Annabelle Boldini

Annabelle Boldini, 87, of Decatur, IL, died 12:53 P.M., Wednesday, April 2, 2008, at Decatur Memorial Hospital.Funeral services will be 10:00 A.M., Saturday, April 5, 2008 at Mt. Calvary Lutheran Church, Decatur, IL. Visitation will be 5 to 7 P.M., Friday, April 4, at Brintlinger & Earl Funeral Home, Decatur, IL. Burial will be in Ponting Cemetery, Stonington, IL.Memorials may be made to DOVE Clothing Room or Mt. Calvary Lutheran Church.Grandma Ann Boldini never revealed all the secrets to her strawberry pie, vegetable soup or fried chicken. Unfortunately, she died unexpectedly April 2, 2008, at the age of 87, taking those secrets with her.Born Annabelle Cammack in Anderson County, Kentucky on April 15, 1920, one of eight children. Her family later moved to Corydon, Indiana, where much of the extended family remains. Of the seven siblings, only her sister Georgia Tilton, of Decatur survives.As part of the home front effort during World War II, she worked as a riveter for Curtiss-Wright in Louisville, Kentucky. She remained proud of her service and recalled the nights fixing damaged planes and building new ones.Through her cousin, she met WWII veteran, Samuel O. Boldini of Stonington. The two married March 8, 1947 and made their home in Decatur but she never drifted away from Southern cooking. He preceded her in death after almost 50 years of marriage.The couple had two daughters, Jetta Boldini of Springfield and Kathy (Randy) Massey of Maroa; two granddaughters Sarah Bjelland of Decatur and Sonja Bjelland of Riverside, California.Her service to the community was not limited to being a Rosie the Riveter. She volunteered and was chairperson of the DOVE Clothing Room for 18 years while a member of St. Pauls United Methodist Church. During this time she served as a president and vice president of the U.M.W. She enjoyed working with DOVE including meals on wheels and fingerprinting. After the closure of that church she joined Mt. Calvary Lutheran Church.In her 80's, she determined, she was finally old enough to begin making quilts. She recently finished the embroidery on her latest quilt and had plans for more.Condolences may be left to the family at www.brintlingerandearl.com.Obituary written by Sonja Bjelland, granddaughter and reporter for the Press-Enterprise in Riverside, California. "
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