Loretta M. Tulley

WILTON TWP.—Loretta M. Tulley, 89, of Wilton Township, passed away peacefully on Sunday, Dec. 8, 2019 in Summit Place of Beaufort, SC, where she was residing near her daughter and son-in-law, Colleen and Brad Dralle.
Born Nov. 6, 1930 in Florence Township, Loretta was a daughter of Michael F. and Margaret G. (Nugent) Doyle. She was raised and educated in Manhattan and went on to graduate from Peotone High School with the class of 1948. On Feb. 13, 1954, Loretta married Harold F. Tulley in St. Patrick Catholic Church in Wilton Center, and together they made their home and raised their family in Florence Township. She was employed with the Will County Clerk’s Office from where she retired from in 2000, and she maintained to be a member of St. Patrick Parish in Wilton Center. In her free time, Loretta had a love of reading, enjoyed sewing, and took pleasure in canning her fresh fruits and vegetables. She will most be remembered for her love of spending time with her family and grandchildren.
Survivors include her five children: Colleen (Brad) Dralle, of Beaufort, SC; Karen Bettenhausen, of Peotone; Robert Tulley (Pamela Coleantonio), of Wilmington; Cathleen Schaeffer (Dale Ball), of Manteno and Rita (David) Beata, of Western Springs; nine grandchildren: Kelly (Andrew) Necker, of Houston, TX; Brian (Jocelyn) Dralle, of Roswell, GA; Erin (Nick) Ragle, of Asheville, NC; Maureen (Jordan) Broggi, of Marietta, GA; Kurt Dralle, of Beaufort, SC; Cheyenne Tulley, of Fort Collins, CO; Caitlin Schaeffer and Megan Schaeffer, both of Chicago and Connor Beata, of Western Springs; 16 greatgrandchildren, her brother-in-law and sister-in-law, Donald and Joan Tulley, of Wilmington and numerous nieces and nephews.
Loretta was preceded in death by her parents, husband, Harold F. Tulley; one son, Patrick J. Tulley; brothers: Mike, Tom and Donald Doyle and sisters: Florence Delaney, Mary Glenney and Ruth Harrell, and one great-granddaughter, Jane Broggi.
The family will receive friends for a visitation at St. Patrick Catholic Church, 14936 West Wilmington-Peotone Road in Wilton Center on Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2019 from 9:30 a.m. until the time of funeral service at 12 p.m. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated with Reverend Sebastian Gargol presiding. Burial will follow in Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery in Elwood, where Loretta will be laid to rest with her late husband, Harold.
Pallbearers will be: Robert Tulley, Brad Dralle, Steve Bettenhausen, David Beata, Brian Dralle and Kurt Dralle.
Preferred memorials may be made as gifts in Loretta’s memory to: Agape Hospice Care Center, 1800 Paris, Ave., Port Royal, SC 29935 or to Alzheimer’s Family Services, 1111-B Bay Street, Beaufort, SC 29902
Family and friends may sign the guest book, upload photographs or share Loretta’s memorial page online through social media by logging onto: www.BaskervilleFuneral.com/notices/Loretta-Tulley
Funeral services and arrangements have been made under the direction and care of Baskerville Funeral Home in Wilmington.