Obituaries
Death of Ann Cheslak
Ann Cheslak, 101, of Staunton, passed away at 7:23 am on Saturday, September 7, 2024, at The Glenwood Assisted Living Center in Staunton. Ann was born March 16, 1923, in Williamson, the daughter of the late Mike and Elona (Kmec) Cheslak.
She never married. When Ann was 15 years old, she left for Chicago and worked as a nanny, taking care of a family’s son. Her older sister, Mary, was doing the same thing. Ann worked numerous other jobs but finally landed an office job with Standard Oil, now Amoco. Ann lived in Chicago for 36 years, then was transferred by Amoco to Kansas City, where she lived and worked for an additional 9 years. Upon retirement, Ann and her sister Mary bought a home in Staunton.
Ann is survived by one sister, Emma Jacobs of Staunton; three nephews and one niece, Robert Hermanns of Staunton; Sue Stanko of Corpus Christi, TX, Scott Stanko and Stefan Stanko of Houston, TX. Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by three sisters, Mary Cheslak, Leona Hermanns, and Elsie Stanko; three brothers-in-law, John Jacobs, Bob Hermanns, and George Stanko.
Ann was a charter member of Holy Cross Lutheran Church of Livingston. Visitation will be held there from 10 to 11 am on Thursday, September 12, 2024. Funeral services will be held at 11 AM on Thursday, September 12, 2024, at Holy Cross Lutheran Church in Livingston, with Rev. Darwin Schrader officiating. Interment will follow in Memorial Park Cemetery in Staunton.
Memorials are suggested to Holy Cross Lutheran Church of Livingston.
To send flowers to the family or plant a tree in memory of Ann Cheslak, please visit www.williamsonfh.com.
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Lois Ilaine Erspamer Sawyer, 94 of Gillespie, died at her residence on Monday, November 25, 2024, at 9:51 am. She was born on February 9, 1930, in Gillespie to Louis Poi and Bertha Annetta Sunman Poi Lewis.
She married John Peter Erspamer on September 4, 1950. He preceded her in death on November 24, 1989. She married Dempsey Sawyer on May 15, 1993, and he preceded her in death in 2016. She had been a bookkeeper for Duracraft and Daley’s Chevrolet. Lois enjoyed reading, gardening, painting, drawing, cooking, traveling, bird watching, adventures, her family and her beloved cat, Molly.
She is survived by her children, Ann (Timm) LaRoche of Gillespie, Joan (Paul) Alexander of Gillespie, and Lynn Erspamer of Litchfield; grandchildren, Shannon (David) Wright of Gillespie, Suzanne (companion, Josh) DeMartini of Madisonville, KY, Jared (Amanda) Johnson of Staunton, Adam (Ashli) Alexander of Gillespie, Travis (Laura) Mize of Dallas, TX, Britini Bernardini of Nokomis, and Marissa (Jacob) Summers of Litchfield; great grandchildren, Macie, Isabel and Alexander Wright, Joseph and Gino DeMartini, Brianna Johnson, Ansley Alexander, Lucas and Jeffrey Bernardini, Fisher, Sabrina and Gabriella Crow; great great grandchild, Dominic Joseph “DJ” DeMartini; sisters, Patricia Thompson of Carmel, IN, Phyllis Dodd of Pooler, GA, and Marion Boston of Springfield; and brothers, Ernie Lewis of Carbondale and Fred Lewis of Ft Meyers, FL.
Lois was preceded in death by her parents, spouses, and brother, John Lewis.
Private services will be held. Kravanya Funeral Home, Gillespie is in charge of the arrangements.
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