Mary Helen Williams, 87, of Penfield, passed away at 3:00 p.m. Thursday, June 19th, 2025, at County Health, in Gifford.
Mary was born on November 14, 1937, in Danville, Illinois, the daughter of Joseph Francis and Flossie Elliott (Carrington) Golcynski. She married Harold Williams on March 30, 1958, in Georgetown, Illinois. He survives.
She is also survived by three daughters- Sue (Craig) Fruhling of St. Joseph, Kathy Remington of Penfield, Carol (Vic) Irvin of Penfield; one son- Steve (Cheryl) Williams of Penfield; nine grandchildren- Kaitlyn (Justin) Rademacher, Josey (Brooks) Breymeyer, Shawna (Troy) Jameson, Dustin (Emily) Remington, Ashley (Jacob) Pruiett, Lewis Irvin, Grace Irvin, Macey (Steven) Maul and Riley Williams; eighteen great-grandchildren; two brothers-in-law- Wayne Lewis of Georgetown, Illinois and Jim Salrin of Fairmount, Illinois.
She was preceded in death by her parents, two sisters- Janet Lewis and Sue Spangler, brother- John Golcynski, two brothers-in-law- Tom Spangler and John R. Williams and sister-in-law-Annabelle Salrin.
Mary graduated from Georgetown High School, in 1955. She worked at Kohl’s, in Champaign, until her retirement in 1997. She also helped working on the farm as well. She was a member of the Middlefork United Methodist Church and a member of the Women’s Group at the church. Mary enjoyed cooking, visiting people, caring for the elderly and watching her grandchildren play sports. She was an avid Chicago Cubs fan and enjoyed watching NASCAR.
A Celebration of Mary’s Life will be held at 12:00 p.m. Tuesday, June 24th, 2025, at the Middlefork United Methodist Church, with Pastor George Desmond officiating. Visitation will be from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Tuesday, at the church. She will be laid to rest following the services in Partlow Cemetery. Memorials may be made to the Alzheimer’s Association or Country Health. The family has entrusted the Blurton Funeral Home, in Potomac, to assist them in honoring Mary’s life. Condolences may be shared with the family on her everlasting memorial page at: www.BlurtonFuneralHomes.com.
