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SENATE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to 
3learn of the death of Barbara C. Joehl of Godfrey, who passed 
4away on February 19, 2017 at the age of 93; and
  
 
5    WHEREAS, Barbara Joehl was born in Godfrey to Joseph and 
6Caroline (Nolan) Schetter on November 12, 1923; she married 
7Raymond C. Joehl in Alton on May 2, 1944; and
  
 
8    WHEREAS, Barbara Joehl was an active member of Saint 
9Ambrose Catholic Church in Godfrey; she worked in food services 
10at Monticello College and had also worked for Western Cartridge 
11Company in East Alton; she was a Madison County election worker 
12for her local precinct; she retired from Joehl's Alfalfa Queen 
13Farm in 1982; and
  
 
14    WHEREAS, Barbara Joehl was preceded in death by her 
15parents; her husband; her daughter, Eleanor Nolan; her son, 
16Maurice Joehl; two grandchildren, Timothy Joehl and Gregory 
17Nolan; two great-grandchildren, Matthew Ruckman and Bobby 
18Sims;  two brothers, Joseph and Leon Schetter; and four sisters, 
19Ann Heafner, Josephine Tipsword, Elizabeth Ely, and Christine 
20Kraushaar; and

  
 
21    WHEREAS, Barbara Joehl is survived by 13 children, Eileen 
 
 
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1(Edwin) Ruckman, Donald (Marilynn) Joehl, David (Paula) Joehl, 
2Raymond (Julia) Joehl, Rita (John) Markgraf, Robert (Maureen) 
3Joehl, Stephen (Gayle) Joehl, Brian (Lori) Joehl, Tony (Beth) 
4Joehl, Martha (Dan) Schroeder, Gilbert (Brenda) Joehl, 
5Veronica (Craig) Shaw, and Elaine (Mark) Edwards; 45 
6grandchildren, 53 great-grandchildren, and one sister, 
7Caroline Witt; therefore, be it
  
 
8    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL 
9ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of 
10Barbara C. Joehl, and extend our sincere condolences to her 
11family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it 
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13    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
14presented to the family of Barbara Joehl as an expression of 
15our deepest sympathy.