Rose E. Tully Obituary (1935 - 2017)

Rose E. Tully, 82, of Bloomington passed away at 11:15 a.m. Wednesday, November 22, 2017 at Sugar Creek Alzheimers Special Care Center, Normal. Her funeral will be at 2 p.m. Saturday, November 25, 2017 at Holy Trinity Church, Bloomington, with Rev. Jeffrey Stirniman officiating. Burial will be at a later date in Missouri. Visitation will be from 4-7 p.m. Friday, November 24, 2017 at Carmody-Flynn Funeral Home, Bloomington. Memorials may be made to the St. Vincent de Paul Society or to the Alzheimers Association. She was born November 10, 1935 in Perry, Missouri, a daughter of Frank and Mary Ellen Nodler Haiducek. She married Townsend T Tully on September 3, 1960 in Perry, Missouri and he survives in Bloomington. Also surviving are four children, Christina (Bradley) Allen of Schaumburg, James (Paula) Tully of Bloomington, Rose (Stanton) Connell of Bloomington and Patricia (Kevin) McIntyre of Texas; seven grandchildren, Mitchell Allen, Bryan (Ashley) Tully, Lauren (Patrick) Freeman, Timothy Connell and Katherine, Kyle and Kristin McIntyre; and a great-grandson, Hayes Freeman. She is also survived by her siblings, Mary Leake, Alberta Lawson, Teresa (Ray) Valkamp, Joseph (Verda) Haiducek and Dorothy Haiducek. She was preceded in death by her parents and two sisters, Elizabeth Sullivan and Roberta Morris. Rose provided in-home daycare for many children over the years. She was a member of Holy Trinity Church where she was active in the Altar and Rosary Society, was a Eucharistic minister and volunteered with the funeral luncheons. Rose was active with the St. Vincent de Paul Society and its food pantry and was also active in Cursillo. She had been a Cub Scout den mother and enjoyed quilting, sewing, sports, camping and spending time with her family.