Beryl Rose Theilen

BLUFFTON, SC - Beryl Rose Theilen, 81, of Bluffton, S.C., formerly of Rochester, Ill., died Tuesday, Aug. 5, 2014, at Coastal Carolina Hospital in South Carolina.

Beryl was born Sept. 17, 1932, in Barnett, Ill., the daughter of Dewitt Talmadge and Irene Rosella Snow Criner. She married Frederick "Fred" Theilen on Nov. 29, 1964, in Chatham.

She was a farm wife and had worked for Franklin Life Insurance Company for 14 years.

She was preceded in death by her parents and two brothers, Albert Dale and William DeWitt Criner.

She is survived by her husband, Fred Theilen of Bluffton, S.C.; daughter, Brenda Michelle (Ronald) Theilen-Blankenship; son, Fred W. (Sonya Marie Robey) Theilen II; sister, Ruth M. Dorsch of Sherman; grandchildren: Anastasia E. Theilen, and William S. and Irene E. Blankenship; and several nieces, nephews and cousins.

Visitation will be from 3-6 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 10, 2014, at Wilson Park Funeral Home in Rochester. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. on Monday, Aug. 11, 2014, at the funeral home with the Rev. Vaughn Beeman officiating. Burial will follow at Rochester Cemetery.

Memorial contributions may be made to: the American Alzheimer's Association .

Wilson Park Funeral Home, 200 E. Main St., Rochester, IL 62563 is in charge of arrangements. Visit our online obituary at www.wilsonparkfuneralhome.com.