Grace Shines Through Town and Rural Churches
Pastors and lay members from small-town and rural churches gathered at Grace UMC in Dixon for the annual Town and Rural Church Festival, themed “Glimpses of God’s Grace.” The event…
Posted: April 14 2020 at 03:38 PM
Mrs. Adeline DeGraaf, surviving spouse of deceased Northern Illinois Conference clergy member Rev. Douglas P. DeGraaf, passed away on Saturday, April 4, 2020. During his ministry in the Northern Illinois Conference, Rev. DeGraaf served Ottawa: Epworth, Aurora: Fourth Street, Schaumburg: Our Redeemer's, and Addison: Good Samaritan.
Mrs. Adeline DeGraaf was 92.
No service will be held at this time. A Celebration of Life is planned in late summer or early fall. At that time, Adeline and Doug, a Korean War Veteran, will be interred together at the Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery in Elwood, IL.
Messages of condolences may be sent to the DeGraaf family at www.calvertmemorial.com.
Memorial contributions may be made in the DeGraaf's name to DeGraaf Family Scholarship at Illinois Wesleyan University. Click here to make an online donation.