Agnes G. Masching Obituary (1917 - 2007)

ODELL - Agnes G. Masching, 90, of Odell died at 4:45 a.m. Sunday (Oct. 21, 2007) her residence in Odell. Her funeral will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at St. Paul Catholic Church, Odell. Father Peter Pilon will officiate. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Tuesday at St. Paul Catholic Church, Odell. A wake service will be at 4 p.m. at the church. Burial will be in St. Mary's Cemetery, Loretto. Duffy Funeral Home, Odell, is in charge of arrangements. Memorials may be made to SIDS of Illinois, 710 East Ogden, Suite 550, Naperville, IL 60563, Ph: 630-305-7300; Futures Unlimited, Pontiac; or a charity of the donor's choice. She was born March 17, 1917, in rural Saunemin, a daughter of Edward and Gertrude Stadel Maubach. She married Henry C. Masching on Feb. 16, 1939, at St. Mary's Catholic Church, Loretto. He died May 31, 1998. Survivors include two sons, James E. Masching of Pontiac, and David L. (Sandi) Masching of Fremont, Mo.; three daughters, Jean A. Jones of Pontiac; Donna K. Blake of Weston, Fla.; and Betty I. (Tim) Murphy of Pontiac; two sisters, Dorothy Cuddy of Dwight, and Mildred Doran of Dwight; eight grandchildren, Courtney, Brady and Kiley Blake; Tami and Tara Ores; David Masching; and Pat and Nancy Jones; and six great-grandchildren, Dallas, Codi, Timberly and Justine Masching; and Will and Bryan Wiggins. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband; son, Richard Masching; grandson, Chad Michael Ores; one son-in-law, Robert W. Jones; six brothers, Edward Maubach, Joseph Maubach, Clarence Maubach, William Maubach, Leo Maubach and George Maubach; and five sisters, Helen Waldo, Bernice Maubach, Cecelia Legner, Christina Foley, and Mary Maubach. She was a member of St. Paul Catholic Church, Odell, formerly a member of St. Mary's Catholic Church, Loretto. She was also a former member of the Sunshine Club and St. Mary's Altar & Rosary Society. She was a homemaker. She attended rural Odell schools and St. Paul High School, Odell. The most important part of Agnes' life was her family. She also loved gardening, sewing, baking and writing poems. Out of the many poems she wrote, her children loved the Christmas poems that she wrote for their father.