Gwendolynn Ann Asay

Gwendolynn Ann Asay, age 78, of Lanark, Illinois died Tuesday, February 9, 2010. A Funeral Mass will be held at 1:00 a.m. on Saturday, February 13, 2010 at St. Wendelin Catholic Church, Shannon, Illinois with Father Michael J. Bolger as Celebrant. Burial will be in Lanark Cemetery. A Visitation will be held from 4:00 – 7:00 p.m. on Friday, February 12, at Frank-Law-Jones Funeral Home, Mt. Carroll, Illinois with a Scripture Wake Service held at 3:30. A memorial fund has been established in Gwen’s memory. Gwen was born August 5, 1931 the daughter of Donald W. and Marcella (Hartman) Hanna, in Mt. Carroll. She was a graduate of Mt. Carroll High School. On February 10, 1951, Gwen married Robert Jack Burkholder in Savanna, he passed away February 24, 1974. On January 4,1980 she married Guy H. Asay. Gwen was a Bookkeeper for Carroll Service Company in Lanark for twenty-nine years. She enjoyed being a homemaker, baking delicious pies, cooking, dancing, listening to music, card club and especially being with family and friends.Gwen will be dearly missed by her husband of thirty years, Guy of Lanark; one son, Robert Scott Burkholder of Lanark; two daughters, Debra (Kevin) Miller of Lanark and Lori (Raymond) Warner of Madison, Alabama; one stepson, Dennis (Gloria) Asay of Mt. Carroll; four grandchildren; four step-grandchildren; five great grandchildren and seven step-great grandchildren; two sisters, Dolores Hanna Davis of Marion, Iowa and Pamela Davis Zinanni of Rock Falls, Illinois; and one brother, Kim (Vicki) Davis of Sylvania, Ohio.Gwen was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Robert Jack Burkholder; step-daughter, Marilyn Asay Gempeler; brother in-law, Rolland Davis; and step-father, Richard Davis.