Gretchen E. Maurer's Obituary
Gretchen E. Maurer, 72, of Decatur, died Saturday March 1, 2008 in Peoria, Illinois.
Visitation will be from 5:00 ' 7:00 PM Wednesday March 5, 2008 in Moran & Goebel Funeral Home. Memorial gifts are suggested to Alzheimer Association. Burial will be in Texas at a later date.
Gretchen was born on February 3, 1936 in Houston, TX, the daughter of Bryan F. and Margaret W. Tenney Swartz. She was a homemaker and loving mother and was married to Lee Maurer.
Surviving are her husband, Lee Maurer; children, Mark H. Lankford, Robert J. Lankford, Nora Eileen Lankford, Bryan Stuart Lankford, Mary Margaret Lankford, Lee John Lankford, Waylon Earl Lankford, two grandchildren and one great grandchild.
She was preceded in death by her parents and her 1st husband, James R. Lankford.
The family of Gretchen E. Maurer is being served by Moran & Goebel Funeral Home and Cremation Services, 2801 N. Monroe Street, Decatur.
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