Marilyn M. Petry Obituary (1928 - 2017)

Marilyn M. Petry, 88, of Heyworth, went to be with Jesus at 2:43 a.m., Sunday, January 22, 2017 at OSF St. Joseph Medical Center, Bloomington.Her memorial service will be at 3:00 p.m., Friday, January 27, 2017 at Carmody-Flynn Funeral Home, Bloomington with Rev. Ken Martin officiating. A private family interment will be in East Lawn Memorial Gardens, Bloomington. The family will receive friends from 1:00-3:00 p.m., Friday at the funeral home.In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Full Gospel Tabernacle in Heyworth.Marilyn was born May 20, 1928 in Chicago, the daughter of Marion and Ethel Hantz Conn. She married Paul M. Petry on April 26, 1952 in Chicago and for 65 years, they shared a marriage that was made in Heaven. He survives her.Also surviving are her children, Paul S. (Barbara) Petry of Plano, Susan (Robert) Slusarek of Plainfield, Sharon Smith of Winnebago, Mark (Charlotte) Petry of Plainfield and Janet (Ken) Martin of Bloomington; seventeen grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.She was preceded in death by her mother and a brother, Don Conn.Marilyn had a deep love of the Lord and was a true Proverbs 31 woman. To her family and others who knew her she was the most self-sacrificing, kind, considerate and generous person. Marilyn was a phenomenal wife, mother and grandmother and will be dearly missed by all those who knew her.