Fern I. Alfs

Fern Alfs, 87, of Pekin died at 2:04 pm Thursday, July 22, 2010 at Pekin Manor. Fern was born July 26, 1922 in Deer Creek, IL to Sam and Katherine (Schmidgall) Brandt. She married Howard Alfs on August 30, 1946 in Pekin. He died on August 16, 2008. Also preceding in death are her parents, one brother, Edward Brandt and one sister, Inez Fulford. Surviving is: one daughter, Janet (Paul) Antonini of Pekin; one son, Roger Alfs of Pekin; two grandchildren, Kortney Maquet and Dustin (Becki) Maquet both of Pekin; two great grandchildren, Charlie and Oliver Maquet; two step grandchildren, P.J. (Chrisi) Antonini and Chase Antonini both of Pekin; two step great grandchildren, Lainee and Landen Antonini; one brother, Roy (Mary Ellen) Brandt of Morton, IL; one sister Ann Tindall of Morton, IL. Fern was a member of St. Paul United Church of Christ. She loved to sew and was an avid fan of the Chicago Cubs and Bulls.