LaVonne A. Colloton

STERLING – LaVonne A. Colloton, 84, died Thursday, Aug. 13, 2015, at her home.

She was born April 20, 1931, in Rockford, the daughter of Veda and Charles E. Anderson. She married John Colloton in October 1949. She was employed at the Illinois Department of Employment Security from 1975 until her retirement Dec. 31, 2004. She served on the Board of Directors of CGH Medical Center, beginning in 2005.

She is survived by three sons, Michael Colloton of Franklin, North Carolina, Mark Colloton of Westminster, Colorado, and Martin Colloton of Springfield; six grandsons; five great-grandchildren; one niece; and one nephew.

She was preceded in death by her parents, two sisters, and two nephews.

Visitation will be 4 to 7 p.m. Tuesday at Schilling Funeral Home, 702 First Ave., Sterling. The funeral will be 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, at First Christian Church in Sterling, with the Rev. Courtney Montgomery Chandler, pastor, officiating. Cremation rites will be accorded.

A memorial has been established with CGH Medical Center.

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