Mildred J. Girard Obituary (1928

Mildred J. Girard, 94, of Cornell, passed away on Tuesday, December 6, 2022, at 9:33 p.m. at OSF St. James-John Albrecht Medical Center in Pontiac. Her funeral will be held on Monday, December 12, 2022, at 11:00am at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Pontiac with Rev. Wayne Shelksohn officiating. A burial will follow the service at Rowe Cemetery in Pontiac. A visitation will be held on Sunday from 4:00-6:00pm at the church. Memorials in Mildred's memory may be made to Rowe Cemetery or St. Paul Lutheran Church. Calvert and Martin Funeral Home, Pontiac, is in charge of the arrangements. Mildred was born on March 23, 1928, in Esmen Township, to Otto Howard and Edith Pearl (Klengson) Shay. They preceded her in death. She married Lyle D. Girard on June 27, 1948, at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Rowe. He preceded her in death on June 14, 1982. She is survived by her son: James D. (Jan) Girard of Pontiac, IL, and twin grandchildren: Adam (Amanda) Girard and Addie (Lucas) Folkerts; six great-grandchildren: Ethan, Brianna, Lyle, Lyndi, Jayden and Avery. She is preceded in death by her parents, husband, sisters: Arlene Severson and Lois Husted, and one brother: Howard C. Shay. Mildred attended Champion Grade School in rural Pontiac and graduated from Pontiac Township High School in 1945. She worked as a secretary in law offices and at a real estate title office in Pontiac. Prior to those, she was employed as a secretary in the Judge Advocate General section at the Pentagon, in Washington, D.C. while her husband was stationed at the Pentagon during his service in the U.S. Army. She was a devoted member of St. Paul Lutheran Church in Pontiac, St. Paul Lutheran Church Council, Rebecca Circle of Church, Women of the ELCA of the Church, Sunday School Superintendent and Teacher, Junior Choir Director, Cornell American Legion Auxiliary, Colorful Cornell Red Hatters, and Pontiac Women's Club. Mildred will truly be missed by all who knew and loved her. This obituary may be viewed, and a guestbook signed, at www.calvertmemorialhome.com, or visit us on Facebook.