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IN LOVING MEMORY OF Tommie Lee Stielow
Tommie Lee
Stielow
Dec 23, 1922 — Oct 27, 2020
Tommie Lee Stielow's Obituary
Tommie L
ee
Stielow, 97,
jo
urneyed
to Heaven
on
October 27, 2020
from complications of pn
eumonia
at the DeKalb County Rehab and Nursing Center in DeKalb
, IL.
Tommie
was born Dec. 23, 1922 in Bartlett, TX to I
saac
T
homas
and Ollie
Lee
(Allison) Winningham. She married
the love of her life,
Glenn
Clifton
Stielow
,
in 1946 in Zion, IL
,
and were
happily
married
for
64
years.
Tommie was a faithful servant o
f the Lord
, always by her husband's side Cliff who was a pastor of many
Baptist
C
hurches throughout Texas, Indiana and Illinois.
She was blessed with many years
of life
and still
had a sharp mind and great memory.
Mamaw
, a
s she was so affectionally known
, had
such a strong
love
for
her g
randkids
. As they would say
,
"
Mamaw
is the best to cuddle with me."
She
taught us all how to
bake
Texas Sheet Cake
,
H
omemade
D
inner
R
olls
,
and
Texas
Chili
(no beans)
are just a few to mention
and many, many more family
recipes
that she
loved to
share with us through the years
.
Another
wonderful
trait she passed along
to
her kids and grandkids
wa
s
her love
and skill
for gardening
.
She was blessed with
3
children,
Jon (Janice) Cates
,
Glenda Young
(Chip Craft
)
,
and
Gaylan (Janice) Stielow
.
Also
5 grandchildren,
Ste
phen
Young,
Stephanie
(Michael) Henrichs
,
James (
Kristin) Young
,
Matthew (Jessica) Stielow
and
Ashely Cates.
8
Great
-grandchildren
Ja
co
b
Young, Jo
seph
Young,
Ellie Young, Addison Henrichs,
Elin Henrichs,
Grace Stielow, Brooklyn Henrichs, and Annie Stielow.
She was preceded in death by
—her
parents, her beloved husband
, Cliff, 3 sisters
and 1
brother.
Services will be private. Arrangements were completed by the Butala Funeral Home and Crematory in Sycamore
, IL
.
To send a card or memorial for her family - please forward to Butala Funeral Home, 1405 DeKalb Ave., Sycamore, IL. 60178.
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