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Gertrude “Gertie” Buente, age 89, of Aroma Township, passed away Tuesday, November 24, 2020 at Amita St. Mary’s Hospital in Kankakee. Gertrude was born November 8, 1931 in Kankakee, the daughter of Rudolph & Marcelline Surprenant Schumaker. Gertie married Elwin Buente on April 22, 1950 at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Kankakee. He preceded her in death on October 31, 2001. Gertrude had been an assembly operator and retired from (Mortell) Dow. She had also been a clerk at Motel 6. She was a parishioner of St. Patrick Catholic Church in Kankakee. Gertrude was a member of the social club, “The Chatter-ettes.” She enjoyed crocheting blankets and doing crosswords. Surviving are her son, Larry Buente of Kankakee; brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law, Owen Buente, Orlin (Sue) Buente, Harley (Carol) Buente, Ardis (Allen) Messer; and numerous nieces and nephews. In addition to her husband, Gertrude is preceded in death by her parents; step-father, Edward Kanoski; two brothers, Raymond Schumaker and Robert Schumaker; step-siblings, Sonny (Ludwig) Kanoski, Edward Kanoski, Raymond Kanoski, Lawrence Kanoski, Winifred Pritchett, Marie Dupuis, and Lottie Menard; and sisters-in-law and brothers-in-law, Sharon (Larry) Geiger, Shirley (Donald) Hunyor, Patricia Buente, and Betty Schumaker. Cremation rites have been accorded. A Celebration of Life will be announced at a date and place to be determined, after the COVID-19 emergency. Inurnment will be held at Kankakee Memorial Gardens Cemetery in Aroma Township. Memorials may be made in Gertrude’s name to Catholic Charities of Kankakee, Aroma Park Fire Department, or Fisher Center for Alzheimer’s Research Foundation (https://www.alzinfo.org/)

Gertrude "Gertie" Buente

November 8, 1931 - November 24, 2020