Community Mourns Loss of Beloved Lifelong Resident

LEMONT, IL — The Lemont community is remembering the life of a cherished lifelong resident.

Rose Yates, 73, died December 30.

"Lemont has lost a dear friend and someone that put her heart and soul into our community." the village wrote on its Facebook page. "Our deepest sympathy goes out to Rose Yates' family and all those she touched through her generous dedication in helping others. She will be greatly missed."

Yates was a lifelong resident of Lemont, a graduate of Mt. Assisi Academy and a US Peace Corps volunteer. She was an assistant for the Village of Lemont for 26 years. She was Citizen of the Year 2002 and Grand Marshall of the Keepataw Days parade.

"I was so very blessed to work side by side with Rose for so many years," wrote Hope and Friendship Foundation Founder Terri O'Neill-Borders on the organization's Facebook page. "We shared a love for making our corner of the world a better place but truly I was simply a student of the love Rose had for her faith, her family and her community. I told her repeatedly how much I loved and respected her and just wanted to be in her presence making ripples—huge ripples were made by a woman that may have been small in stature but was enormous in her presence and footprint on this corner of our world."

She is survived by her siblings Joan Christensen, John Stoops, and George Stoops; her husband of 48 years, Bill Yates; three children, Beth Cigler, Jason Yates, and Margret Caulton; three grandchildren and many nieces and nephews.

In lieu of flowers, the family would like donations to the Lemont Area Historical Society, 306 Lemont St., Lemont IL 60439 Visitation Monday, January 2, 2017, from 2 – 8 p.m. at Markiewicz Funeral Home, P.C. 108 Illinois St, Lemont, IL 60439. Funeral Mass at 10 a.m. at St. Patrick Church, 200 Illinois Street, Lemont, IL 60439. Interment private. Info: www.markiewiczfh.com or 630-257-6363