Gretchen Ann Hallen Obituary (1947

Gretchen Ann Hallen, 73, of Lake Thunderbird, Putnam, passed away suddenly Saturday January 16, 2021 at the Emergency Room of Perry Memorial Hospital, Princeton. Visitation will be held Friday January 29, 20212 from 4:00 to 7:00 pm at Calvert & Johnson Memorial Home, 416 Edward St. Henry. Rosary will be recited at 6:30 pm. Mass of Christian Burial will be Saturday 11:00am at St. Mary's Catholic Church, Henry. Fr. Michael Schab will officiate. Burial will follow at St. Francis Cemetery, Lake Thunderbird. In lieu of flowers memorials may be directed to the American Diabetes Associations, or for masses. Gretchen was born May 3, 1947 in Chicago, IL to Herman and Shirley (Hanson) Schlotthauer. She married Kevin James Hallen on September 11, 1971 at St. Stephens Church, Des Plains, IL. He preceded her in death on October 1, 2019. Surviving are her two children: Jennifer (David) Damm, of Henry and Kevin (Fiancee Tonya McDowell) Hallen of Putnam, six grandchildren, Randy, Brandon, Nicholas, Tyler, Nathan, and Gabrielle, two sisters, Annette Church, of SC and Tina Himler, of Niles. Her parents and one sister, Sue preceded her in death. Gretchen worked as a grade School teacher at De Pue Grade School, retiring in 2011. She was a member of St. Mary's Church, Henry. She enjoyed many activities at Lake Thunderbird, the ladies' group, book club, and did WII bowling. She was a member of Character Counts, Henry, and Crime Stoppers.