Leona M Unroe Obituary (1912 - 2013)

Leona M. Unroe 100, of Decatur, passed away at 3:03 a.m., Friday, March 8, 2013, in Fair Havens Christian Home, Decatur. A service to celebrate Leona's life will be held at 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, March 13, 2013, at Dawson & Wikoff West Wood Street Funeral Home. She will be laid to rest in the South Macon Township Cemetery, Macon, IL. The family will receive friends for a time of visitation beginning at 10:00 a.m., Wednesday morning until service time. Memorials may be made to the Illinois Raptor Center. Messages of condolence may be sent to the family at www.dawson-wikoff.com. Leona was born June 21, 1912, in Macon, IL the daughter of Stewart Lee and Maude (Dunkel) Unroe. During World War II, she went to work for the federal government at the Pentagon and received an award for her service in 1945. Following the war, she moved to Detroit, MI and worked for the Barber Steamship Lines and later for the US Census Department. She enjoyed playing cards, arts and crafts, and her volunteer work. She was an avid Chicago Cubs fan. She also had a passion and love for animals. Surviving is her sister: Anna M. McLaughlin of Decatur, nieces and nephews: James Lee McLaughlin and his wife Frankie of Tallahassee, FL, Joyce Olsen and her partner Jill of Decatur, Tim McLaughlin and his wife Sally of Decatur, Pamela Martin and her husband David of Decatur, Carl Buesking and his wife Melody of Memphis, TN, Leon Buesking of Bloomington, IL, and Richard Buesking and his wife Becky of Effingham, IL; many great nieces and nephews also survive. She was preceded in death by her parents, three brothers, two sisters, three nephews, a great-niece and a great-nephew.