Dorothy M. Crosby

Dorothy M. Crosby, 96, of Sheffield, passed away on Tuesday, October 1, 2019, at Hillcrest Home, Geneseo.  A Funeral Mass to celebrate her life will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Friday, October 4, 2019, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Annawan.  Father Stephen Engelbrecht will celebrate.  Burial will be in St. Patrick Cemetery, Sheffield.  Visitation for Dorothy will be 9-10 a.m. on Friday, at the church.  A rosary will be recited at 8:45 a.m. In lieu of flowers, the family request that memorials be directed to the Dorothy Crosby Memorial Fund.  Vandemore Funeral Homes & Crematory – Atkinson Chapel, is assisting the family with arrangements.

Dorothy was born, the daughter of Henry and Margaret (VanCawenberge) VanDeKeere, on October 10, 1922, in rural Sheffield, IL.  She graduated from Sheffield High School in 1940.  Dorothy married Donald E. Crosby on August 18, 1943.  He preceded her in death in 2010.  She farmed with her husband Don, in rural Sheffield, for many years, and raised five sons, Richard (Jackie), Harvard, IL, James (Shirley), Geneseo, John (Sandy), Annawan, Bruce (Deann), Sheffield, Mark (Sandy), Annawan.  She was an avid rolle bolle player and enjoyed attending all the grandchildren’s events.  She liked knitting, crafts, and baking.  She was a member of the Flemish American Club – Kewanee, the Altar and Rosary, and the Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Annawan.

Also surviving are her ten grandchildren, Michelle Loeding, Brian Crosby, Melinda Murphy, Sheila Arnold, Angie Crosby, Alissa Quatrini, Heidi Wise, Misti Thurston, Lisa Tabaka, Luke Crosby; 29 great-grandchildren; 8 great-great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her parents Henry and Margaret, her husband Don, her son Bruce, grandchildren, Kimberli, Aaron, and Stephanie, and her sister Darlene VanDeVelde.