Obituary information from Quiram-Kirkland Funeral Home
309 S. Fifth St., Kirkland, IL 60146 815 522-3563
Evelyn Nadine Crull, 83, of Kirkland, Illinois, died Sunday, May 11, 2008, at Rosewood Care Center in Rockford. Born September 3, 1924, in Peabody, Kansas, she was the daughter of Harry and Minnie (Blount) Uphoff. She married Marion Grimm on June 30, 1943, in Kirkland on the farm; she later married George Crull on August 12, 1978, in the Kirkland United Methodist Church. She retired as an inspector in 1979 after working for GTE Automatic Electric in Genoa for twenty-five years.
She is survived by three daughters, Ruth Ann Hathaway of Machesney Park, Peggy (Tony) Barcellona of Rockford, Helen (Elton) Steele of Twentynine Palms, California; a brother, William (Barbara) Uphoff of Franklin Grove; a sister Shirley Upstone of Kirkland; thirteen grandchildren; twenty-two great grandchildren; two great-great grandchildren; several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents; husbands; two brothers, Edward and Robert Uphoff; a sister, Margaret Way; and a son-in-law, Don Hathaway.
She was a member of First United Methodist Church in Kirkland and was a member of the United Methodist Women. She was a graduate of Kirkland High School Class of 1942.
The Celebration of Life funeral service will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, May 14th at Kirkland United Methodist Church with The Reverend Michael Morrell officiating. Visitation will be from 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. prior to the funeral service. Interment will be in Maple Cemetery in Kirkland. A memorial fund is established for the church in care of Quiram-Kirkland Funeral Home, P. O. Box 337, Kirkland, IL 60146. Information 815 522-3563 or visit www.quiram.com.
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