Helen Margaret Hood's Obituary
Helen Margaret Hood, 81 of Decatur died Sunday February 24, 2008 in St. John’s Hospital, Springfield.
Memorial mass will be celebrated 11:00 am Saturday March 1, 2008 in Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church with Rev. Rick Weltin as Celebrant. Visitation will be one hour before services in the church. In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to Our Lady of Lourdes Parish Decatur, National Alliance on Mental Illness NAMI, Donor Services, PO Box 759155 Baltimore, MD 21275-9155, DOVE Decatur, or the American Cancer Society.
Mrs. Hood was born in New Waterford, Nova Scotia Canada on May 16th 1926 the daughter of Neil and Mary Mac Kinnon Gillis. She graduated from Tompkins Cortland Community College with an AAS in Accounting. She was member of Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church.
Helen is survived by her husband, James B. Hood Jr., children, Sheryl A. Hood of New Brunswick, NJ; Wayne G. Hood spouse Carol of Decatur, IL; Neal D. Hood of Ithaca, NY; Christine M. Hasara spouse Darren of Milford, NJ; sister, Christena Gillis; grand-children, Kristen, Elizabeth, Matthew, and Kyle.
She was preceded in death by parents, and brother, Daniel Gillis.
The family of Helen Margaret Hood is being served by Moran & Goebel Funeral Home and Cremation Services, 2801 N. Monroe Street, Decatur.
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