Louise Stanek

She was born April 20, 1922, in South Pekin, to Clyde and Alta (Rush) Titus.

Louise graduated from Urbana High School in 1940 and the University of Illinois in 1946. She was united in marriage to Leroy Stanek on Feb. 8, 1948, in Champaign. Leroy passed away on Feb. 27, 2005.

Louise and Leroy owned and operated Art Floral Shop in Crystal Lake for 35 years. She always kept in touch with the local city council to make sure they had the environment's best interest at hand. Louise enjoyed spending her spare time reading and loving her family.

Louise is survived by her two children, Lois (Randy) Creese of Spirit Lake, and Dale (Xiu Fang) Stanek of Duluth, Minn.; a sister, Lois Huse of Kalamazoo, Mich.; two brothers, Ross (Marion) Titus of Big Fork, Mont., and Clyde Rush (Mimi) Titus of Los Angeles; five grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband; a son-in-law, Rick; and a brother-in-law, Erle.

The visitation will be from 10 a.m. to the 11 a.m. funeral service Friday, May 4, at Querhammer & Flagg Funeral Home, 500 W. Terra Cotta Ave., Crystal Lake. Interment will be in Crystal Lake Memorial Park.

For information, call the funeral home at 815-459-1760. Online condolences may be made at www.querhammerandflagg.co