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Rebecca (Becky) Wrede - Shook

March 30, 1953 - April 7, 2009


Residence: Hinsdale (formerly of Monticello, Indiana), Illinois
Died: Tuesday, April 07, 2009
Location: Hinsdale, Illinois
 
 
Age: 56
Date of Birth: Monday, March 30, 1953
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Father: Robert Wrede
 
Mother: Joyce Long
 
Marital Status: Married
Resided in: Hinsdale, Illinois for the last thrity some years.
Funeral Date: Saturday, April 11, 2009
Funeral Location: 3:30 p.m. (E.S.T.), at the Miller - Roscka Funeral Home of Monticello, Indiana.
Clergy: Rev. Chris Dodson of the Monticello Christian Church of Monticello, Indiana
Burial will take place:
I.O.O.F. Riverview Cemetery of rural Monticello, Indiana
Visitation will be:
4:00 to 9:00 p.m. (C.S.T.), April 9, 2009, at the Gibbons - Elliston Funeral Home, 60 S. Grant Street, Hinsdale, Illinois 60521.

*****12:00 (noon) p.m. (E.S.T.), until the time of services at 3:30 p.m., Saturday, April 11, 2009, at the Miller - Roscka Funeral Home of Monticello, Indiana*****
Biographical Information:
Becky passed away after four (4) year battle of breast cancer. She was a 1971 graduate of Twin Lakes High School in Monticello, Indiana, and earned a Bachelor Degree from Elmhurst College and Master Degree from both Loyola (Chicago) and Northern Illinois Universities. Becky was very active in forensics (speech) in high school, winning state championships during her Junior and Senior years. In 1970, she was elected Governor of Girls State and President of Girls Nation. Becky worked for various divisions of General Motors but turned to being a full time wife and mother after a second daughter was born in 1986. She did volunteer work for Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA)and the Presbyterian Church and belonged to various social clubs.
Special Services: Celebration of Life Service will be held on April 19, 2009, at the Presbyterian Church in Clarendon Hillills, Illinois beginning at 3:00 p.m., (C.S.T.)
Memorial Information: In lieu of flowers, the family request memorial donations to be given to CASA of DuPage County, Inc., 505 N. County Fram Road 3rd Floor, Suite C., Wheaton, Illinois 60187. Envelopes will be available at the funeral home.
Marriage Information: On June 3, 1978, in Beck Chapel, at Indiana University (Bloomington, Indiana), she married David Shook. They had been close friends since the third (3rd) grade.
Survivors include:
Husband, David "Dave" Shook of Hinsdale, Illinois; Daughters, Heather (husband Joe) Christman, and Whitney Shook, both of Chicago, Illinois;Parents, Robert "Bob" and Joyce Wrede, Sr. of Monticello, Indiana; Brothers, Rickey "Skip"(wife Vicki) Wrede of Lafayette, Indiana, Ted Wrede, Robert "Bob" (wife Jan) Wrede, Jr., and Ken (wife Crystal) Wrede, all of Monticello, Indiana; Mother-in-law, Colleen Shook of Monticello, Indiana;Numbrous Nieces, Nephews, and Legions of Friends.
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Arrangements by:
Miller-Roscka Funeral Home


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Schedule of Services

Burial Service

I.O.O.F. Riverview Cemetery of rural Monticello, Indian

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  • I.O.O.F. Riverview Cemetery of rural Monticello, Indiana

Special Service

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  • Celebration of Life Service will be held on April 19, 2009, at the Presbyterian Church in Clarendon Hillills, Illinois beginning at 3:00 p.m., (C.S.T.)

Visitaion Service

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  • 4:00 to 9:00 p.m. (C.S.T.), April 9, 2009, at the Gibbons - Elliston Funeral Home, 60 S. Grant Street, Hinsdale, Illinois 60521. *****12:00 (noon) p.m. (E.S.T.), until the time of services at 3:30 p.m., Saturday, April 11, 2009, at the Miller - Roscka Funeral Home of Monticello, Indiana*****

Funeral Service

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  • Funeral Location: 3:30 p.m. (E.S.T.), at the Miller - Roscka Funeral Home of Monticello, Indiana.

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