Nan Kathryn Link

NAN KATHRYN LINK, 71 of St. Charles, Missouri; passed away at 8:45 am, Thursday, April 21, 2016 at Three Springs Lodge Nursing Home, Chester, Illinois.

She was born to the late Gorden Roper and Nan Frieda (nee Johnson) Beers on October 25, 1944 in Red Bud, Illinois.

She married Ronald Olin Link on October 19, 1963 in Chester, Illinois; he survives.

She had been an associate planner for McDonnell-Douglas in St. Louis, Missouri for 31 years.

She was a member of St. Cletus Catholic Church in St. Charles, Missouri.  She had also been a board member for the Crescendo Concert Series, a member of the St. Charles Chamber of Commerce, a singer in the St. Charles Choral Society, a volunteer at Powell Symphony Hall, a singer in Sweet Adelines and a member of Alpha Phi Omega.  Music was her passion in life.

Survivors:

Husband                  Ronald Olin Link                                     St. Charles, MO

1 Daughter              Tricia Link                                               St. Louis, MO

4 Siblings                Phyllis (Kenneth) Volle                            St. Charles, MO

Philip (Mary) Beers                                  Springfield, IL

Susan Tharp                                             Auburn, IL

James (Vicki) Beers                                 Chester, IL

4 Brothers-in-law    Dean (Bitzie) Link                                    Chester, IL

Harold (Michelle) Link                             Chester, IL

Jack Link                                                 Chester, IL

Dale (Marsha) Link                                  Chester, IL

5 Sisters-in-law        Susan (Mark) Goetting                             Murphysboro, IL

Janice (David) Cole                                  Chester, IL

Leta (Richard) Heuman                            Chester, IL

Bonita Horn                                             Chester, IL

Darla (Larry) Wilson                                Chester, IL

Many Nieces, Nephews, Cousins and Friends

Preceded in death by :  Parents, Grandparents – Leslie & Maude (nee Roper) Beers and

Thurman and Nellie (nee Baker) Johnson, 1 Sister-in-law – Sandra Link and 1 Brother-in-law- Glen Horn

Funeral Service :         11:00 am, Saturday, April 30, 2016

Pechacek-McClure Funeral Home, Chester, Illinois

Officiating: Deacon Brett Jenkins

Interment :                   St. Mary Catholic Cemetery

Chester, Illinois

Visitation :                   Saturday – 9:00 am – 11:00 am

Pechacek-McClure Funeral Home, Chester, Illinois

Memorials: Cancer Society

American Heart Association

American Lung Association

Alzheimer’s Association

American Education Society