Iroquois-Ford County IL Archives Obituaries.....Colravy, Elma Ardella December 31, 2005 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/il/ilfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Barbara Jane Stainback bstainback1938@yahoo.com July 8, 2006, 4:37 pm The Gilman (ILL) Star, Thurs., Jan. 5, 2006 pg. 5 SERVICES TO BE HELD FOR ELMA A. COLRAVY with picture A funeral mass will he held for ELMA ARDELLA COLRAVY, 93, of Piper City, at 11:00 a.m., on Thursday, Jan. 5, at St.Peter Catholic Church. Officiating will be Rev. JOHN BALLUF. Burial will be in the Calvary Cemetery in Piper City. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m., tonight (Wednesday) Jan. 4, at Reilly-Redenius Funeral Home. MRS. COLRAVY died at 1:33 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 31, 2005, at Greenbrier Health care Center in Piper City, where she resided for the past for years. She was born on April 11, 1912, in Piper City to WILLIAM H. & BESSIE KEPNER HERR. She married EDMUND M. COLRAVY on May 7, 1932 in Kankakee. He died on Feb. 4, 1975. Survivors include one son, JIM & MARGE COLRAVY of St. Petersburg, Florida; one daughter, PAT MOGGED of Piper City; 12 grandchildren; 26 great-grandchildren; and one great-granddaughter. Preceding her in death are her parents; husband, one son-in-law; ROBERT MOGGED; and five sisters, MARIE, FRANCES, DORA, PEARL, & DOLLY. Mrs. Colravy attended and graduated from the Piper City schools. She attented the Gallagher Business School in Kankakee. She did bookkeeping for the Herr Brothers Drainage and Tile Business. She also worked for several years in the Piper City school cafeteria. She was a member of the St. Peter Catholic Church, and their C.C.W., and Royal Neighbors of America. Mrs. Colravy enjoyed her card clubs, bingo and attending school events. She was an avid Illini Basketball and Cubs fan Memorials may be made to the donor's choice. Arrangements were made by Reilly -- Redenius Funeral Home in Piper City. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/il/iroquois/obits/c/colravy232nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/ilfiles/ File size: 2.3 Kb