots here in Mt. Pulaski.
Jocile was a loving wife and mother
throughout her life and enjoyed keeping active in
her free time with golf, tennis, and bowling. When
her husband, Roger, was diagnosed with MS, she took
on the role of nurse and provided excellent care for
him throughout his illness. After the loss of her
husband to his disease, she then cared for her
mother for many years. |
Jocile was an avid traveler
throughout much of her life and saw much of the
United States. Jocile found love for a second time
with James W. Thwing.
They were married on April 19th ,
2003 in Mt. Pulaski, IL. and spent many years
traveling across the United States but primarily
split their time between Jocile's home in Mt.
Pulaski and Jim's home in Warner Robins, GA.
Even though she was always on the
move in her later years, family came first for
Jocile and she was always there whether it was a
birthday, a baptism, or a graduation. She was a
member of the VFW Ladies Auxiliary, a Girl Scout
Leader, a Den Mother, and even a gold metalist in
Senior Olympics.
She was preceded in death by her parents, husband
Roger, daughter Cheryl, sister Olive Willes, brother Harold Click,
and husband James.
Surviving are her son Larry Gerardot and wife Marilyn, daughter
Karen Gerardot, and son Mark Gerardot and wife Julia. Surviving in
addition are her 9 grandchildren, 13 great grandchildren and 5 great
great granchildren, step daughter Sheryl McDonald Winston of Salem,
NC and step son Ronald Thwing of Shreveport, LA.
Memorials may be made to the Decatur Memorial Cancer Center.
Peasley Funeral Home is assisting the family with funeral
arrangements.
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