February 12 1922 August 15 2022
Obituary Please share a memory of Lena to include in a keepsake book for family and friends. View Tribute Book Lena M. “Lee” Griffin, 100, formerly of St. Anne, IL. Passed away Monday, August 15, 2022, at home surrounded by her family. She was born in Bement, IL., the daughter of Charles and Tressie Rodgers Cornelius. She married Joseph V. Griffin on August 1, 1942, at St. Isidore Catholic Church in Bethany, IL. She and Joseph were married for 78 years before his death in 2020. Lena is survived by her 3 children, Valerie (Mike) Adams of Jacksonville, IL., John C. (Mary) Griffin of Ft. Collins, CO., and Starla Griffin Born of Jacksonville, IL. She leaves 8 grandchildren and 9 great-grandchildren. She is preceded in death by her husband, Joseph. During WWII while her husband was serving in the European Theater, Lena left nurses training and worked at Camp Bowie as a civilian discharge nurse. Lena then returned and graduated from St. Francis School of Nursing in Peoria in 1945. She worked as an R.N. in Champaign, Arthur, and Kankakee State Hospital. Lee retired from Manteno State Hospital as a nurse administrator. After retiring, Lee loved to winter in Arizona and to become a gifted quilter. While residing in St. Anne, she became a member of Kankakee Needleworkers Guild and was a charter member of the Kankakee Quilter Guild. Over the years, Lee made many quilts for family members and displayed numerous quilts in the Quilters Guild annual quilt shows. Quilting was her Passion! Cremation rites have been accorded. A graveside service will be held on October 8, 2022, at 11:00 a.m. at St. Isidore Catholic Cemetery, Bethany, in conjunction with her husband, Joseph. Military Rites will be presented by the Bethany American Legion Post #507. McMullin-Young Funeral Home is in charge of final arrangements. Memorials may be made to the St. Isidore Catholic Cemetery. Read more
Our most sincere sympathies to the family and friends of Lena Lee Griffin February 12 1922 August 15 2022.
Death notice for the town of: Lovington, state: Illinois