Margaret E. Seasly

    JOLIET—Margaret E. Seasly (nee VanWinkle), 93, of Joliet, passed away peacefully on Thursday, Aug. 23, 2018 at her home under hospice care.
    She was born May 18, 1925 in Abington, IL, the daughter of Gladys (Cafferty) and George VanWinkle. Margaret served in the Army Nursing Corps. She graduated from the College of St. Francis in 1979 with a B.S in Nursing. She had worked as a registered nurse, ending her nursing career as a school nurse. Margaret married her husband, John B. Seasly on May 25, 1946 celebrating 57 years of marriage together before his death in 2003.  Margaret was a talented china painter, making lifelong friends along the way through her association with the Plainfield Daises and the Joliet Rosebuds China Painting Clubs.
    She is survived by her sons and their wives: John (Pat), Allen (Debbie) and Craig (Debbie) Seasly; her grandchildren: Barb (Eric) Skartveit, Zach (Jennifer) Seasly, Stephanie (Trea) Seasly-Guidry and Bryan Seasly; her two great-grandchildren, Cody Skartveit and Madelyn Rae Seasly and her constant companion, her fur baby, Caralee.
    She was preceded in death by her husband, John; her son, Rodney; her parents, and three sisters and two brothers.
    Visitation will be held at Carlson-Holmquist-Sayles Funeral Home & Crematory, 2320 Black Road, Joliet on Thursday, Aug. 30, 2018 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. with a Prayer Service at 10:30 a.m.
    Memorials in her memory can be made to the Joliet Area Community Hospice or Westminster Presbyterian Church of Joliet.             Inurnment will be at a later date in Avon, IL.  
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    Arrangements are under the direction of Carlson-Holmquist-Sayles Funeral Home & Crematory in Joliet.