Margaret Ann "Marge" Carmody Obituary (1918 - 2014)

Margaret Ann "Marge" Carmody, 95, of Bloomington, died at Martin Health Center, Westminster Village in Bloomington at 1:45 a.m. on Tuesday, January 7.Her funeralMass will be celebrated at 11 a.m. Saturday, January 11, 2014 at St. Patricks Catholic Church of Merna, with the Rev. Luke Spannagel officiating. Burial will be in Holy Cross Cemetery, Normal. Visitation will be from 9:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. Saturday at the church. Carmody-Flynn Williamsburg Funeral Home in Bloomington is facilitating the arrangements.In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to Clare House in Bloomington in Marges honor.Marge was born August 7th, 1918 in Alton, Illinois, the daughter of Vincent A. and Louise Osredker Ryan. She was one of five children, and spoke often of the fun that her family had as she was growing up on the bluffs of Alton. Through the depression and hard economictimes, she remembered most the good times she and her siblings and her parents, particularly her gregarious father, had together. She graduated from Marquette High School and attended business school in Alton. She worked as a secretary in the executive offices of Western Cartage Company in East Alton, and later she joined The Internal Revenue Service as deputy collector in the Alton office.It was at the Internal Revenue Service where she met Mark S. Carmody, her future husband, who also worked for the IRS.They were married on September 28th, 1944 in Alton. Shortly after their marriage, they moved to Bloomington. Mark diedin October 2005 in Bloomington.Marge is survived by five of her six children: Kartar (Shakta) Khalsa, Herndon, Virginia; Mark, Bloomington; Anne Fleer, Bloomington; Patricia Fahlman, Beaverton, Oregon; and Thomas, Washington, D.C. She is also survived by her nine grandchildren: Brandon (Rose) Fleer, Bloomington; Michael Bradley, Bloomington; Mary Bradley, Sellersburg, Indiana; Daniel Bradley, Chicago, Illinois; Matthew (Erika) Bradley, Downers Grove, Illinois; Ram Das Khalsa, Herndon, Virginia; Stacey DeLathouwer, Bloomington; Ann Fahlman, Beaverton, Oregon; and, Peter Fahlman, Beaverton, Oregon; and, one great grandson, John Patrick Bradley, Downers Grove, Illinois.She was preceded in death by her daughter, Kathleen Carmody, by her parents, each of her four siblings, and by a myriad of dear friends.Through her years in Bloomington Marge was active in the Holy Trinity Altar and Rosary Society, and she worked for a time as the school secretary at Holy Trinity Grade School, relishing her time with her good friend Sister Patricianna. Marge enjoyed playing bridge and the many delightful afternoons she had with friends. She has resided at Westminster Village in Bloomington since February of 2004.She had a wonderful extended family at Westminster, with many special friends, and our heartfelt thanks go to each of them and to all of the wonderful staff and caregivers in the Westminster community. For the past three and a half years she has resided at Martin Health Center at Westminster, and we want to thank the caring staff who looked after her with skill and commitment day after day.Marge was a bright, fun-loving spirit with a quiet sense of humor and a keen wit, who worked hard and was fiercely devoted to each of her children all of her life. She loved to dance and sing and to watch movies, and we suspect that shes already dancing again now, and smiling, with that twinkle in her eyes.