Mary E. Kuepker Obituary (1931

Mary E. Kuepker, 89, of Flanagan, IL died at 1:06 p.m. Sunday, January 10, 2021 at OSF St. James John W Albrecht Medical Center, Pontiac, IL. Funeral services will be 1 p.m. Friday, January 15, 2021 at St. John's Lutheran Church, Flanagan, IL with Pastor Matt Shields officiating. Burial will follow at Center Cemetery, Flanagan. Visitation will be noon to 1 p.m. on Friday at the church. Memorials may be made to the church or the Flanagan American Legion Auxiliary. Calvert-Johnson & Froelich Memorial Home, Flanagan, IL is assisting the family with services, Mary was born April 27, 1931 in Kewanee, IL the daughter of James Oliver and Elenora E. Beyer Batten. She married Dale E. Kuepker on January 22, 1950 in Tampico, IL. He died December 5, 1994. Surviving are four children Steven (Nancy) Kuepker of Ocala, FL, Susan Horning of Pontiac, Kathy (Larry) Theesfield of Flanagan, and Karla Garard of Marietta, GA; one brother Howard (Pat) Batten of Tampico, IL; and three sisters Joyce Sandrock of Cedar Rapids, IA, Rita (Jerry) Beranek of Rock Falls, IL and Rosalie Mini of Sublet, IL; and nine grandchildren, twenty great grandchildren, and six great-great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents, two brothers Lowell and Lawrence Batten, and one granddaughter Allison Kuepker. She was a member of St. John's Lutheran Church, Flanagan. She was a retired Beautician, Homemaker, and was a National Forrest Service Volunteer.