Sandra JoAnn Bedenbender

1939 - 2000  (61 years)

• Name	Sandra JoAnn Bedenbender
  Born	1 Mar 1939	Rushville, Schuyler Co., IL
  Gender	Female
  Died	21 Nov 2000	Springfield, Sangamon Co., IL
  Obituary	22 Nov 2000	Peoria, Peoria Co., IL
  	Peoria Journal Star
  	JOANN MORGAN BROOKLYN - JoAnn Morgan, 61, of Brooklyn died at 2 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 21, 2000, at St. John's Hospital in Springfield. Born March 1, 1939, in Rushville to Floyd and Maxine Steadman Bedenbender, she married Ed Morgan in 1982 in Palmyra, Mo. He survives. Also surviving are her mother of Littleton; one son, Roger Wheeler of Rushville; two daughters, Heidi (and Scott) Van DeVenter of Versailles and Cindy (and Randy) Rhoades of Littleton; one stepson, Joe Morgan of Rushville; and four grandchildren. Her father and one son, Mike Wheeler, preceded her in death. She was an aide and drove a bus for handicapped children for the Schuyler School District for several years. She also had been a nurse's aide at Culbertson Memorial Hospital in Rushville for many years, retiring in 1998. She was a member of Brooklyn United Methodist Church, where services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday. The Rev. Joe Tomich will officiate. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at Wood-Roby Funeral Chapel in Rushville. Burial will be in Brooklyn Cemetery. Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society or to Cass-Schuyler Area Hospice.
  Buried	25 Nov 2000	Brooklyn Cemetery, Brooklyn, Schuyler Co., IL
  Obituary	29 Nov 2000	Rushville, Schuyler Co., IL
  	The Rushville Times
  	JoAnn Morgan JoAnn Morgan, 61, of Brooklyn, died Tuesday, Nov. 21, 2000, at St. John's Hospital in Springfield. She was born March 1, 1939, in Rushville, the daughter of Floyd and Maxine (Steadman) Bedenbender. She married Ed Morgan in Palmyra, Mo., in 1982. He survives. Also surviving are her mother of Littleton; one son, Roger Wheeler (and friend Teddye Jones) of Rushville; two daughters, Heidi Van DeVenter (husband Scott) of Versailles, and Cindy Rhoades (husband Randy) of Littleton; one step-son, Joe Morgan (and friend Tina Montague); and seven grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her father and one son, Mike Wheeler. She was an aid and drove a bus for handicapped children in the Schuyler School District for several years. She retired from Culbertson Memorial Hospital in July 1998, after working as a nurse's aid for many years. She attended the Brooklyn United Methodist Church. She enjoyed crafting, sewing and traveling. She was very active and loved getting out and spending time with family and friends. Funeral services were Saturday at the Brooklyn United Methodist Church in Brooklyn with Rev. Joe Tomich officiating. Burial was in the Brooklyn Cemetery. Wood-Roby Funeral Chapel in Rushville was in charge of services. Memorials may be given to the American Cancer Society or the Cass-Schuyler Area Hospice.
  Person ID	I65092	Stedman/Steadman/Steedman Families of the New World
  Last Modified	28 Feb 2011

  
  

  Father	Floyd Preston Bedenbender,   b. 21 Jun 1909, ____, Schuyler Co., IL ,   d. 6 Feb 1978, Littleton, Schuyler Co., IL  (Age 68 years)
  Mother	Maxine Pearl Steadman,   b. 5 Sep 1920, Rushville, Schuyler Co., IL ,   d. 5 Jul 2001, Littleton, Schuyler Co., IL  (Age 80 years)
  Married	23 Mar 1938	Palmyra, Marion Co., MO
  Family ID	F27314	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Mister Wheeler,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Children	1. Roger Wheeler   2. Michael Floyd Wheeler,   b. 4 Feb 1954,   d. 24 Apr 1992, Pana, Christian Co., IL  (Age 38 years)
  Last Modified	23 Feb 2011
  Family ID	F27317	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Ed Morgan
  Children	1. Heidi Morgan   2. Cindy Morgan
  Last Modified	23 Feb 2011
  Family ID	F27315	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  Born - 1 Mar 1939 - Rushville, Schuyler Co., IL Died - 21 Nov 2000 - Springfield, Sangamon Co., IL Obituary - Peoria Journal Star - 22 Nov 2000 - Peoria, Peoria Co., IL Buried - 25 Nov 2000 - Brooklyn Cemetery, Brooklyn, Schuyler Co., IL Obituary - The Rushville Times - 29 Nov 2000 - Rushville, Schuyler Co., IL  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

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