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90_SR0012
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1 SENATE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, The members of the Senate were informed of the
3 death of Mary K. Heitzig on December 30, 1996 in Jerseyville;
4 and
5 WHEREAS, Mary K. Heitzig was the oldest citizen of Jersey
6 County, and was thought to be the oldest citizen of the State
7 of Illinois; and
8 WHEREAS, Mary K. Heitzig was born on April 13, 1885 in
9 Beltrees, Illinois, the daughter of the late Joseph and
10 Barbara Schmieder; she was united in holy matrimony with
11 Joseph Heitzig in Fieldon on June 3, 1908, and to this union
12 were born eleven children; and
13 WHEREAS, Mary K. Heitzig was a lifelong member of Holy
14 Ghost Catholic Church, as well as being a member of the Altar
15 Society and Quilters Group; and
16 WHEREAS, Mary K. Heitzig and her husband raised eleven
17 children on a farm outside of Jerseyville; and
18 WHEREAS, Mrs. Heitzig lived through four wars; saw the
19 origin and ending of the Great Depression; witnessed the
20 advent of microwave ovens, refrigerators, automobiles,
21 airplanes, and electric stoves; and was present at the time
22 women were first allowed the right to vote; and
23 WHEREAS, Mary K. Heitzig will be remembered by the
24 citizens of Jersey County as a hard working, religious woman
25 who was well respected by her community, her church, her
26 friends, and her family; and
27 WHEREAS, Mary K. Heitzig is survived by a large family
28 which includes her two daughters Leona and Mary; her four
29 sons Henry, Aloys, Joseph, and Bernard; her five
30 daughters-in-law Bernice, Doris Lee, Eleanor, Leona, and Mary
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1 Lou; her son-in-law Max; her two sisters Teresa and Ceil;
2 thirty-seven grandchildren; seventy-eight
3 great-grandchildren; and eleven great-great-grandchildren;
4 therefore, be it
5 RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETIETH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
6 OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the loss of Mary K.
7 Heitzig and send to her family and friends our sincerest
8 condolences; and be it further
9 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
10 presented to the family of Mary K. Heitzig.