Christine Vos

Christine Vos, age 84, of Mt. Carroll, Illinois died Thursday, May 3, 2007, at her home. A Memorial Service will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Friday, May 11, 2007 at the Hope United Methodist Church in Chadwick, Illinois. Reverend Dave Davies will be officiating. Inurnment will be at Grove Hill Cemetery, Morrison, Illinois. Memorials may be made in Christine’s name to Christian Children’s Fund, World Vision or Rock River Hospice, 264 IL Route 2, Dixon, Illinois 61021. Christine was born in Mora, Minnesota on October 6, 1922, the daughter of John and Christine (Wilkens) Vandermyde. She graduated from Edison High School with the class of 1939 and later went to Cosmetology School in Rockford, Illinois. Christine married DuWayne Vos on April 24, 1942 in Morrison, Illinois.
Christine worked at General Electric for eighteen years. She was a longtime member of Ebenezer Reformed Church in Morrison, Illinois where she also taught Sunday School. She was a member of Home Extension and served on the Carroll County Council on Aging Board. She enjoyed painting, gardening and spending time with her family.
Christine will be dearly missed by her husband DuWayne; one son, Gordon (Joan) Vos of Chadwick, Illinois; two daughters, Faye (David) Livermore of Galesburg, Illinois and Ellen (Robert) Etien of Bella Vista, Arkansas; eight grandchildren, Derek (Brenda) Clevidence of Cottage Grove, Wisconsin, Daniel (Nona) Clevidence of Ankeny, Iowa, Robert Etien of Schenectady, New York, Lynda (Bud) Erickson of Dunlap, Illinois, Rebecca (Jeff) Harris of Springfield, Missouri, Charlotte Vos of Moline, Illinois, Sarah (Terry) Foust of Savoy, Illinois and Amber (Kurt) Bush of DeWitt, Iowa ; nine great-grandchildren, Brett, Emily, Jack, Morgan, Ryan, Casey, Breanne, Trevor and Trenton; one sister Elizabeth (Fred) VenHuizen of Muscoda, Wisconsin; one half brother John (Darlene) Vandermyde of Minneapolis, Minnesota; three half sisters Janice (Robert) DeVries, of Minneapolis, Minnesota, Sharon (Don) St. Germain of St. Paul, Minnesota, Mary (Ollie) Frederick of Minneapolis. Christine is preceded in death by her parents.