Anna S. Benn Obituary (1929 - 2015) - Bloomington, Illinois

Anna S. Benn, 86, of LeRoy, died at 6:44 p.m. on Saturday, September 26, 2015 at Heartland Health Care Center, Normal.Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. on Friday, October 2, 2015 at Carmody-Flynn Funeral Home, Bloomington, where visitation will be held from 2 to 4 p.m. following the service. The Rev. John Steffen will officiate. Cremation rites will be accorded after services. Inurnment will be in Downs, IL at a later date. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to St. Marys Church, Downs.To express condolences online, please visit www.carmodyflynn.com.She was born July 26, 1929 in Chicago, IL, daughter of Carl and Pauline Mauch Steinbach. She married Robert R. Benn on January 20, 1951, he preceded her in death in 1992. She was also preceded in death by one daughter, Deborah Pavlovsky; one granddaughter, Carrie Lynn Pavlovsky and two brothers, Carl and Andrew Steinbach.Surviving are one daughter, Kathleen Kathy (Will) Snodgrass of LeRoy and three grandchildren, Cynthia Pavlovsky of Villa Park, Cheryl Pavlovsky of Baltimore, MD and Tony (Heather) Pavlovsky of Villa Park. Also surviving are two great-grandchildren, Roy and Hank Pavlovsky of Villa Park.While her children were young, Anna was a homemaker and stayed home to raise her daughters and maintain their family home. During her days caring for her children, Anna also enjoyed needlepoint, cross-stitching and crocheting. After Deborah and Kathy graduated high school, Anna and her husband, Robert, owned and operated together The Hitchin Post general store in Spring Brook, WI for almost 20 years.