Donita June Gillenwater Obituary (1952 - 2022)

Donita June Gillenwater, 70 of Bloomington, passed away at 2:05 pm Saturday April 23, 2022 at Unity Point Health Proctor, Peoria, Illinois. Donita was born March 23, 1952 in Bloomington, Illinois, the daughter of Donald R. & Gwendolyne (Henson) Denniston, Sr. She married Charles O. Gillenwater on May 30, 1987 in Normal, Illinois. He preceded her in death on August 29, 2011. She is survived by one step son: Christopher Gillenwater; one sister: Karen (DeWayne) White; three sisters-in-law: Jo Denniston, Pamela (Jim) Nagel & Sherry Rogers; five nieces & nephews: Christal (Rob) Carter, Nathan White, Adam (Nicole) Denniston, Chad Nagel & Shaunna (Billy) Wuczynski; and several great nieces & nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents, husband and 1 brother: Donald Denniston, Jr. Donita worked at Country Companies (Country Financial) for 37+ years. Her funeral service will be at 10:00 am Saturday April 30th at Calvert & Metzler Memorial Home, Bloomington. Visitation will be 5:00 - 7:00 Friday night at the funeral home. Rev. Dr. David Rumley will officiate . Burial will be at Randolph Cemetery, Heyworth. Calvert & Metzler Memorial Home is in charge of arrangements. Memorials may be made to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.