Georgene E. Bliss Obituary (1917 - 2019)

Georgene Bliss passed away Wednesday, November 27th in Monticello, Illinois, nine days short of her 102nd birthday. Visitation will begin at10:00 a.m., Wednesday, December 4th at St. Patrick Church of Merna, Bloomington, and will be followed by a Funeral Mass at 11:00 a.m. Burial will be at Smith Grove Cemetery, Towanda. Carmody-Flynn Funeral Home, Bloomington is assisting the family with arrangements. Memorials may be made to Smith Grove Cemetery Association or the donor's choice. Georgene is survived by daughters Judith Huisinga Maynard (Don) and Sally Nolan (Michael), and by grandchildren Jeffrey, Stephen and Christopher (Delphine) Huisinga and Lindsay Nolan. Also surviving are great grandchildren Helen, Paul, Remy and Jeb Huisinga. Mrs. Bliss was preceded in death by her husband, Rolland Bliss; her parents, George P. and Eleanor Guinan Kern; and three sisters, Sister Mary Margaret Kern, Eloise Kinstler and Eleanor Johnson. Mrs. Bliss was a long time resident of rural Towanda. She was a wife, mother and housewife, and also worked for General Telephone Company for a number of years. She enjoyed the company of family and friends, was a member of several clubs including bridge and quilting, and volunteered at her church.