Josephine "Jo" Mary Fryer Obituary (1944 - 2016)

Josephine Jo Mary Fryer, 71, of Bloomington, died at 1:40 p.m. on Wednesday, March 23, 2016 at OSF St. Joseph Medical Center, Bloomington.Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, March 30, 2016 at St. Marys Catholic Church, Bloomington, with Rev. Ric Schneider officiating. Interment will be at Park Hill Cemetery, Bloomington. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. on Tuesday at Carmody-Flynn Funeral Home, Bloomington, with a prayer service at 3:30 p.m. Memorials may be made to St. Marys Catholic Church or a charity of the donors choice. To express condolences online, please visit www.carmodyflynn.com.She was born September 8, 1944 in Co. Tipperary, Ireland, daughter of Milo and Mary Ryan Carey. She married Russell E. Fryer on October 2, 1965 in England.Surviving are her husband, Russell E. of Bloomington; her children, Russell J. (Ann) Fryer of Vietnam, Brian (Melani) Fryer of Louisville, KY, Amanda (Jeff) Roget of Normal, Robert (Marlene) Fryer of Lake Villa, Erin (Aaron) Fisher of Sneads Ferry, NC and Mark (Whitney) Fryer of Bloomington and 20 grandchildren. Also surviving are her siblings, Mick Carey and Nancy Armitage, both of Ireland, Paddy (Mary) Carey of Australia and Milo (Margaret) Carey, Eileen (Reg) Gregory, Bridie (Richard) Burgess, Sean (Katy) Carey and Denis (Patsy) Carey, all of England.She was preceded in death by her parents and one sister, Mary Delaney.In her younger years, Jo worked at Texas Instruments as a technician. After marrying Russell, she spent much of her time at home raising their family and also worked at Bloomington High School in the cafeteria.Jo was a loving wife, mother and grandmother; she cherished her time spent with her grandkids and loved hearing about their activities. Her greatest enjoyment came from serving the Lord and she was involved with the Catholic Charismatic Renewal and was a Eucharistic minister at St. Marys Catholic Church, Bloomington.