Joan Marie Arentz, 72, Mt. Morris, died Dec. 14, 2009 at Kindred Hospital, Sycamore.
She was born October 18, 1937 in Evergreen Park, the daughter of Julia (Trull) and Leon Pritchett.
She was a 1956 graduate of Chicago Vocational High School, Evergreen Park.
Arentz moved to Mt. Morris in 1968.
She worked as a VSOR Clerk for Kable News Company for more than 30 years. She retired on June 26, 2007.
She was a member of the Women of The Moose, Mt. Morris.
Survivors include her son Jack Lynn, Winchester, Calif.; her brother Gerald E. (Linda) Pritchett, Brownsville, Texas; two grandsons; Ryan A. Lynn, Strasburg, Colo., and Matthew Leon Cody Lynn, Winchester, Calif.; and great granddaughter, Victoria Lynn, Strasburg, Colo.
She was preceded in death by her sister Mary Sue Mezger and her brother Thomas Pritchett.
A memorial fellowship luncheon will be held at Mt. Morris Moose Lodge 1551 on Saturday, Dec. 19 from 1-4 p.m.
Arrangements were completed by Finch Funeral Home, Mt. Morris.