Sandra E. Burrell Obituary (1943

TOLUCA- Sandra E. Burrell, 79, of Flanagan, formerly of Toluca, passed away surrounded by her family on Monday September 25, 2023, at her home in Flanagan. Visitation will be from 5-7 PM on Thursday, September 28 at Calvert- Johnson & Froelich Memorial Home in Toluca. Her funeral service will be at 10 AM on Friday September 29, 2023, at St. John's Lutheran Church in Toluca with Rev. Mauricio Vieira officiating. Interment will be in St. John's Lutheran Cemetery, Toluca. Memorials may be made to the Illinois Cancer Care, 3105 Magery Drive, Bloomington, Illinois 61704. Calvert-Johnson & Froelich Memorial Home in Toluca is in charge of arrangements. Sandy was born in Streator on December 3, 1943, a daughter to Alfred and Rita Flahaut Harms. She married Steve Burrell at St. John's Lutheran Church in Toluca on August 2, 1991. He survives. Also surviving are her children, Tom (Bonnie) Gray, Granville, Mike Gray, Blackstone, Jennifer (Roger) Gaspardo, Minonk, Jeff (Sheena) Gray, Washburn, Chris (Wendy) Gray, Washburn, 17 grandchildren, and 27 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents, and a daughter, Shelley Beardsley. Sandy was a member of St. John's Lutheran Church in Toluca. She attained her bachelor's degree in her fifties. She worked at Gordman's in Bloomington, loved to cook and bake, and enjoyed decorating and home design. Online memories and condolences may be sent to her family at www.calvertmemorial.com