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SENATE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to 
3learn of the death of Loretta Louise "Weezie" Scheffel, who 
4passed away on January 11, 2018; and
  
 
5    WHEREAS, Louise Scheffel was born to John and Lora (Wood) 
6Gillingham, the fifth of twelve children,  on March 2, 1922; she 
7lived to play ball with her brothers, and as an adolescent, she 
8played on a girls' traveling ball team; she married John 
9Scheffel on April 5, 1941; and
  
 
10    WHEREAS, Louise Scheffel was a stay-at-home mom while her 
11children were small; she later worked at Geers Department Store 
12and Boyd Memorial Hospital; and
  
 
13    WHEREAS, At the age of 92, Louise Scheffel published a book 
14titled, With God's Help We Made It, a collection of her 
15memories of growing up in a large family during the Great 
16Depression; she was recognized as an Illinois author on the 
17floor of the Illinois Senate by Senator Sam McCann in March 
182015, a moment she treasured; and
  
 
19    WHEREAS, Louise Scheffel was the oldest member of the 
20Presbyterian Church in Carrollton and also attended the 
21Methodist Church, where she was recognized as "Methodist Woman 
 
 
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1of the Year" due to her service to the church; she jokingly 
2referred to herself as a "Methoterian"; and
  
 
3    WHEREAS, Louise Scheffel was a fantastic cook and known for 
4her pumpkin pie, homemade noodles, and wacky cake; she was a 
5talented seamstress and made numerous dresses, outfits, and 
6costumes; she loved her family and helping anyone who needed 
7her; and
  
 
8    WHEREAS, Louise Scheffel was preceded in death by her 
9parents; her husband, John; her son-in-law, Charles Anderson; 
10her grandson, Charles Anderson Jr.; her brothers, Willis, 
11Harry, and John Gillingham; and her sisters, Lillian Helderman, 
12Mary Chapman, Betty Gerson, and Neoma Schmidt; and
  
 
13    WHEREAS, Louise Scheffel is survived by her children, John 
14(Linda) Scheffel Jr., Barbara Anderson, and Susan (Kim) 
15Postlewait; her grandchildren, Tom Anderson, Lisa (Ed) 
16Davenport, Karen (Stanley) Weimer, Heidi (Brian) McDonald, 
17Erin Settles, Sarah Wagoner, Elizabeth (Jacob) Warford, and 
18Robin (Jason) Hasty; her "adopted grandchildren," Eric, James, 
19and Ryker; her many great and great-great-grandchildren; her 
20siblings, Neal Gillingham, Darlene Carmean, and JoAnn Roth; and 
21her many nieces and nephews; therefore, be it
  
 
22    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL 
 
 
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1ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of 
2L. Louise "Weezie" Scheffel and extend our sincere condolences 
3to her family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be 
4it further
  
 
5    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
6presented to the family of Louise Scheffel as an expression of 
7our deepest sympathy.