Shane, I am so very sorry for your loss. Thinking of you and your family during this difficult time. All our love to you!
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Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. on Thursday, June 13, 2013, at Clary Funeral Home, 3004 West Lake Avenue in Peoria, with the Rev. Dr. Robert Bardeen officiating. Visitation will be one hour prior to services at the funeral home. Cremation rites will be accorded and a private interment will be held at a later date at Lutheran Cemetery in Peoria.
Bertha was born on October 24, 1920 in El Paso, the daughter of Charles and Mildred (McAdams) Kilpatrick. Her mother later married Fred Garrels of Lacon. She married Earnest P. Dutro in June of 1945 in South Carolina and moved to West Peoria in 1946. He preceded her in death. She was also preceded in death by her parents; step father; and a son, Gregory A. Dutro.
She is survived by her daughter, Judy L. (Dutro) Johnston of West Peoria; son, Gary M. (Sandy) Dutro of West Peoria; grandchildren, Gina (Dutro) Rollings, Shane Dutro, Derrick Foote, Christopher Davis, William Davis, Kimberly (Dutro) Fisher and Jeffrey Adkins-Dutro; and sixteen great-grandchildren.
Bertha Mae retired from the shoe department at Carson Pirie Scott at Northwoods Mall in Peoria and later helped her daughter in-law, Sandy, at Dutro's Mercantile in West Peoria from 1993 - 2000.
She was a 1939 graduate of Peoria High School and was a sixty-seven year member of Westminster Presbyterian Church in Peoria. She is a member of Omicron Sigma Chi Sorority, the Peoria Emblem Club, the Detweiller Ladies 9-hole Golf League, until the age of 89, and was a past member of the Calvin Coolidge Mothers' Club in the early 1950's. She resided in her beloved, big, old West Peoria home for sixty-three years
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made in Bertha Mae’s memory to Westminster Presbyterian Church, 1420 West Moss Avenue, Peoria, Illinois 61606 or to the charity of the donor's choice
Bertha’s Memorial Website and online condolences may be accessed at www.ClaryFunerals.com.
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| Amy Luczaj | Todd & Amy Luczaj | June 13, 2013 |
| Carole Willadsen | Friend | June 13, 2013 |
I am so sorry for your loss of this beautiful mother, grandmother, and friend. I know she will be missed; our thoughts and prayers are with you.
| Jack and Deanna Dowling | Aunt Bertha Mae | June 13, 2013 |
We are deeply saddened to hear about Aunt Bertha Mae's passing. She was such a wonderful person. She was so giving to her family members and to the community. She will be greatly missed. It's been a long time since we moved from the Peoria area, but we still hold all of the memories of family and friends close to our hearts. I enjoyed looking at the picture/slideshow. You can tell how much Bertha Mae was loved!!! Thinking of you all at this sad time.
Our sincere sympathy, The Jack Dowling family of Marietta, GA
Our sincere sympathy, The Jack Dowling family of Marietta, GA
| Gail and Gary Dowling | Aunt Bertha Mae | June 12, 2013 |
Gary and I were so sad to hear of Aunt Bertha Mae's passing. My father let me know as he still gets the Peoria Journal Star. I will miss our Christmas notes from Aunt Bertha Mae-she never missed sending us a card. We have a very fond memories of how sweet and kind she was. We know how hard this will be for all of the Dutro family.
| Scott Stuyvesant | Family Friend | June 12, 2013 |
I've known this wonderful lady since I was 6 years old. She was like a second Mother to me. She will be missed by me, along with many others whose lives she touched.
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