Elizabeth A. Beth Yago Obituary (1935 - 2017)

Elizabeth A. "Beth" Yago, 82, of Tulsa, OK, formerly of Pontiac, passed away Friday, December 15, 2017 at 12:11 p.m. at St. John's Medical Center in Tulsa, OK. Her service will be held Saturday, December 23, 2017 at 10:00 a.m. at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Pontiac with Father David Sabel officiating. Burial will follow at St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery in Pontiac. Visitation will be Friday, December 22, 2017 from 3:00 to 5:00 p.m. at Duffy-Baier-Snedecor Funeral Home in Pontiac with a Rosary to be recited at 2:30 p.m. Duffy-Baier-Snedecor Funeral Home, Pontiac, is in charge of arrangements. Beth was born August 2, 1935 in Pontiac, IL to Douglas and Elizabeth (Shaughnessy) Speirer. She married James P. Close on January 22, 1955 in Pontiac, IL. He passed away September 7, 2005. She later married Bernard P. Yago on June 2, 2007 in Pontiac, IL. He passed away October 5, 2012. She is survived by her children, Kate (Bill) Ogden-Shaughnessy of Las Cruces, NM, Mary Comens of Pontiac, IL, and Jim Close of Bloomington, IL; daughter in law, Cathy Close of Sunnyvale, CA; grandchildren, Corwyn Shaughnessy, Nick Lerch, Brendan (Amy) Shaughnessy, Jasmine (Charles Capistrant) Comens, Elise Comens, and Selene Close; four great grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband; two brothers, James Speirer and Donald Speirer; one sister, Kathleen Fitzgerald; and one son, David Close. Beth attended Pontiac and Odell schools. She worked for Motorola as a Line Supervisor, Foreman at Quasar, HR Manager at K-Mart, Realtor for Century 21, and for Monsignor O'Dea in the church rectory. Beth was a member of St. Mary's Catholic Church in Pontiac, Daughters of Isabella and Perpetual Adoration, the Livingston County Historical Society through which she worked as a curator at the Yost Museum, past president of the Pontiac Women's Club, past president of the now disbanded Business and Professional Women's Association, past president of the Pontiac Tea Party, and Clementine Poetry Group. Memorials may be made to St. Mary's Catholic School in Pontiac, IL or Pontiac Public Library Online condolences may be made to the family at duffyfuneralhome.com or visit us on Facebook.