Dorothy J. Shoemaker Obituary (1939

Dorothy J. Shoemaker, 78, of Normal, passed away at 12:12 a.m. Thursday (May 10, 2018) at Advocate BroMenn Medical Center. Her funeral will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Calvert & Metzler Memorial Home, Bloomington, with Rev. Vaughn Hoffman officiating. Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Monday at Calvert & Metzler Memorial Home. Burial will be at East Lawn Memorial Gardens Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to Gift of Hope. Dorothy was born June 14, 1939 in Bloomington, daughter of Joseph and Dorothy Dowling Cleary. She married Daniel D. Collins February 11, 1961 in Chenoa. He passed away December 21, 1982. She later married Charles "Chuck" Shoemaker June 10, 1995 in Bloomington. He survives. Also surviving are her two children, Daniel E. Collins, Port St. Lucie, FL, and Cyndi (Steve) Ploense, Cabot, AR; three step children, Bill (Christine) Shoemaker, Normal, Nancy (Rob) Patelski, Clinton, and Tammy (Josh) Houtzel, Bloomington; a daughter-in-law, Karen Collins; five grandchildren, Alicia (Alex) Whitworth, Amanda (David) Young, Zachary (Sarah) Colllins, Jacob (Jesica) Collins, and Karissa (Matthew) Wolven; 12 step-grandchildren, Tyler (Jessica) Shoemaker, Josh (Renea) Maher, Allie Maher, Brittany (Delayne) Durdle, Austin Shoemaker, Denton Shoemaker, Jackson Shoemaker, Brandon (Rondy) Hardesty, Colby (Ally) Patelski, Kady Patelski, Machenzie (Dylan, Specialist U.S. Army) Hursh, Riley Houtzel; Eleven great-grandchildren; one brother, Michael (Leslie) Cleary, Harrison, AR; two sisters, Catherine Cleary, Normal, and Margaret (Harvey) Walter, Normal. She was preceded in death by her parents, one son, Paul Collins, two brothers, Ralph and Patrick Cleary and one sister, Mary Evelyn Bean. Dorothy attended Chenoa Schools and graduated from St. Joseph Hospital School of Nursing. She was a nurse at St. Joseph Hospital and BroMenn Regional Medical Center for more than thirty years. She loved spending time with her children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Chuck and Dorothy loved to travel, attend car shows and go out to breakfast together. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister and friend. She will be missed tremendously by all who knew her. Condolences and memories of Dorothy may be shared with the family at calvertmemorial.com