Roscka Roth & Clapper Funeral Home - Monticello
Mary Lou Billeaux
( November 9, 1926 - October 1, 2014 )
Residence: Monticello, Indiana
Died: Wednesday, October 01, 2014
Location: 1:26 p.m., at the Indiana University Health Arnett Hospital in Lafayette, Indiana
Age: 87
Date of Birth: Tuesday, November 09, 1926
Birth place: Chicago, Illinois
Father: Robert Ross
Mother: Amelia ( Warne ) Ross
Marital Status: Married
Resided in: Lived in the Monticello, Indiana, community for over 20 years.
Funeral Date: Monday, October 13, 2014
Funeral Location: Memorial Celebration of Life Service at 5:00 p.m. at the Miller - Roscka Funeral Home of Monticello, Indiana.
Clergy: Rev. Judy Doll
Burial will take place:
2:00 p.m., (CST), Tuesday, October 14, 2014, at the Lambs Chapel Cemetery in LaPorte, Indiana (6006 Fail Rd, La Porte, IN 46350 · (219) 778-9402)
Visitation will be:
Gathering of Family and Friends from 3:00 to 6:00 p.m., (EDT), Monday, October 13, 2014, at the Miller - Roscka Funeral Home of Monticello, Indiana.
Biographical Information:
Mary Lou will be remembered by her family and many friends as a warm, friendly, and loving wife, mother, homemaker, sister, aunt, great aunt, grandmother, and great grandmother. She was a well recognized fabric artist being especially known for her many beautiful quilts. Mary Lou also taught quilting classes and excelled in all things textile. She was an avid gardener of flowers and loved reading popular books. Most of all she will be remembered for her steadfast love and care for family members. Mary Lou had attended the University of Illinois and worked at Marshall Fields in Park Forest Illinois, for many years. Mary Lou was a member of the Garden Club of Monticello, Indiana and a member of several quilt groups including the South Suburban Heritage Quilt Guild of South Holland, Illinois, Calico Cut-Ups of Monticello, Indiana, Old Tippecanoe Quilt Guild, and most recently Heartstrings Quilt Group of Monticello and Francesville, Indiana.
Special Services:
Memorial Information: In lieu of flowers memorials donations may be given to the Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation. Envelopes will be available at the funeral home.
Marriage Information: On July 12, 1955, at Bedford Park, Illinois, she married Warren T. Billeaux. He survives.
Survivors include:
Husband, Warren T. Billeaux of Monticello, Indiana; Children, Linda L. Becker of Edwardsburg, Michigan, Patricia J. Vanecek, of San Antonio, Texas, Thomas R. Billeaux of Monticello, Indiana, and James R. Billeaux of Scottsdale, Arizona; Seven (7) Grandchildren; Four (4) Great Grandchildren; Sister, Joan Allen of Manhattan (formerly of Orland Park), Illinois.
Preceded in Death:
Parents, Robert and Amelia Ross; Son, Roy J. Massey;Grandson, James Billeaux.
Arrangements by:
Miller - Roscka Funeral Home, 6368 E. US 24, Monticello, Indiana, 47960 ( 574 ) 583-8488.
Died: Wednesday, October 01, 2014
Location: 1:26 p.m., at the Indiana University Health Arnett Hospital in Lafayette, Indiana
Age: 87
Date of Birth: Tuesday, November 09, 1926
Birth place: Chicago, Illinois
Father: Robert Ross
Mother: Amelia ( Warne ) Ross
Marital Status: Married
Resided in: Lived in the Monticello, Indiana, community for over 20 years.
Funeral Date: Monday, October 13, 2014
Funeral Location: Memorial Celebration of Life Service at 5:00 p.m. at the Miller - Roscka Funeral Home of Monticello, Indiana.
Clergy: Rev. Judy Doll
Burial will take place:
2:00 p.m., (CST), Tuesday, October 14, 2014, at the Lambs Chapel Cemetery in LaPorte, Indiana (6006 Fail Rd, La Porte, IN 46350 · (219) 778-9402)
Visitation will be:
Gathering of Family and Friends from 3:00 to 6:00 p.m., (EDT), Monday, October 13, 2014, at the Miller - Roscka Funeral Home of Monticello, Indiana.
Biographical Information:
Mary Lou will be remembered by her family and many friends as a warm, friendly, and loving wife, mother, homemaker, sister, aunt, great aunt, grandmother, and great grandmother. She was a well recognized fabric artist being especially known for her many beautiful quilts. Mary Lou also taught quilting classes and excelled in all things textile. She was an avid gardener of flowers and loved reading popular books. Most of all she will be remembered for her steadfast love and care for family members. Mary Lou had attended the University of Illinois and worked at Marshall Fields in Park Forest Illinois, for many years. Mary Lou was a member of the Garden Club of Monticello, Indiana and a member of several quilt groups including the South Suburban Heritage Quilt Guild of South Holland, Illinois, Calico Cut-Ups of Monticello, Indiana, Old Tippecanoe Quilt Guild, and most recently Heartstrings Quilt Group of Monticello and Francesville, Indiana.
Special Services:
Memorial Information: In lieu of flowers memorials donations may be given to the Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation. Envelopes will be available at the funeral home.
Marriage Information: On July 12, 1955, at Bedford Park, Illinois, she married Warren T. Billeaux. He survives.
Survivors include:
Husband, Warren T. Billeaux of Monticello, Indiana; Children, Linda L. Becker of Edwardsburg, Michigan, Patricia J. Vanecek, of San Antonio, Texas, Thomas R. Billeaux of Monticello, Indiana, and James R. Billeaux of Scottsdale, Arizona; Seven (7) Grandchildren; Four (4) Great Grandchildren; Sister, Joan Allen of Manhattan (formerly of Orland Park), Illinois.
Preceded in Death:
Parents, Robert and Amelia Ross; Son, Roy J. Massey;Grandson, James Billeaux.
Arrangements by:
Miller - Roscka Funeral Home, 6368 E. US 24, Monticello, Indiana, 47960 ( 574 ) 583-8488.