Rosemary E. "Mo" Kerner Obituary (1928 - 2017)

Rosemary E. Mo Kerner, 89, of Bloomington, passed away at 1:20 p.m. Sunday, July 30, 2017 at Advocate BroMenn Medical Center, Normal. Her funeral will be at 10 a.m. Thursday, August 3, 2017 at Holy Trinity Church, Bloomington. Burial will be in St. Marys Cemetery, Bloomington. Visitation will be from 4-7 p.m. Wednesday, August 2 at Carmody-Flynn Funeral Home, Bloomington, where the rosary will be recited at 7 p.m. Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society or to St. Jude Childrens Research Hospital. She was born March 4, 1928 in Bloomington, the daughter of Edward and Agnes Sweeney Dooley. She married Urban L. Kerner on May 21, 1949. Surviving are her husband of Bloomington; six children, Urban (Pat) Kerner, Jr. of Hudson, WI, Beth (Butch) Epley of Normal, John Kerner of Bloomington, Patti (Cliff) Trudo of Murfreesboro, TN, Katie (Paul) Schafer of Springfield and Matt (Melissa) Kerner of El Paso; 18 grandchildren; 23 great-grandchildren; 1 great-great-grandchild; and several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents; five sisters; and two brothers. Rosemary was a loving and devoted wife, mother and grandmother.