LAVERNE HARPER Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

LaVerne Harper, 81, of Sun River Terrace, IL passed away Saturday, March 10, 2018 at Riverside Medical Center. Memorial visitation will be Saturday, March 17, 2018 from 1:00 P.M. until the Memorial services at 2:00 P.M. at Lax Mortuary. Cremation rites will be accorded. LaVerne Harper was born December 26, 1936 in Covington, LA to Ellis Morgan and Verna Richardson. She was united in holy matrimony to Leonard Harper in Chicago, IL on November 2, 1956 and to their union, 10 children were born. Mrs. Harper worked for Shapiro Developmental Center for more than 30 years. She had also been employed at Manteno State Hospital, The VeteranÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s Home and Americana Nursing Home. A resident of the area for more than 56 years, she enjoyed football, cooking, tending her flower garden, reading and solving Sudoku puzzles. She loved her pets. She leaves to cherish her memory, her husband, Leonard Harper of St. Anne, IL; four sons and daughters-in-law, James and Kim Harper of Champaign, IL, Gregory and Ora Harper of Kankakee, IL, Michael and Dawn Harper of St. Anne, IL and Reginald and Christina Harper of Columbia, MO; three daughters and two sons-in-law, Lynn and Frank Johnson and Angela Harper, all of Kankakee, IL, Regina Harper of Schaumburg, IL and Tommy Harris of Atlanta, GA; one sister, Mae Miller of Flint, MI; in-laws, Gloria Crossland of Chicago, IL, Judy Chambliss of Decatur, IL, Eudora Crim of Golconda, IL, Peggy Patterson of Birmingham, AL, James Crossland of Champaign, IL, Perry and Alice Crossland of Joppa, IL and Billy Crossland of Cairo, IL; 25 grandchildren; 33 great-grandchildren and a host of other relatives and friends. She was preceded in death by one son, Christopher, two daughters, Toni and Sylvia and one grandson, DeShawn.

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LAVERNE HARPER

December 26, 1936 - March 10, 2018