Henry County IL Archives Obituaries.....Lyphot DeKezel, Margaret M.  March 29, 2012
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The Daily Dispatch & Rock Island Argus Newspaper, 31 March 2012
Obituary:
"Margaret M. DeKezel
Margaret M. DeKezel, 89, of Colona, passed away Thursday, March 29, 2012 at 
Hammond-Henry Hospital Long Term Care Unit. A Funeral Mass celebrating her life 
will be held 10:00 am Wednesday, April 4th, 2012 at St. Patrick’s Catholic 
Church, Colona. Rev. Duane Jack will celebrate. Burial will be in the North 
Cemetery, Geneseo. Visitation for Margaret will be from 4 - 7 pm Tuesday at 
Vandemore Funeral Home Ltd., Geneseo; where a Prayer Service will be held at 
6:45 pm. Additional visitation will also be 1 hour prior to Mass at the church. 
Memorials may be directed to the St. Patrick’s Catholic Church, American Cancer 
Society, or Compassus Hospice.
Margaret was born on October 4, 1922 in Marengo, IA, the daughter of Jules and 
Martha (Swaenepoel) Lyphout. She was united in Marriage to Tayfield B. “Phil” 
DeKezel on October 5, 1940 in Sacred Heart Catholic Church,Moline; he preceded 
her in death in 2008. Margaret had been employed at the National Licorice 
Factory,Molineand later in the housekeeping department atHammond-HenryHospital, 
Geneseo. She was a member of St. Patrick’s Catholic Church, and the Altar & 
Rosary Society of the church. Margaret had been an election judge for many 
years. She enjoyed crocheting, baking, fishing, playing cards, and gardening.
Survivors include three daughters Kathy Cotty, Doyline, LA; Ruth DeKezel, 
Geneseo; Susan (Mark) Stone, Colona; two sons Robert (Elaine) DeKezel, Holland, 
PA; Michael (Brenda) DeKezel, Colona; eight grandchildren, 14 great 
grandchildren and one expected soon.
She was preceded in death by her husband, parents, five sisters, four brothers, 
and a son-in-law Claude Cotty.
A special thank you to Dr. Konda and staff for the care and concern over the 
past 11 years, and to Hammond-Henry Hospital Long Term Care Unit for their 
special care over the last nine months."

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