Lucia Pauline Estes Obituary (1926

Lucia Pauline Estes, 92, of Le Roy, Illinois, passed away at 8:40 P.M. Tuesday, July 2, 2019, at the Farmer City Rehabilitation & Health Care. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:00 A.M. Monday, July 15, 2019, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Farmer City, Illinois, with Fr. James Henning O.F.M., Conv. officiating. Inurnment will follow in Oak Grove Cemetery, Le Roy, Illinois. Visitation will be from 10:00 A.M. - 11:00 A.M. Monday, July 15, 2019, at the church. Memorials may be made to Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Farmer City, Illinois, or Ruel Neal American Legion Post 79, Le Roy, Illinois. Calvert-Belangee-Bruce Funeral Home, Le Roy, Illinois, is assisting the family with arrangements. Lucia was born August 28, 1926, in Boston, Massachusetts, a daughter of Ferdinando and Erminia Orrei Donato. She married Clifford Eugene Estes Sr. on April 22, 1950, at Fitzwilliam, New Hampshire. He passed away March 27, 2019. She is survived by her children, Clifford Eugene (Kimberly) Estes Jr. of Irmo, South Carolina; Janet (Scott) Whitehouse of Farmer City, Illinois; Robert Estes of Sebastian, Florida; Vivian (Robert) Van Deventer of Jacksonville, Florida; Michael Estes of Le Roy, Illinois; Twelve Grandchildren; Fourteen Great-grandchildren; and brother, Ferdinando Donato of Boston, Massachusetts. She was preceded in death by her husband; son, Norman Estes; parents; four sisters; and one brother. The family would like to thank everyone at the Farmer City Rehab for their excellent care and support.