Burnette Carls Obituary (1922 - 2017)

Burnette A. Carls, 94 of Minonk passed away at 2:02 PM Monday, March 20, 2017 at OSF St. James John W. Albrecht Medical Center, Pontiac. There will be a private family service 10:30 AM Friday at Calvert - Johnson & Froelich Memorial Home, Minonk, with Rev. Ed Sinclair officiating. Burial will follow in Minonk TWP Cemetery, Minonk. There will be no visitation. Memorials may be made to St. Paul's United Church of Christ, Minonk, Minonk Food Pantry or the National Multiple Sclerosis Society, 525 W. Monroe St., Suite 1510, Chicago, IL 60661. Burnette was born November 23, 1922 in Rural Dana, the daughter of Howard and Maggie Brantz Marshall. She married Glen L. Carls on July 24, 1971 in Minonk. He survives. Also surviving are nephews, Ronald Marshall of Flanagan and Dan (Jennie) Marshall of Minonk; nieces, Bonnie Martin of Flanagan, Ladonna Marshall of Flanagan and Jayme (Arnold) Klapperich of St. Petersburg, FL; and dear friends, Carla (Bill) Williams of North Carolina. She was preceded in death by her parents, brothers, Paul Marshall and Dale Marshall. Burnette was a member of St. Paul's United Church of Christ, Minonk. She owned and operated Chicago Butcher's Red Fox in Minonk with her husband, Glen until they retired in 1991. She cherished her dogs, GiGi and the late Ginger. She also loved her horses, Flash, King and Queen.