Pauline B. Fishel

1923 - 2022  (98 years)

• Name	Pauline B. Fishel  [1]
  Birth	15 Nov 1923	Little Indian, Cass, Illinois   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Female
  Death	22 Mar 2022	Pontiac, Livingston, Illinois   [2, 3]
  Burial	Memorial Park Cemetery, Pontiac, Livingston, Illinois   [2]
  Person ID	I346126	Descendants of William Hascall of Fontmell Magna (1490-1542)
  Last Modified	5 Dec 2023

  
  

  Father	Lloyd Fishel,   b. 30 Apr 1896, Literberry, Morgan, Illinois d. 13 Jul 1962, Pontiac, Livingston, Illinois (Age 66 years)
  Mother	Letta Matthews,   b. 16 Nov 1896, Roodhouse, Greene, Illinois d. Apr 1973, Pontiac, Livingston, Illinois (Age 76 years)
  Marriage	1918  [1]
  Family ID	F221488	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	LeRoy Casson Curtiss,   b. 9 Jun 1920, Rowe, Livingston, Illinois d. 10 May 2008, Pontiac, Livingston, Illinois (Age 87 years)
  Marriage	9 Feb 1939	Kentland, Newton, Indiana   [4]
  Children	1. Carolyn L. Curtiss   2. Marilyn L. Curtiss
  Family ID	F221617	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	4 Dec 2023

  
  

• Notes

  Calvert Funeral Homes Pauline B. Curtiss, 98, of Pontiac, passed away Tuesday, March 22, 2022, at 7:48 p.m. at OSF St. James John W. Albrecht Medical Center in Pontiac. Pauline was born November 11, 1923, in Little Indian, IL to Lloyd and Letta (Matthews) Fishel. She married LeRoy C. Curtiss on February 9, 1939, in Kentland, IN. He died May 10, 2008. She is survived by her daughter, Carolyn L. Headley of Bloomington, IL; grandchildren, Chris Carls, Mike (Tara) Carls, Joe (Shannon) Carls, Jim (Evelyn) Carls Charity (Joe) Astrouski; step grandchildren, Christina (Lexi) Headley and Jennifer (Margaret) Headley; five great grandchildren; and one step great grandchild. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, LeRoy; one daughter and son-in-law, Marilyn (Steve) Carls; one great grandson, Wesley Carls; one son-in-law, Pastor Arthur F. Headley; two sisters, Frances Dobbs and Georgia Barth; and one brother, Richard "Gene" Fishel. Pauline was educated in Dixon and Pontiac Schools. She and her husband owned and operated Curtiss Drive Inn, LeRoy's Drive Inn, and Pauline's Chicken Villa. She was a member of First Presbyterian Church in Pontiac. Pauline was a lifelong Chicago White Sox Fan. She loved to play bingo, slots machines, and any scratch off tickets. She also loved watching any Clint Eastwood movie. Her favorite line was "Clint can put his boots under my bed anytime."

  
  

• Sources

  [S67116] 1930 census, Illinois, Lee county, Year: 1930; Census Place: Dixon, Lee, Illinois; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 0016 (Reliability: 3). [S78006] Cemetery index, Memorial Park Cemetery, Pontiac, Livingston, Illinois, (Find-a-Grave). [S78016] Obituary, Calvert Funeral Homes, Pauline B. Curtiss. [S78015] Obituary, Find-a-Grave, LeRoy Casson Curtiss.