Obituaries
 By  Staff Reports Published 
3:07 pm Wednesday, November 16, 2016

Edith Caroline “NaNa” Beck

Edith Caroline “NaNa” Beck, 90, of Russellville, formerly of Chicago, passed away Nov. 13 at home.

She was born in Chicago but had lived in Russellville for the past 22 years. She was a member of Good Shepherd Catholic Church in Russellville.

Visitation will be at the Good Shepherd Catholic Church Nov. 16 from 4-6 p.m. Mass will be at 6 p.m. Entombment will be in Windridge Memorial Park, Cary, Illinois.

Survivors include children, Kathleen and husband Larry Loffredo, Lynette and husband Thomas Rafter, Denise Beck and Stacy and husband Ronald Fisher; 12 grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren; one sister; and several nieces and nephews.

Mrs. Beck was preceded in death by her husband, Charles Barnett Beck Sr.; son, Charles Barnett Beck Jr.; and sister, Ila Jean Ransey.

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