Willa Gorman

Willa Gorman -- MantenoWilla M. Gorman, 92, of Manteno, died Tuesday (March 21, 2006) at Sunrise of Flossmoor Assisted Living in Flossmoor. She was born Oct. 6, 1913, in Lincoln, the daughter of John J. and Rosa Anna McGraw McCarthy. She was married Aug. 17, 1940, in Lincoln, to Thomas R. Gorman. He died in 1964. Since her marriage she had been a resident of Manteno. She was engaged in the business of farming.She is survived by her children: Rosann (Martin) Conroy of Flossmoor, Thomas (Judith) Gorman of Manteno, and Edward (Sheri) Gorman of Kankakee. Her grandchildren are: Martin (Christine) Conroy, Sheila, and Michael Conroy of Chicago and Thomas and Marianne Conroy of Flossmoor, Tiffany, Thomas, Kathryn, and Grant Gorman of Manteno, and Joseph and Jonathan Gorman of Cape Coral, Fla., and James Gorman of Denver, Colo. Her great-grandchild is Bradon Gorman of Cape Coral, Fla. She is survived by her sister-in-law, Rosanna Gorman Carney of Chicago.She was preceded in death by her parents and her brothers. Her brother, Patrick H. McCarthy was killed in France in 1944 during World War II; and her brother, John J. McCarthy Jr., died in 1990.She graduated from Lincoln High School in 1931. She attended St. Francis University of Joliet and graduated from Clarke College of Dubuque, Iowa in 1935 with a BA in English and Drama. She attended graduate school at the University of Iowa. She taught at the academy at Beaverville prior to her marriage.For many years she gave book reviews to various groups in Kankakee County.She was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church in Manteno and the St. Joseph Parish Women's Club. She was a lifetime member of the Woman's Club of Kankakee. For over 20 years she would spend the winter months in Hallandale, Fla. She loved ballroom dancing and making friends.Since 2003, she resided at Sunrise of Flossmoor Assisted Living.Visitation for Mrs. Gorman will be 4-9 p.m. Friday at the Clancy-Gernon Funeral Home, 291 N. Main St., Manteno. A funeral Mass will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Joseph Catholic Church, 207 S. Main St., Manteno. Rev. Ed Grotovsky will officiate. Interment will be at St. Joseph Cemetery in Manteno. Memorials may be made for Masses.

Willa Gorman

October 6, 1913 - March 21, 2006