Elaine Suydam

Elaine Suydam, age 74 of Knoxville, Illinois died at 10:43 A.M. on Tuesday, December 9, 2014 at Trinity Unity Point in Rock Island, Illinois with her husband and children by her side.

 

She was born on October 3, 1940 in Galesburg, Illinois the daughter of Herman and Julia Lindahl Stomberg. She attended and graduated from Knoxville High School in 1958.

 

She began working at the Bank of Galesburg, Furniture Store in Knoxville, then her and her husband owned and operated “Little Bit O Country” ice cream parlor and catering in Knoxville, finally she worked at the Knoxville Library.

 

She was a member Grace Lutheran Church in Knoxville, and was active in her church. She was a member of the former Junior Women’s Club, the Delong Book Club, Kidder Button Club, Galesburg, and President of the State Heart of Illinois Button Club, Peoria. She collected buttons, enjoyed drawing and painting. She also volunteered at the Cottage Hospital Gift Shop.

 

Surviving is her husband, two children, David (Penny) Suydam of Aurora, Illinois, and Angie (Doug) Schaefer of Elgin, Illinois; three grandchildren, Josh Suydam, Maddie and Julia Schaefer, a sister, Jeannie (John Dress) Curtis of Gilson, Illinois. She was preceded in death by her parents and one sister, Judy Gustafson.

 

Funeral services will are scheduled for Saturday, December 13, 2014 at Grace Lutheran Church in Knoxville, Illinois. Rev. Michel D. Clark will officiate. Visitation will be held from 6:00 to 8:00 P.M. on Friday, December 12, 2014 at the Hurd-Hendricks Funeral Homes & Crematory in Knoxville, Illinois. Internment will take place at the Knoxville Cemetery, Knoxville, Illinois.  Memorials may be made to the Grace Lutheran Church in Knoxville, Illinois. Online condolences and sympathy cards may be sent through www.hurd-hendricksfuneralhome.com