Funeral services will be 11:30 A.M., Monday, May 12, 2008, at Brintlinger & Earl Funeral Home, Decatur, IL, with visitation 5 to 8 P.M., Sunday, May 11, at the funeral home. Burial will be in Graceland Cemetery, Decatur, IL. Memorials may be made to Shriners Hospital for Children.Patricia was born September 16, 1930, in Stonington, IL, the daughter of John A. and Bertha L. (Hinderer) Lawler. She married D. Dean Durnil on June 6, 1948 in Stonington, IL. He preceded her in death on June 1, 1992.Patricia was a member of the Ansarettes.She is survived by her sons Patrick Dean Durnil and wife Lynda of Decatur, IL, John Michael Durnil and Stephen Smoot of Chicago, IL; daughter Mary Letitia Durnil of Decatur, IL; grandchildren Kendra Lee Durnil and fianc Tim Ward of Decatur, IL, Larren Elizabeth Durnil of Carbondale, IL, John Andrew Durnil of Homewood, IL; brother Melvin Lawler of Ft. Wayne, IN.She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, five brothers and one sister. "
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