Virginia Kasserman Obituary

Kasserman, Virginia Anne 83 Of Newton, Illinois passed away 10:05 a.m. Tuesday, February 6, 2007 at Evergreen Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Effingham, IL. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, February 10, 2007 at the Blake-Buchanan Funeral Home in Newton, IL with Rev. Louis Youngs officiating. Burial will be in the Westlawn Cemetery in Newton, IL. Visitation will be held 5 to 7 p.m., Friday, February 9, 2007 at the funeral home. In loving memory of Virginia, memorials may be made to the First Presbyterian Church in Newton. Virginia was born on August 20, 1923 in Champaign, IL the daughter of Dewey and Mary Elizabeth (Weber) Connor, Sr. She married George W. Kasserman, Jr. on February 14, 1942 and he preceded her in death on October 30, 2005. Virginia was a homemaker. She was a member of the First Presbyterian Church in Newton; Chapter FN P.E.O. Sisterhood and Ladies Auxiliary of the Jasper Post #20 American Legion. Virginia is survived by: Son Kent (Vicky) Kasserman of Savoy, IL; grandchildren Shawn (Dawn) Kasserman, Amy (Brian) O'Connell; Kerry (Scott) Middlebrooks and Nicole Kasserman; great grandchildren Katherine, John Andrew and Lucie Kasserman; Brett and Reilly O'Connell, brother Dewey Connor, Jr. of Newton, IL. Virginia was preceded in death by her parents, husband and son John Kasserman.