Donald C. Chris Sullivan Obituary (1925 - 2009)

ODELL - Donald C. "Chris" Sullivan, 83, of Odell, died at 4:56 p.m. Thursday (April 9, 2009) at OSF Saint James-John W. Albrecht Medical Center, Pontiac. Mass will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at St. Paul Catholic Church, Odell, with Father Peter Pilon officiating. Burial will be in St. Paul Catholic Cemetery, Odell. Visitation will be from 3 to 7 p.m. Monday at the church, with a wake service at 2:45 p.m. Duffy Funeral Home, Odell, is in charge of arrangements. Chris was born Sept. 16, 1925, in Odell, to John Thomas and Elizabeth Ann Christie Sullivan. He married Mary Ellen B. Bauman on Nov. 23, 1950, at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Pontiac. She survives in Odell. Also surviving is six sons, Terrance C. (Marilyn) Sullivan, Flanagan; Timothy L. (Michele) Sullivan, Huntsville, Ala.; Thomas J. (Debra) Sullivan and Theodore J. (Becky) Sullivan, both of Pontiac; Daniel P. Sullivan, Odell; and James E. (Becky) Sullivan, Otsego, Mich.; sister, Ann (Dave) Neville, Gallatin, Tenn.; brother-in-law, John Hirsch, Bloomington; sister-in-law, Rosemary Sullivan, Bloomington; 11 grandchildren, Katie Maubach, Bloomington; Lindsi (Kevin) Hill, San Diego, Calif.; Thomas Sullivan, Huntsville, Ala.; Shirley (Phillip) Martell, Beaufort, S.C.; Chrystal (Drew) Lewis, St. Louis, Mo.; Angela Sullivan, Peoria; Christopher Sullivan, Aurora; Tanner Sullivan, Pontiac; and Dorie Sullivan, Jamilyn Sullivan and Abigale Sullivan of Otsego, Mich.; and four great-grandchildren, Alex, Austin, John and Hayden. He was preceded in death by his parents; one infant daughter, Mary Theresa; brothers and sisters-in-law, William (Fran) Sullivan, John (Julia) Sullivan and Michael Sullivan; one sister, Marcella Hirsch; and one aunt, Sister Maurella Christie. He had been a lifelong farmer in the Odell area, and had also been a rural mail carrier. He was a member of St. Paul Catholic Church; Altar and Rosary Society; usher at St. Paul for 40 years; Odell Knights of Columbus 602, where he was a former grand knight; Odell American Legion; and Livingston County Farm Bureau. He attended Center Grade School in rural Odell and was graduate of St. Paul High School, class of 1943. He served as a sergeant in the U.S. Army during the Korean War where he was a helicopter mechanic. Memorials may be made to St. Paul Catholic Grade School; St. Paul Catholic Church; or for masses.