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Dolores Clodi, aged 103, of Herscher, passed away on Friday, October 18, 2024, at Courtyard Estates in Herscher. Born on June 14, 1921, in Kankakee to Peter and Grace Goodrich Styck, Dolores married Franklin R. Clodi on March 26, 1940, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Goodrich, who preceded her in death in 1998.

Dolores, a devoted homemaker and former employee at various local restaurants, found joy in mowing her lawn, gardening, and canning tomatoes. She is survived by one son, James (Judi) Clodi of Buena Vista, CO, one daughter, Marcia (Glen O’Connor) of Bloomington, two sisters, four grandchildren, ten great-grandchildren, and two great-great-grandchildren.

Preceding Dolores in death are her parents, husband, five brothers, and two sisters. Visitation and a funeral Mass will be held at St. Margaret Mary Catholic Church in Herscher on Tuesday, October 22, 2024, with interment following at All Saints Cemetery in Bourbonnais at 2:00 p.m.

Memorials in memory of Dolores Clodi may be made to United Hospice.

Arrangements by Clancy-Gernon Funeral Home.

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