Mary Eaton

Mary Eaton, 94, of Springfield, died at 7:00 a.m. on Thursday, September 5, 2013 at Concordia Village. Mary was born January 22, 1919 in Peoria. She was the youngest of five children of John and Theresa Dempsey. On November 16, 1940, Mary married Walt, the love of her life. They lived in their family home in Peoria for 42 years. Together they raised two children, Carol Clouser Noe (husband, Ralph) of Loami and Bob Eaton (wife, Jodi) of Golden, CO. Although she worked at both Armour Packing Co. and Logan Printing Co. in Peoria, Mary's best work was in her role as a wonderful wife and a great mother. She has always taken a real interest in being around people and people have always found her interesting to be around. Her philosophy of life was that we need to do a good deed each day. She lived it fully. Mary and Walt moved to Sherman and lived at Villa Vianney for 24 years. They were married for 62 years when Walt died in 2003. Mary lived at both Bickford House and Concordia Village. Mary was a member of St. Mark's Catholic Church in Peoria and is a member of St. John Vianney Parish in Sherman. Her immediate family also includes many grandchildren and great grandchildren. Mary has donated her body to science. A Celebration of Life will be held at Concordia Village, 4101 W. Iles Ave., Springfield on Saturday, October 12, 2013 beginning with a memorial mass at 10:30 a.m. Memorial contributions may be made to: Concordia Village Benevolent Care, 4101 W. Iles Ave., Springfield, IL 62711. Attn: Anne Lawler.