Barbara A. Rodewald

BARBARA A. RODEWALD, 89, of Chester, Illinois, passed away at 3:41 am, Friday, December 18, 2020 at Coulterville Care Center, Coulterville, Illinois.

She was born to the late Louise Ebert on April 28, 1931 in Chester, Illinois.

She was a homemaker until she started working as a secretary for Crawford Electric and Chester Electric and then for Gilster Mary-Lee Corporation for 30 years.

Barbara was a member of Mary Help of Christians Catholic Church in Chester. She was also a member of Memorial Hospital Auxiliary and the Ladies Sodality. Barbara was a Sunday School teacher and a Christian Youth Organization Leader. She enjoyed reading, spending time with her grandchildren and helping out on the farm.

Survivors:

3 Children:

Susan Rodewald Darwish Saudi Arabia

Diane (Jeff) Kerkhover Chester, IL

Randy Rodewald Chester, IL

6 Grandchildren:

Miranda Rodewald

Lauren (Micah) Reiman

Austin (Stephanie) Kerkhover

Ahmed (Mona) Darwish

Ramzy (Nour) Darwish

Yasmin (Brett) McCraney

7 Great Grandchildren:

Lillie, Melanie, Alison, Logan, Zoozer, Mo and Saud

1 Great Grandchild Due in April

Preceded in Death by : Parents, 2 Brothers-in-law and Sisters-in-law – Wimpy & Peggy Johnson and Harold & Mary Howie, 3 Uncles – Frank Ebert, Fred Ebert and Carl (Mabel) Ebert, 1 Aunt – Ruth Ebert and 1 Cousin – Georgerine (Tim) Eckert

A Public Graveside service will be held at St. Mary’s Catholic Cemetery in Chester on Tuesday, December 22, 2020 at 11:00 am with Danny Miller officiating.

We ask that everyone wears a mask and practices social distancing.

Memorials :

St. Mary’s Catholic Church

St. Mary’s Catholic School