Joanne D. Futrell
August 9, 1934 - February 5, 2014
Joanne D. Futrell, 79, of Manteno, went home to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Wednesday (Jan. 5, 2014). Visitation will be from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 8, at the Brown Funeral Home in Manteno. Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Sunday at the First Presbyterian Church in Manteno, where she was a member. Pastor Chrystal Abbott will officiate. Cremation rites will be accorded. Memorials may be made to the First Presbyterian Church in Manteno, Hospice of Kankakee Valley, or to the American Cancer Association. Mrs. Futrell was a mental health specialist. She was born Aug. 9, 1934, in Chicago, the daughter of Henry C. and Helen Dubois Shimanek. Hospitality and serving others daily at home, church, and in her community through her love of baking, gardening, music, reading, sewing and writing notes of encouragement are her legacy of love.
Joanne D. Futrell, 79, of Manteno, went home to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Wednesday (Jan. 5, 2014). Visitation will be from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 8, at the Brown Funeral Home in Manteno. Funeral services will be... View Obituary & Service Information