She was born September 10, 1936 in Chicago to William and Mary (Kersten) Chisholm. On April 29, 1961 she married James R. Pauley in West Chicago.
She graduated from St. Anthony’s School of Nursing in Rockford in 1957. She worked as a registered nurse at Sherman Hospital for 40 years before retiring in 2000.
She enjoyed classical music and was an avid reader. She also enjoyed time spent with her grandchildren.
She is survived by her children, Mark (Jean) Pauley, Stephen (Cathy) Pauley, Richard (Lynn) Pauley, Katherine (David) Stoecklein, and Ann Pauley; her grandchildren, Mark Pauley, Stephanie, Christina, and Jennifer Pauley, James and Elizabeth Pauley, Andrew and Lindsay Stoecklein, and Tracy (Dave) Heelein; her great-grandchildren, Ryley and Zachary Heelein; her siblings, Father Thomas Chisholm and Mary (Terry) Powers; and many nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her husband, her parents, and her brother, William Chisholm.
Visitation will be from 10am to 11am Friday, May 25, followed by a funeral Mass at 11am at St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church, 451 W. Terra Cotta Ave., Crystal Lake.
Interment will follow in Crystal Lake Memorial Park.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Arthritis Foundation, PO Box 96280, Washington, D.C. 20077-7491 or to the American Heart Association, American Heart Association, 3816 Paysphere Circle, Chicago, IL 60674.
For information call the funeral home at 815-459-1760. Online condolences may be made at www.querhammerandflagg.com.
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