Bill Text: IL SR0813 | 2017-2018 | 100th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of Dorothy Bischke of Harvard.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2017-10-25 - Resolution Adopted [SR0813 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2017-SR0813-Introduced.html
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| 1 | SENATE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | ||||||
| 3 | learn of the death of Dorothy Bischke of Harvard, who passed | ||||||
| 4 | away on August 3, 2017; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Dorothy Bischke was born in Ringle, Wisconsin to | ||||||
| 6 | Siebren and Johanna (Tepaske) Hettinga on August 14, 1920; she | ||||||
| 7 | was employed in a defense factory during World War II and
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| 8 | married William Bischke on April 28, 1944; and
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| 9 | WHEREAS, Dorothy Bischke was a homemaker and worked at the | ||||||
| 10 | Admiral Plant in Harvard for a time; she and her husband farmed | ||||||
| 11 | for many years; and
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| 12 | WHEREAS, Dorothy Bischke was a member of Trinity Lutheran | ||||||
| 13 | Church, where she taught Sunday School for many years; she also | ||||||
| 14 | served in the Altar Guild and was president of the Trinity | ||||||
| 15 | League for four years and Circle Chairman; she was a member of | ||||||
| 16 | the Women of the Moose and Golden Agers; she served as an | ||||||
| 17 | election judge for Dunham Township for 35 years and collected | ||||||
| 18 | donations for the American Heart Association for many years; | ||||||
| 19 | and
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| 20 | WHEREAS, Dorothy Bischke was preceded in death by her | ||||||
| 21 | parents; her husband, William Bischke; her brothers, Andrew and | ||||||
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| 1 | Robert Hettinga; her sisters, Jennie Dittbrender, Della | ||||||
| 2 | Peterson, Agnes Street, Catherine Kashuta, and Mildred | ||||||
| 3 | Hettinga; and her sisters-in-law, Nan Hettinga, Ruth Kurth, and | ||||||
| 4 | Ida Juenger; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Dorothy Bischke is survived by her children, Rita | ||||||
| 6 | (Ronald) Layman and Dennis Bischke; her grandchildren, Curtis | ||||||
| 7 | (Lorrie) Layman, Christine (Daniel) Williams, Cameron | ||||||
| 8 | (Shantel) Layman, Corey Bishcke, and Aaron (Jennifer) Bischke; | ||||||
| 9 | 12 great-grandchildren; seven great-great-grandchildren; and | ||||||
| 10 | numerous nieces and nephews; therefore, be it
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| 11 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL | ||||||
| 12 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | ||||||
| 13 | Dorothy Bischke, and extend our sincere condolences to her | ||||||
| 14 | family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it | ||||||
| 15 | further
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| 16 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 17 | presented to the family of Dorothy Bischke as an expression of | ||||||
| 18 | our deepest sympathy.
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