Dolores McCuan of Marion
Dolores Jean McCuan, 88, passed away at 6:39 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 20, 2018 at her home in Marion, surrounded by all of her children.
She was born in Rockford on June 30, 1930, to Albert Berkel and Rose (Bayles) Berkel. For 62 years, Dolores was the loving wife of Heze L. "Mac" McCuan of Marion who proceeded her in death.
She was a devoted mother to their surviving five children, sons Michael McCuan of Marion and Patrick (Carole) McCuan of Herrin and daughters, Karen (Neil) Saffelder of Creal Springs, Karla (Ray) Cox of Marion, and Mary Colleen Hancock and husband, Capt. Daryl Hancock, U.S. Navy (Ret.) of Collinsville.
Dolores was the adoring grandmother to her surviving grandchildren, Corey (Jennifer) McCuan, of Marion, Ethan Hancock of Indianapolis, Elizabeth (Hancock) and husband, Jon Henning, of League City, Texas, Marleen Hunter of Herrin and Summer Crosley of California; three great-grandchildren, Cortnie Crosley, Alexa McCuan and Javan Walston; and one great-great-grandchild, Aryana Randall.
Her brother, Jim (Sue) Berkel of Dahinda, Illinois, brother-in-law, Dr. Ronnie (Dawn) McCuan of Harrisburg and sister-in-law, Grace McCuan, of Crestwood, also survive.
Dolores was preceded in death by her husband; her parents; two sisters, Patricia "Pat" Pulley and Rosemary Berkel Crisp; and two grandchildren, Casey Saffelder and Noah Saffelder.
Dolores attended schools in Evansville, Indiana, Creal Springs, and Marion. Before her children were born, she worked at the U.S. Farm Bureau in Marion. As a mother, she chose to stay at home and raise her five children. As her children got older, she worked as a seamstress for Cubicon, and after her children were grown, she worked in the front office at the VA Hospital in Marion.
She was a devoted member of St. Joseph Catholic Church in Marion, and was a member of the Altar Society and Women's Guild at St. Joseph Catholic Church.
Funeral Mass will begin at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 25 at St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Marion. Father Brian Barker will officiate. Burial will follow at Rose Hill Cemetery. The Rosary will be prayed at 10 a.m. or before the funeral Mass.
Visitation will be held from 5-8 p.m. Monday at Mitchell-Hughes Funeral Home in Marion.
In lieu of flowers, the family prefers memorials may be made to St. Joseph's Catholic Church or Hospice of Southern Illinois. Envelopes will be available at Mitchell-Hughes Funeral Home, 800 N. Market St., Marion, IL.
For additional information or to sign the guest memorial register, visit www.hughefuneralhomes.com.