DR. EUNICE RONO Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

Dr. Eunice Florence Rono, 73, of Kankakee, IL, was promoted to glory on October 10, 2016 from Presence St. MaryÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s Hospital, after bravely battling cancer. Visitation will be Friday, October 28, 2016 from 4:00 P.M. until 8:00 P.M. at Lax Mortuary and again on Saturday, October 29, 2016 from 9:00 A.M. until time of funeral services at 10:00 A.M. at Wildwood Church of the Nazarene, 425 East Court Street, Kankakee, IL. Dr. Carl Leth will officiate. Burial will be in Mound Grove Gardens of Memory. Dr. Eunice Florence Rono was born December 31, 1942 in Kericho, Kenya to Abraham and Zipporah Nyigei. She was a member of Wildwood Church of the Nazarene where she served in the Care Ministry. She received her doctorate degree from Chesapeake Bible College and Seminary. She leaves to cherish her memory, her husband, Wesley Rono of Kericho, Kenya; one son, Kibet Rono (Jennifer Bugajsky) of Kankakee, IL; one daughter, Chemutai Rono of Nairobi, Kenya; three stepsons, Victor K. Rono (Kip) of Cincinnati, OH, Brian K. Rono of Nairobi, Kenya and Anthony K. Rono of Kericho, Kenya; two stepdaughters, Gloria Rono of Dallas, TX and Sheela Rono of Lexington, KY; two sisters and brothers-in-law, Priscilla and Henry ChepngÃ¢â‚¬â„¢wor and Leah and Wesley Irongi, all of Kericho, Kenya; two grandchildren, Tracie and Ashley, of Kenya and a host of other relatives and friends. She was preceded in death by her parents, one son, Kiplangat Rono; two sisters, Grace Lelon and Sophia Maina and two brothers, Daniel Kimetto and Henry Kimetto.

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DR. EUNICE RONO

December 31, 1942 - October 10, 2016