Doris S. Warta of Auburn, Kentucky died January 23, 2010 at her home. A memorial service will be held 11:00 a.m. Saturday, January 30, 2010 at the Frank-Law-Jones Funeral Home in Mt. Carroll, Illinois. A private graveside service will be held in the Saint Wendelin Catholic Cemetery, Shannon, Illinois. Memorials may be made in her memory to the Retinitis-Pigmentosa Foundation.
Doris was the only child of J. Howard and Helen (Dost) Shelmire. She was born April 9, 1931 in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. Doris married Frances (Frank) Warta August 11, 1951.
Doris spent her entire life nurturing and caring for her thirteen children and their offspring as mom, grandma, and great grandma.
She is survived by her husband, Frank of Savanna, Illinois; daughters, Carol Sword (Jim Huffine) of Mt. Carroll, Mary (Steve) Schrage of Nebraska, Patricia Warta of Bowling Green, Kentucky, Katherine (Gary) Crede of Mouth of Wilson, Virginia, Karen (Thomas) Williams of Russellville, Kentucky, Theresa (Craig) Dyar of Savannah, Georgia, Susan Warta of Auburn, Kentucky; sons, Thomas Warta of Florida, James Warta of Pennsylvania, Matthew Warta of Kentucky; sixteen grandchildren and five great grandchildren.
Doris is preceded in death by her parents; sons, Francis Jr., Michael and Patrick Warta; grandsons, David Snetcher and Brock Williams, and son in-law Wayne Sword.