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Rose Marie Cress

December 12, 1929 - March 11, 2014

Rose Marie Cress, 84, of Hoopeston, IL, passed away at 3:51 P.M. Tuesday, March 11, 2014 at Carle Foundation Hospital in Urbana, IL. She was born December 12, 1929, in Riverside, Iowa, the daughter of Cletus and Rita (Rummelhardt) Mellecker. She married Richard Cress on August 28, 1950 at the Little Brown Church in the Vail in Nashua, Iowa. He survives in Hoopeston. She is survived by one daughter, Donna Crose of Champaign, IL; three sons, Ron (Diane) Cress of Zionsville, IN, Brian (Jane) Cress of Bismarck, IL and Brad (Jan) Cress of Cornwall, England; three sisters, Katherine (Marvin) Simon of Riverside, IA, Lois Zeman of Hills, IA and Marcia Mellecker of Hills, IA; two brothers, Robert (Kathy) Mellecker of Riverside, IA and Leo (Lois) Mellecker of Hills, IA; 6 grandchildren; 2 great-grandchildren and many nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents; one infant daughter; one sister-in-law, Betty Myers and one brother-in-law, Frank Zeman. Rose worked as the Hoopeston United Methodist Church secretary for 32 years, where she was also a church member and a member of the United Methodist Women. She was also a member of Women Making a Difference. Rose enjoyed scrapbooking, card making, needlework, working crossword puzzles and jigsaw puzzles and playing cards. Memorials may be made in Rose’s honor to the Hoopeston United Methodist Church 403 E. Main St. Hoopeston, IL 60942.

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Rose Marie Cress, 84, of Hoopeston, IL, passed away at 3:51 P.M. Tuesday, March 11, 2014 at Carle Foundation Hospital in Urbana, IL. She was born December 12, 1929, in Riverside, Iowa, the daughter of Cletus and Rita (Rummelhardt) Mellecker.... View Obituary & Service Information

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