Biography

Cecelia "Cel" Ann Vonnahmen, 83, died at 6:10 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 18, 2011, at Saint Anthony's Hospital in Alton.

She was born Jan. 25, 1927, in Murphysboro, Ill., to George and Emma (Lorenz) Born.

Her marriage to John Calvin "Cal" Vonnahmen took place June 2, 1951, in Murphysboro.

She had been a nurse and with her husband, Cal, she was a co-owner/operator of Cal's Market in Brighton. She was a member of the Brighton Fire Department Ladies Auxiliary and an Emergeny Medical Technician-Basic, with the Area Ambulance Service.

Survivors include her husband of Brighton; daughters and sons-in-law, Jane and Mike Gibbons of O'Fallon, Mo., Susan and Mike Beer of Louisville, Ky., and Mary Kay Boukarih and her friend, Rodger Gibson, of Brighton; sons and daughters-in-law, Jeff and Rhonda Vonnahmen and Robert and Darienne Vonnahmen, all of Brighton; 10 grandchildren; and sister, Odelia Marlin of Elgin, Ill.

She was preceded in death by her parents and one brother, George Born; and three sisters, Rosalia Chandler, Theresa Miller and Josephine Born.

Memorials may be made to Masses, Alzheimer's Association, 5As Humane Society or a charity of one's choice.

Visitation

Friday January 21, 2011, 4:00 pm - 8:00 pm at St Alphonsus Catholic Church
Click for Map and Directions

Prayer Service

Friday January 21, 2011, 4:00 pm at St Alphonsus Catholic Church
Click for Map and Directions

Funeral Service

Saturday January 22, 2011, 10:00 am at St Alphonsus Catholic Church
Click for Map and Directions

Committal Services

Saturday January 22, 2011 at Brighton Cemetery
Click for Map and Directions