Adele Genevieve Hayes Obituary (1929 - 2012)

Adele Genevieve Hayes, 83, Pecatonica, Illinois died Monday, December 10, 2012 as the result of an automobile accident. Born September 12, 1929 in Freeport, Illinois, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Edgar and Genevieve (Norton) Kieckhaefer. Married LaVerne A. Hayes in Freeport, Illinois on July 10, 1978. She was employed as a school teacher by various school districts in Illinois and Wisconsin and retired from the Rockford School District. She was a member of St. Mary Catholic Church, Pecatonica, Illinois. She enjoyed teaching catechism, reciting the rosary at church, making rosaries and spending time with her family. Graduated from Aquin High School in Freeport, Illinois, Class of 1947 and St. Clara Academy in Sinsinawa, Wisconsin. Survivors include one sister, Mary Joan Pfeil, Freeport, Illinois; one niece, Michele Stadermann, Freeport, Illinois; two nephews, Daniel Pfeil, Freeport, Illinois and Thomas Pfeil, Minneapolis, Minnesota and several great nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents. Funeral Mass will be held at 10:00 a.m., Monday, December 17, 2012 in St. Mary Catholic Church, 126 W Fifth Street, Pecatonica, Illinois with Msgr. Robert Sweeney officiating. Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery, Freeport, Illinois. A visitation will be held at Countryman Funeral Home, 529 Washington Street, Pecatonica, Illinois from 3:00 – 6:00 p.m., Sunday, December 16, 2012 with a rosary to be held at 5:30 p.m. A prayer service will be held at 9:30 a.m. at the funeral home prior to the service on Monday