Obituary for Peggy Joleen Gabriel

ILLINOIS  –  Peggy Joleen Gabriel, 73, of Taylorville, Illinois passed away at 3:00 pm on Tuesday, June 4, 2019 in her home. She was born on November 28, 1945 in Snowflake, Arizona, the daughter of Joel I. Lewis Sr. and Florence Ilean Pearce Lewis. Peggy was a homemaker and a member of the Catholic faith.

She is survived by her children: Roman Gabriel (Roseanne) of Ingleside, Texas, Heather Friedrich (Phillip) of Mt. Hope, Wisconsin, Christopher Gabriel of Tucson, Arizona, Gerald Gabriel (Sherri) of Cape May, New Jersey, and Angelitta Steinhoff of Alamogordo, New Mexico; stepson: Dale Engeling of Des Moines, Iowa; grandchildren: Stephanie, Ryan, Ethan, Jackson, Jonah, Phoebe, Alana, and Logan; siblings: Jeralyn Tapp, Jane Frances, Jean Lewis, Judie Wimberley, Joel Lewis Jr., Joetta Lewis, June Dudley, John Lewis, Joyce Morrell, Joan Lewis, and JD Lewis; and numerous loved nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents and sister: Julia Johnson.

Peggy will be buried near her parents in the Scenic Cemetery in Scenic, South Dakota where a graveside service will be held at 11:00 a.m. Thursday, June 13, 2019. McClure Funeral Home and Cremation Services in Taylorville is assisting the Gabriel family with arrangements.