PERRYVILLE -- Beatrice R. Emmendorfer, 96, of Perryville died Friday, Feb. 20, 1998, at PerryOaks Healthcare Center.
She was born July 24, 1901, at Perryville, daughter of Joseph and Mary A. Duerr.
She married Sylvester J. Emmendorfer on Nov. 23, 1926. He died May 12, 1966.
She was a cook at the Grandview Sandwich Shop for 20 years. She was a member of St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church and the American Legion Auxiliary.
She is survived by a son, Sylvester Emmendorfer of Perryville; a daughter, Mava Rosa Williams of Springfield; and 20 grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by two sons, four brothers and four sisters.
Funeral Mass will be at 11:30 a.m. Monday at St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church, with the Rev. Kevin Fausz officiating. Burial will be in Mount Hope Cemetery.
Friends may call from 4 to 9 p.m. today and from 6:30 to 11:10 a.m. Monday at Young & Sons Funeral Home.
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