Brenda C. Balutis, 71, born January 22, 1947 in Kewanee, IL, died Wednesday, March 7, 2018 at Sycamore Village in Swansea, IL where she was well taken care of for four years by the staff and administration.
Brenda is preceded in death by her parents Peter J. and Patricia R. (nee Murray) Balutis.
Those left to cherish her memory include her brother, Peter A. Balutis and her friends, the Peduzzi and Caliper families.
Brenda moved to Belleville, IL in 1959. She was a 1965 graduate of BTHS West, and continued her education at SIU Edwardsville where she earned her Master’s Degree in 1971. She taught at Mascoutah Elementary on 6th Street for 33 years.
Brenda was a member of the Garden Club, Friends of the Zoo, Humane Society, and the Missouri Botanical Gardens. Brenda loved her Yorkshire terriers and enjoyed activities such as line dancing with her friends at PSOP.
Her funeral service will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday, March 10, 2018 at Valhalla Gaerdner Holten Funeral Home, Belleville, IL. Friends may gather with the family from 4 until 8 Friday night at the funeral home.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorial donations in her honor be made to the No Kill Animal Shelter of your choice.
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