Mary Rosalie Wasmer 93
- Born: 12 December 1921, Gilman, Iroquois County, Illinois 96
- Marriage: Byron Lindsey Blotcky 28 August 1943 in Camp Lejeune, Onslow County, North Carolina 93
- Died: 19 December 2013, Mendota, LaSalle County, Illinois at age 92 96
- Buried: After 19 December 2013, Onarga, Iroquois County, Illinois at Onarga Cemetery 96
The Pantagraph
Bloomington, Illinois
Thursday, January 2, 2014
p. A6
Mary Rosalie Blotcky
NORMAL \emdash Mary Rosalie Blotcky, 92, of Normal, formerly of Onarga, passed away Thursday (Dec. 19, 2013) at Heritage Health in Mendota.
Mary, a beloved wife, mother and grandmother, was born Dec. 12, 1921, in Gilman, the daughter of Louis Wasmer and Martha Washburn Wasmer. She married Byron Lindsey Blotcky on Aug. 28, 1943, in Camp Lejeune, N.C., where he was stationed with the U.S. Marine Corps. He passed away March 14, 2011.
She is survived by her three sons, Ronald Lindsey Blotcky of Ridgecrest, Calif.; Gary Lee (Nancy) Blotcky of Manitowoc, Wis.; and Byron William Blotcky of Bloomington; one daughter, Susan Osa (Roger) Essmann of Earlville; 13 grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren. She is also survived by her beloved sister, Lucille "Cille" (John) Kremer of Sarasota, Fla.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her older siblings, Francis "Pank," Ed "Bud," Helen and Esther; and one infant son, Thomas.
She graduated from Illinois State University and first taught in the one-room schoolhouse west of Gilman near her family farm, and later was a substitute teacher and housewife. She lived in Onarga and moved to Normal in the late '90s. She played the organ at services at the Immaculate Conception Church in Gilman, was on PTA, the library board in Onarga, a volunteer for Meals on Wheels in Normal, was an excellent cook, housewife, volunteer and loving wife, mother and grandmother.
The family would like to thank Dr. Chung, his staff and Heritage Health where she spent the last year of her life under their excellent care. A private family service will be held at a later date. Burial will be in Onarga Cemetery. Memorials may be made to Illinois State University or the Salvation Army.
Arrangements by Knapp Funeral Home in Onarga. Please sign the guestbook at knappfuneralhomes.com.
Mary married Byron Lindsey Blotcky, son of Byron Ralph Blotcky and Osa L. Lindsey, 28 August 1943 in Camp Lejeune, Onslow County, North Carolina.93 (Byron Lindsey Blotcky was born 15 May 1921 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois,93,95 died 14 March 2011 in Normal, Mclean County, Illinois 93 and was buried 19 March 2011 in Onarga, Iroquois County, Illinois at Onarga Cemetery 93.)
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