Irma Edna Bender Gillula

Wife of the late Edgar William Gillula; mother of Bill (Pat) Gillula; Jim (Jo Ann) Gillula; and Emily Gillula; grandmother of Jeremy Gillula; Alex Gillula; and Amanda (Yuan) Drummond. She was preceded in death by her sisters and brothers: Olga Bender, Laura (Reman) Birk, Ruth Bender, Walter Bender, and Arthur (Mary Jo) Bender.

She was baptized at Trinity Lutheran Church in Cape Girardeau, MO on May 20, 1915. A graduate of Southeast Missouri State Teachers College, Irma was a teacher at Buder School in St. Ann, MO for many years. During her retirement, she lived in Fairfax, Virginia; Kalamazoo, Michigan; Cape Girardeau; St. Louis; and Oakland, CA. She was a faithful member of many Lutheran congregations in these places and helped to make hundreds of quilts and infant gowns for distribution through Lutheran World Relief.

A service in celebration of Irma's life will take place at Hope Lutheran Church; 10701 St. Cosmas Lane; St. Ann, MO, Thursday, June 20 at 10:30 a.m. Visitation will occur prior to the service beginning at 9:30 a.m. Interment will be at Lake Charles Park Cemetery in St. Louis. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Lutheran World Relief (www.lwr.org).