Roberta A. "Bobbie" Walter Obituary (1951 - 2013)

Roberta "Bobbie" A. Walter, 61, of Normal, died at 4:27 p.m. on Thursday, July 25, 2013 at Advocate BroMenn Medical Center in Normal.Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. on Monday, July 29, 2013 at Epiphany Catholic Church, Normal, with Monsignor Eric Powell officiating. Visitation will be from 3 to 6 p.m. on Sunday at Carmody-Flynn Williamsburg Funeral Home, Bloomington. Interment will follow services at Holy Cross Cemetery, Normal.In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the American Heart Association. Contributions may also be submitted online at http://www.heart.org/HEARTORG/Giving/Giving_UCM_001137_SubHomePage.jsp.She was born December 13, 1951 in Park Ridge, IL, daughter of Charles William and Mary Virginia Murphy Pfister. She married Patrick E. Walter on August 2, 1975 in Park Ridge.Surviving are two daughters, Nicole Walter and Jill (Jeremy) Beutow, both of Normal and three grandchildren, Taylor Walter and Miley and Liam Beutow. Also surviving are one brother, Charles Pfister of Chicago; three sisters, Loretta (Bob) Shea of Blacksburg, VA, Mary Virginia "Ginny" Liebgott of Chicago and JoAnne (Michael) Konczal of St. Petersburg, FL and a long-time family friend, Teresa Watt of East Dubuque, IL.Bobbie was preceded in death by her parents and one sister, Susan Horrell.She first worked for over 20 years as a teacher, 10 of those years working at St. Marys School in Bloomington, she then worked for Dr. Stroink at Central Illinois Neurohealth Sciences, Bloomington. She last worked for State Farm Insurance Company in the Underwriting Department.Bobbie kept very active in the gym and she was a college sports fan enthusiast, especially fond of Notre Dame football. Although she loved sports, her time with her grandchildren was the most important. Her grandchildren were her world!rnrnShe was a former member of Epiphany Catholic Church and her proud accomplishment was that she completed the "Hustle Up The Hancock" in Chicago multiple times.