Share Elvera F. Bostrom's obituary with others.
Invite friends and family to read the obituary and add memories.
Stay updated
We'll notify you when service details or new memories are added.
You're now following this obituary
We'll email you when there are updates.
Please select what you would like included for printing:
IN LOVING MEMORY OF
Elvera F.
Bostrom
October 8, 1920 – January 23, 2015
Obituary
Elvera Francis Bostrom, 94, of Troy, Ill., born Oct. 8, 1920, in Missouri, died Friday, Jan. 23, 2015, at her home.
Elvera was a 55 year member of Bethel Baptist Church, where she was active as a Sunday school teacher for many years. She retired from SIUE as a library assistant in cataloging and was a graduate of SIUE class of "73". She was an excellent seamstress and enjoyed making clothes for her family. She loved her children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Peter Bostrom whom she married on Dec. 16, 1943, and who died July 26, 1995; son, Robert A. Bostrom; parents, Robert and Osa, nee Reynolds, Lewis; brother, Cecil Lewis; and sister, Doreen Stiles.
Surviving are her children, Peter A. Bostrom of Troy, Ill., Mary Kay (Jeff) Lype of Shiloh, Ill., and Linda (Bob) Hewitt of Marine, Ill.; daughter-in-law, Carmen Bostrom of Marine, Ill.; grandchildren, Kyle and Steve Hewitt, Dan and Tom (Kate) Lype and April C. (Lee) Hope; and her great-grandchildren, Hannah and Hunter Hope.
Memorials may be made to the Autism Center. Online expression of sympathy may be made at www.Richesonfh.com
Friends may call from noon to 1 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 29, 2015, at Richeson Funeral Home, Troy, Ill.
Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 29, 2015, at the funeral home with Rev. Jim Wiens officiating. Burial will be in St. John the Baptist Cemetery, Black Jack, Ill.
RICHESON FUNERAL HOME, Troy, Ill.
Elvera was a 55 year member of Bethel Baptist Church, where she was active as a Sunday school teacher for many years. She retired from SIUE as a library assistant in cataloging and was a graduate of SIUE class of "73". She was an excellent seamstress and enjoyed making clothes for her family. She loved her children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Peter Bostrom whom she married on Dec. 16, 1943, and who died July 26, 1995; son, Robert A. Bostrom; parents, Robert and Osa, nee Reynolds, Lewis; brother, Cecil Lewis; and sister, Doreen Stiles.
Surviving are her children, Peter A. Bostrom of Troy, Ill., Mary Kay (Jeff) Lype of Shiloh, Ill., and Linda (Bob) Hewitt of Marine, Ill.; daughter-in-law, Carmen Bostrom of Marine, Ill.; grandchildren, Kyle and Steve Hewitt, Dan and Tom (Kate) Lype and April C. (Lee) Hope; and her great-grandchildren, Hannah and Hunter Hope.
Memorials may be made to the Autism Center. Online expression of sympathy may be made at www.Richesonfh.com
Friends may call from noon to 1 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 29, 2015, at Richeson Funeral Home, Troy, Ill.
Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 29, 2015, at the funeral home with Rev. Jim Wiens officiating. Burial will be in St. John the Baptist Cemetery, Black Jack, Ill.
RICHESON FUNERAL HOME, Troy, Ill.
To order memorial trees or send flowers to the family in memory of Elvera F. Bostrom, please visit our flower store.
Elvera F. Bostrom's Guestbook
Visits: 0
This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the
Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.
Service map data © OpenStreetMap contributors