Mary E. Yedinak 1921-2018

STREATOR – Mary Evelyn Yedinak, 97, of Streator, passed away Thursday, Nov. 22, 2018, at her residence in Streator.

Mass of Christian Burial will be at 1 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 5, at St. Michael the Archangel Church, Streator. Msgr. Philip Halfacre will officiate.

Visitation will be from 9 a.m. until the start of services on Wednesday at the church. Burial will be in St. Columba Cemetery in Ottawa. Cremation rites have been accorded. Solon-Telford Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.

She was born Oct. 8, 1921, in Ancona the daughter of William and Elizabeth (Jennett) Tullis. She married Albert G. Yedinak on May 7, 1947. He preceded her in death in 1981.

She is survived by sons, James (Sonya) Yedinak, of Colorado and Daniel (Sandra) Yedinak, of Springfield; grandchildren, Cythia Yedinak and James Yedinak Jr.

She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband; sisters, Rita Greener and Jule Winterrowd; and a brother, William Tullis.

She attended Ancona Grade School and graduated from Long Point High School in the class of 1939.

Through the years she lived in Ancona, Eagle Township, Streator, Ottawa and Colorado. She was a member of the former St. Anthony Church, the altar and rosary society of her church and the Long Point American Legion Auxiliary. During WWII she went to New York and worked at the Brooklyn Navy Yards until the war ended. She worked at Handy Foods in Ottawa for 20 years. She later moved to Colorado Springs where she spent 21 years doing a lot of volunteering and helping seniors. She also enjoyed traveling and saw a lot of interesting places from coast to coast.

Memorials can be made to a charity of the donor's choice. Condolences may be left for the family at www.solontelford.com

Solon-Telford Funeral Home

301 S. Park St., Streator, Illinois 61364

815-672-2320 www.solontelford.com