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SENATE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to 
3learn of the death of Oma Maxine Heepke of Bethalto, who passed 
4away on January 14, 2018; and
  
 
5    WHEREAS, Oma Heepke was born in Bethalto to Walter and 
6Violet (Wiley) Neumann on January 2, 1928; she married 
7Frederick "Beef" Heepke at the Eden United Church of Christ on 
8October 1, 1949 and they resided on the family farm in 
9Edwardsville; and
  
 
10    WHEREAS, Oma Heepke was a member of the Eden Church in 
11Edwardsville, the Eden Women's Guild, the Madison County Farm 
12Bureau Women's Committee, and the Republican Women's 
13Committee; she was a member of several card clubs, one of which 
14met for over 65 years; she also enjoyed sewing and traveling; 
15and
  
 
  
16    WHEREAS, Oma Heepke was preceded in death by her parents; 
17her husband, Frederick; her brother, Thomas Neumann;  and her 
18in-laws, Charles Piro, Harriet Neumann, and Paul and Carl 
19Heepke; and
  
 
20    WHEREAS, Oma Heepke is survived by her sons, Charles F. 
21(Marilyn) and Fred W. (Pamela) Heepke; her siblings, Walter 
 
 
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1"Bud" (LaVerne) Neumann, Donna Piro, Genevieve Heepke, and Ruth 
2Heepke; her grandchildren, Aaron (Tanya) Heepke, Jeff (Marcy) 
3Heepke, Dennis (Molly) Heepke, Amanda Heepke, Ross Heepke, 
4Alexa (Luke) Lamoreaux, and Alex (Stephanie) Heepke; and her 
5great-grandchildren, Grace, Emma, Logan, Lucy, and Henry 
6Heepke and Landon Lamoreaux; and many nieces and nephews; 
7therefore, be it
  
 
8    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL 
9ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of 
10Oma Maxine Heepke, and extend our sincere condolences to her 
11family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it 
12further
  
 
13    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
14presented to  the family of  Oma Heepke as an expression of our 
15deepest sympathy.