Obituary of Olive Bressler

   Olive L. Bressler, age 99, passed away at Parkway Center, Sterling, IL on

Sunday, June 16.  She was born in Edgerton, WI to Floyd and Sophia

Webb on Jan. 5, 1920. She married William Bressler on Jan. 3, 1953  and

moved to Loves Park, IL where she lived until moving to Parkway Center

in 2014.   Ollie worked for the Edgerton Shoe Factory, Loves Park Water

Department and Rockford Drop Forge.  She was a 25 year breast cancer

survivor and loved the Cubs, Packers and her 2 cats.  She is survived by

2 daughters: Mary Dunlap (the late Charles Jr.) of Loves Park, IL and

Betty (Cecil) Brown of Sterling, IL.  She had seven grandchildren:

Jennifer Dunlap, Donna (Mike) Flaningam, Matthew (Katie) Dunlap,

Nathan (Bryan Wlas) Brown, Doug (Cherith) Brown, Jeff (Tarah) Brown

and Michael (Cristina) Brown.  She had 10 great grandchildren.  She was

preceded in death by her parents, her husband in 1960, 2 sisters and a

brother.  Family would like to thank the staff at Parkway Center and

Vitas Hospice.  Cremation rites have been accorded by Schilling Funeral

Home, Sterling.  A Celebration of Life will be held at Bethany

Presbyterian Church, Loves Park on Wednesday, June 26.  Visitation will

be held from 10:00 until time of service at 11:00 with burial in Oakwood

Cemetery in Sharon, WI.  In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to

Bethany Presbyterian Church in Loves Park, Parkway Center in Sterling or Noah’s Ark

Animal Shelter, in Rockford.