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SENATE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to 
3learn of the death of Arlene "Susie" R. Wiersma of Harvard, who 
4passed away on February 28, 2018; and
  
 
5    WHEREAS, Arlene Wiersma was born in Morocco, Indiana to 
6Lester and Vera (Standish) Waling on January 10, 1933; she 
7married Wilbur T. Wiersma in Alden on December 30, 1950; and
  
 
8    WHEREAS, Arlene Wiersma was the owner of Alden Wood n 
9Needle; and
  
 
10    WHEREAS, Arlene Wiersma was a member of the Alden United 
11Methodist Church, the Alden Community Club, and the Alden 
12United Methodist Women; she enjoyed her time being a crafter 
13and seamstress; and
  
 
14    WHEREAS, Arlene Wiersma was preceded in death by her 
15parents; her husband, Wilbur; her sisters, Elizabeth Ihrke and 
16Violet June Myers; and her brothers, John Waling, Morris 
17Waling, and Lester "Tom" Waling Jr.; and
  
 
18    WHEREAS, Arlene Wiersma is survived by her sister, Marilyn 
19Blank, and her sister-in-law, Martha Schmidt; therefore, be it
  
 
 
 
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1    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL 
2ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of 
3Arlene "Susie" R. Wiersma and extend our sincere condolences to 
4her family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it 
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6    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
7presented to the family of Arlene Wiersma as an expression of 
8our deepest sympathy.