Thelma B. Mortimer

Thelma B. Mortimer, 88, of Crystal Lake died Monday March 8, 2010 at Hospice of Northeastern Illinois in Woodstock. She was born March 2, 1922 in Watson, Illinois to William and Lena (Oye) Ashbaugh. On June 29, 1940 she married Richard P. Mortimer. She lived most of her young life helping her husband dairy farm and raising her family. She worked at Teledyne Big Beam & Precision Drill in Crystal Lake. She loved to camp, work puzzles, be with her family and her dogs KoKo & Ruckus.

Survivors include five children; Richard K. (Isabel) Mortimer of Crystal Lake, Larry (Kathryn) Mortimer of Eagle River, Wis., Gerald Mortimer of Belvidere, Rodney (Krista) Mortimer of Crystal Lake, Lisa (Anthony) Sigo of Woodstock; 12 grandchildren, Gene (Laurie) Mortimer, Terry Murphy, Mary (Keith) Anderson, Steven Mortimer, Scott Mortimer, Lawrence Mortimer, Melissa Mortimer, Gerald (Vicki) Mortimer, Brent (Emily) Mortimer, Courtney (Terry) Harmon, Kory Marks-Mortimer, and Andrew Sigo; 9 great-grandchildren Amanda and Lauren Murphy, Kelly and Garrett Anderson, Jenny Mortimer, Brandon (Julia) Mortimer, Kailey and Richard Mortimer, Alexis Mortimer; 1 great-great-grandchild Riley Mortimer; sisters-in-law Hazel Ashbaugh, Nellie Ashbaugh, Barb Ashbaugh; many nieces and nephews; and dear friend Charlotte Rohden. She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband Richard, daughter Sandy, granddaughter Dawn Mortimer Murphy, brothers William Lawrence “Joe”, Alvia Edwin “Bill”, Harry Calvin “Cal”, Robert Eugene “Gene”; and five sisters Nell Clark, Irma Harvel, Lois Hackman, Helen Ashbaugh, and Dorothy Ashbaugh.

Visitation will be from 5-7:30 pm on Friday March 12th at Querhammer & Flagg Funeral Home, 500 W. Terra Cotta Ave. Crystal Lake. Interment will be private. In lieu of flowers memorials may be given to Helping Paws Animal Shelter, 2500 Harding Lane, Woodstock, IL. 60098. Online condolences visit www.querhammerandflagg.com.