Marguerite G Bastian

From: Mueller-Pagani Funeral Home In Memoriam of Marguerite G. Bastian March 29, 1927 - January 14, 2015 Marguerite G. (Dunwoody) Bastian, 87, of Peru, passed away, Wednesday, January 14, 2015 at JPO Retirement Home, in Dalzell. Funeral Services will be 9:30 a.m. Saturday, January 17, at the Mueller Funeral Home, Peru followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 10 a.m. in St. Joseph’s Church, Peru with Rev. Harold Datzman, OSB and Abbot Philip Davey, OSB officiating. Burial to follow at St. Joseph’s Cemetery in Spring Valley. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Friday at the funeral home with recital of the rosary at 3:45 p.m. ===== Marguerite “Marge” G. (Dunwoody) Bastian, 87, of Peru passed away Jan. 14, 2015, in JPO Retirement Home in Dalzell where she had resided for the past month. Funeral services will be at 9:30 a.m. Saturday in Mueller Funeral Home, Peru, followed by a Mass of Christian burial at 10 a.m. in St Joseph Church, Peru, with Abbott Philip Davey, O.S.B. and the Rev. Harold Datzman, O.S.B. officiating. Burial will follow at St. Joseph’s Cemetery, Spring Valley. Visitation will be 4-7 p.m. today in the funeral home with a recital of the rosary at 3:45 p.m. Marge was born March 29, 1927, in Dubuque, Iowa, to George and Belva (Duncan) Dunwoody. She married Robert A. Bastian on June 3, 1950, in St. Patrick Church, Dubuque, Iowa. He preceded her in death Aug. 26, 2012. Marge was a longtime resident of Peru and parishioner of St. Joseph Catholic Church. She was a past secretary for Illinois Valley Chapter of the American Red Cross and a homemaker. She loved to spend time with her family and was a devoted wife, caretaker, mother and grandmother. Survivors include her eight children, Lynn (Dan) Winkler of Brown Deer, Wis., Kathy (Ken) Pisarczyk of Spring Valley, Ann Ganze of Spring Valley, Robert A. (Kathy) Bastian Jr. of Columbia, Md., Mary Salz of Wenona, Thomas J. Bastian Sr. of Ladd, Paul (JoAnn) Bastian of Spring Valley and Peggy (David) Waldorf of Peru; 19 grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; one sister, Dolores Finn of Dubuque, Iowa; and many nieces and nephews. Marge was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Robert A. Bastian Sr.; a grandson, William M. Salz; a daughter-in-law, Janine Bastian; four sisters and seven brothers. Pallbearers will be Ken Pisarczyk, David Waldorf, Tristan Pisarczyk, Jason Pisarczyk, Adam Salz and Paul Michael Bastian. Honorary pallbearers will be Kate Pisarczyk and Emily Waldorf. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to the Illinois Valley American Red Cross, Illinois Valley Public Action to Deliver Shelter or St. Bede Academy. Source: News Tribune, La Salle, Illinois, Friday, January 16, 2015