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September 16, 1992 - February 12, 2018
Linda Estefani Hestilow died unexpectedly February 12, 2018, in Fort Worth after a long struggle with mental illness. A private memorial service will be held February 19, 2018, at Abiding Faith Lutheran Church in Fort Worth. Born in Guatemala, Linda was adopted by the Hestilow family in 1997. In 2012, she graduated from Health Careers High School in San Antonio. Linda is survived by her parents, Gary Hestilow and Kristin Grayson, brother James Robert Hestilow, and sisters Rachel, Amy and her husband Juan Carlos Vivanco, and Mary Washburn and her husband Aaron. Linda's ashes will be laid to rest in Guatemala, a place she always wished to visit again. In lieu of flowers, please consider making a donation in Linda's memory; details at https://www.gofundme.com/LindaHestilow.Cremation web site: https://www.lonestarcremation.com/linda-hestilow/
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She was living at 7624 Bronco Crossing Court #1125 , Fort Worth, Texas 76123.
Max died shortly before birth from brain damage caused by hydrocephalus.
Phyllis caught covid in January, 2022, and ended up in the hospital with acute respiratory distress syndrome.
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Phyllis Ream, age 93, of Elburn, passed away peacefully on Monday, January 17, 2022.
She was born May 15, 1928, on a farm near Burlington, IL, the last of eight children to Percy and Alice Werthwein.
Phyllis discovered her love of learning while attending local schools as a child. At age 15, Phyllis was chosen by the principal to teach the 3rd and 4th graders for two weeks while their teacher was away. Her enjoyment of this experience drew her towards the field of education, and she enrolled at the University of California at Santa Barbara following her high school graduation.
Phyllis chose UCSB so that she could also help her sister, Greta, care for her children while her brother-in-law served as a Marine overseas. Her return to Illinois two years later was filled with joyful anticipation of a teaching position, but her spirits dampened when she learned a teacher’s wages were very poor. Never one to let an obstacle get in her way, Phyllis found an accounting position at a factory in Elgin, IL. The accounting she learned there helped her immensely when she became a bookkeeper in later years.
During this time, she met and fell in love with Robert “Bob” Ream, a local butcher. They exchanged vows in 1950 and welcomed a son, James, in 1953. Their growing family moved to Elburn where they bought the Elburn Market, later named Ream’s Meat Market, where Bob and Phyllis worked hand-in-hand. In 1956, they welcomed a second son, Randall, making their family complete.
In 1960, Phyllis returned to school, this time to Northern Illinois University where she completed her teaching degree. Upon graduation, and while still caring for her school-age boys and doing the books for the Elburn Market, Phyllis was offered a position as a sophomore English teacher at Batavia High School.
During her time at Batavia, she would go on to teach senior English, implement Advanced Placement courses, and serve as the Department Chairman. She also dedicated time as a trustee at the Elburn Public Library for 12 years. In 1979, Phyllis laid down her red pencil for the last time and retired from teaching. However, she held bookkeeping responsibilities at the Market well into her 90s.
Phyllis, regardless of her age, refused to let her hands sit idle. She watched with pride as Ream’s Meat Market grew beyond her wildest expectations. Even dearer to her heart were her beloved grandchildren. She loved to travel and to learn the history of the places she went. The garden never looked more beautiful than when she was home and the kitchen never smelled as good as when she was baking her mouth-watering desserts, most notably her famous angel-food cake, which was requested for many family birthdays.
She is survived by her son, Randall Ream (Janelle); daughter-in-law, Sharon Ream; five grandchildren: Brian Ream (Tracy), Sean Ream, Joel Ream, Jacqueline Desmond (Kevin), and Stewart Ream (Bessie); one sister, Alice Carol Fore; many beloved nieces and nephews; and a community of friends, former students, and Market employees, past and present. She looked forward to the arrival of her first two great-grandchildren in 2022, the first of whom was born two days after Phyllis’s passing.
She is preceded in death by her parents; six siblings; husband Robert Ream; son James Ream; and grandson Eric Ream.
In accordance with Phyllis’s wishes, no public services will be held. Following cremation, a private family burial will be held at Borromeo Catholic Cemetery overlooking her childhood farmland.
In lieu of flowers and in honor of Phyllis’s love of reading and learning, contributions may be made to the Town and Country Public Library. Please make checks out to “Town and Country Public Library” with the name Phyllis Ream in the memo, and mail to Town and Country Public Library, 320 E. North St., Elburn, IL 60119. Forms are available in the library if you would like to make your contribution in person. Memories and tributes may be left on the Conley Funeral Home Facebook Page, or at www.conleycare.com.
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6902 West A Street, Belleville, Illinois.
According to Linda, the name Jebavy is Bohemian.
Born in a house at on Lincoln Avenue.
Address, 1992: 1514 Lomita Ave., Richardson, Texas 75080; phone: 972-235-9914.