Julia A. "Toni" Pairan Obituary (1946

Henry-Julia A. "Toni" Pairan, 76, of Henry, IL passed away on June 12, 2021 at Heartland Health Care, Henry. Her visitation will be from 3:30 - 5:30 PM on Wednesday, June 16, 2021 at Calvert- Johnson Memorial Home in Henry. Service will be private for the family and burial will be in Henry Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorials can be made to The American Lung Association to help improve the lives of others with COPD. Calvert-Johnson Memorial Home in Henry is in charge of arrangements. Toni was born on August 8, 1944, at Cook Co Hospital, she was the daughter of John F. Boose and Opal F. (Bennett) Boose. Toni married D. Joseph Pairan, after graduating from Henry High School and divorced in 1984, he is surviving. Toni is survived by her son, John Pairan (Brenda McCarson) of Washington, Son-in-law, Roger Masters of Henry, six (6) grandchildren, Danny (Amanda) Masters of Edwards, Kelly (Ben) McCauley of Peoria, David Masters of Peoria, Aspen (Zach) Walker of Colorado, Chase Pairan of Colorado and Cassidy Pairan of Missouri and two (2) great grandsons, Gavin Masters and Barret Walker, 2 sisters, Millicent Gail Boose, Meridith Jane Mattox, 1/2 brother John Boose and 1/2 sister Jean Boose. Toni was preceded in death by her parents, her daughter, Gina Masters, her brother Robert Boose and sister Elizabeth Ann Chappel. Toni and her family lived in Pontiac until age 3 and they moved to Henry and her family opened the Boose Funeral Home and was open for many years. Toni enjoyed the local community and held a variety of positions, clerk at the Fashion Boutique and a bookkeeper for Rickey Sales & Service. Many of you know Toni as the local barber for 28 years at Toni's Barbershop downtown Henry. Toni enjoyed listening to jazz and big band music, and also loved having tea parties with her granddaughters, sisters and nieces. "You can't wait until life isn't hard anymore before you decide to be happy"-Nightbirde.