Anna Marie Rudloff, 73

</element><element id="paragraph-1" type="body"><![CDATA[Anna Marie Rudloff, nee Schmitz, 73, of Swansea, IL, born July 15, 1937, in East St. Louis, IL, died Wednesday, February 2, 2011, at Four Fountains Convalescent Center, Belleville, IL.

Mrs. Rudloff was a member of Grace Church, Fairview Heights, IL.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Carroll George Rudloff; her parents, Gregory Wilford and Helen M., nee Doerge, Schmitz; and a daughter, Carrol Ann Rudloff.

Surviving are her daughter, Tammy Ann (Kent) Miller of Swansea, IL; two granddaughters, Ashley Marie Miller and Lauren Renee Miller, both of Swansea, IL; two sisters, Fern (Delbert) Tockstein of Prairie Du Rocher, IL, and Viola Minnerich of Chester, IL; a brother, Gregory W. (Pauline) Schmitz Jr. of Red Bud, IL; numerous loving nieces and nephews; an aunt, Fern Pardee of Sherman Oaks, CA; and close family friend, Kimberly K. Giddings, whom Anna considered a daughter.

Memorials may be made to Grace Church, to Family Hospice, or to the Arthritis Foundation. Condolences may be expressed to the family online at www.rennerfh.com.

Visitation: 4 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, February 8, 2011, at Grace Church, 5151 North Illinois Street, Fairview Heights, IL.

Funeral: Funeral services were held at 10 a.m. Wednesday, February 9, 2011, at Grace Church, Fairview Heights, IL, with Pastor Hal Santos officiating.

Burial will be at St. Leo Cemetery, Modoc, IL.

Arrangements by George Renner & Sons Funeral Home, Belleville, IL