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Mardelle M. Baber

April 2, 1925 - April 30, 2021

Mardelle M. Baber, age 96, of Bourbonnais, passed away Friday, April 30, 2021 at her home in Downer’s Grove. She was born April 2, 1925 in Kankakee, the daughter of Harvey & Margaret LaFleur Hackley. In 1945, Mardelle married Robert Wischnowski. He preceded her in death in 1975. She married Neil E. “Gene” Baber in 1979 in Tinley Park. He preceded her in death on January 20, 2017. Mardelle had been an operator for Illinois Bell Telephone Company. She was a retired employee of Kmart. She enjoyed crocheting. Surviving are one son and daughter-in-law, Alan & Fay Wischnowski of Coco, FL; one daughter, Linda Nealis of Downers Grove; three step-sons, Gary Baber of Decatur, Bob Baber of CT, and Mark Baber of Chicago; seven grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. In addition to her husbands, Mardelle is preceded in by her parents; one son, Harvey; her twin sister, Marvella; one sister, Margery Cart; and one brother, Harvey. Visitation will be held 11:00 a.m. until the 1:00 p.m. funeral service on Thursday, May 6, 2021 at Clancy-Gernon Funeral Home, Bourbonnais. Please wear a facemask and practice social distancing guidelines. Interment will follow at Kankakee Memorial Gardens in Aroma Township. Memorials may be made to Huntington’s Disease Society of America.

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Mardelle M. Baber, age 96, of Bourbonnais, passed away Friday, April 30, 2021 at her home in Downer’s Grove. She was born April 2, 1925 in Kankakee, the daughter of Harvey & Margaret LaFleur Hackley. In 1945, Mardelle married Robert Wischnowski.... View Obituary & Service Information

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