In loving memory of
Grace Brorstrom Oakley
January 27, 2000
Grace Brorstrom Oakley, 83, 1034 So. 19th, Quincy, died Thursday, January 27, 2000 at her home.
She was born June 23, 1916 in Pleasantville, New York, the daughter of Paul Thure and Edna Florence Larsson Brorstrom.
On November 29,1947, she married Burks Oakley in Pleasantville, New York. He preceded her in death.
She was a member of the First Presbyterian Church, Church Women United, Church World Service, National Audubon, Musselman Audubon, and Illinois Audubon Societies, Illinois Nature Conservancy, Life Member of the American Birding Association, Historical Society of Quincy and Adams County, Good Samaritan Home and its Auxiliary, and the Order of Eastern Star #546, New York.
Survivors include a son, Burks Oakley,II, Champaign, IL; brother, Paul Thure Brorstrom, Pompano Beach, FL; sister, Ruth Brorstrom Nathe, Marblehead, Ohio; 2 grandchildren, Christina Ann Oakley and Amy Elizabeth Oakley, Champaign, IL; nieces and nephews.
Funeral Services will be 2 pm Sunday, January 30, at the First Presbyterian Church, Rev. Rodney Bakker officiating. Burial in Woodland Cemetery, Quincy, Illinois.
The family will receive friends from 1pm-2pm Sunday at the First Presbyterian Church.
Memorial contributions may be made to Nature Conservancy, Illinois Chapter .