Obituary

Teresa B. "Tessie'' Boyles, 88, of Reynolds died Monday, Jan. 15, 2001, at Mercer County Hospital Extended Care Unit, Aledo. Services are 10 a.m. Thursday at St. Catherine's Catholic Church, Aledo. Burial will be in St. Joseph's Cemetery, Preemption Township. Visitation will be 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. Wednesday at Family Funeral Services, Aledo, with a rosary at 7 p.m. Memorials may be made to the family.
  Teresa Bridget O'Connor was born Feb. 23, 1912, in Ennis, County Claire, Ireland, one of nine children of Timothy and Johanna Meaney O'Connor. She was a graduate of Immaculate Conception Academy in Davenport.
  Teresa married Francis W. Boyles Jan. 9, 1937, in Aledo. He preceded her in death Nov. 15, 1998.
  Teresa was a homemaker and retired after 12 years of service as a nurse's aide at Mercer County Hospital. She was a member of St. Anthony's Altar and Rosary Society. She like gardening, loved golfing, and enjoyed spending time with her family.
  Teresa is survived by her daughters and sons-in-law, Mary and Augie Martel, Silvis, Patricia and Vern Fuller, Aledo, and Frances and Daniel Curran, Davenport; 11 grandchildren, and six great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents and her husband.
(Rock Island Argus, January 16, 2001)

Teresa B. "Tessie" Boyles

Teresa Bridget Boyles, 88, of Reynolds died Monday, Jan. 15, 2001, at Mercer County Hospital Extended Care Unit, Aledo. Funeral Services were Thursday, Jan. 18, 10 a.m. at St. Catherine's Catholic Church in Aledo with the Fr. G.J. Plunkett officiating. The organist was Sheila Herman. The vocalists were Judy Baker and Margie Martel. Pallbearers were Leonard Williams, Tom Conway, Lawrence Boyles, Daniel Fuller, Michael Fuller, Ted Martel, and Greg Martel. The honorary pallbearer was James Fuller. Burial was at St. Joseph's Cemetery in Preemption Township. Visitation was Wednesday,  2-4 p.m. and 6-8 p.m. with a Rosary at 7 p.m., at the Family Funeral Services in Aledo.
  Teresa Bridget O'Connor was born Feb. 23, 1912, in Ennis, County Claire, Ireland, one of nine children of Timothy and Johanna Meaney O'Connor. She was a graduate of the Immaculate Conception Academy in Davenport, Iowa.
  She married Francis W. Boyles on Jan. 9, 1937 in Aledo. He preceded her in death on Nov. 15, 1998.
  Teresa was a homemaker and retired after 12 years of service as a nurse's aide at Mercer County Hospital. She was a member of the St. Anthony's Altar and Rosary Society. She like gardening, loved golfing, and enjoyed spending time with her family.
  Survivors include her daughters and sons-in-law, Mary and Augie Martel of Silvis; Patricia and Vern Fuller of Aledo; and Frances and Daniel Curran of Davenport, Iowa; 11 grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.
  She was preceded in death by her parents and her husband.
(Aledo Times Record, January 24, 2001, p. 5)