Marilyn Jean JONESON

  Birth Notes:

twin with Carolyn

  Noted events in her life were:

• Obituary: The Beacon News, Aurora, 2004, Illinois, USA. May 28, 2004
Marilyn Jean (Joneson) Fosse, 78, of St. Charles, died Tuesday afternoon at Kindred Hospital, Sycamore, IL.

She was born February 16, 1926 in Morris, IL to Clarence Orvin and Silvia O'Della (Nelson) Joneson. As a child, she lived on a farm in Nettle Creek Township, Grundy County. She later moved to Ottawa to where she graduated from Ottawa Township High School. She was active in Student Council and Cheerleading. Therafter, she was involved in Civil Service at the Great Lakes Naval Station, following World War II. On November 18, 1950 she was married to George E. Fosse and was the mother of four children. For the past 47 years, she resided in St. Charles and was a devoted mother and grandmother. She was a member of Bethlehem Lutheran Church in St. Charles. Marilyn was a beautiful dedicated mother and did everything for her children and family and always thought of herself last.

She is survived by her husband, George E.; two sons, Kevin (Katherine) of Boulder, CO, Kim (Cindy) of Naperville, IL and a daughter, Lisa of St. Charles; and two grandchildren, Kendall and Kourtney Fosse of Boulder, CO; also one sister, Dorothy LeBrun of Glendora, CA and many nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her son, Kenton Wayne; her mother and father and by her twin sister, Carolyn Ruth Ferracuti of Ottawa.

Funeral Services will be held 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Bethlehem Lutheran Church 1145 N. Fifth Ave. St. Charles. The Rev. Fred Reklau officiating. Burial will be Oakwood Memorial Park in Ottawa. Visitation will be held from 4 to 8:00 p.m. Friday at the Yurs Funeral Home St. Charles. Contributions may be made to American Lung Association 1440 W. Washington Blvd Chicago, IL 60607.

• Obituary: Chicago Tribune, 2004, Illinois, USA. May 29, 2004
Marilyn Jean Fosse, 78
Marilyn Jean Fosse had a special bond with her identical twin, the late Carolyn Ruth Ferracuti. There were the usual comparisons of both women looking so much alike it was hard to tell them apart and the similarity in how they dressed. But family members said it was the way Mrs. Fosse always seemed to know what her twin sister was thinking that constantly amazed them. "It was as though they could read each other's minds," said Mrs. Fosse's husband of 53 years, George. "Half the time they didn't even need to talk. They just knew what was in each other's heads." Mrs. Fosse, 78, of St. Charles, a devoted mother and grandmother, died of emphysema Tuesday, May 25, in Kindred Hospital in Sycamore. Born in Morris, Mrs. Fosse was raised on a grain and livestock farm in Nettle Creek Township in Grundy County. Mrs. Fosse later moved with her family to Ottawa, Ill., where she graduated from Ottawa Township High School. In high school, she was active in student council and cheerleading, as was her twin, who died last year. "They pretty much did the same things together," her husband said. "We have pictures of them back then, and it's really hard to tell them apart." After World War II, Mrs. Fosse began working for the Civil Service at the Great Lakes Naval Station, where she had various office duties. In 1950, she married George Fosse, and the couple lived for five years in Rock Island, Ill., before moving to St. Charles. In the years that followed, Mrs. Fosse devoted herself to raising her four children, a son and three daughters. Family members said her life in many ways paralleled her twin sister's, whose home was in Ottawa. "Her twin, Carolyn, was also the mother of one son and three daughters," Mrs. Fosse's husband said. "They were both stay-at-home moms who really loved what they did." Both Mrs. Fosse and her late twin led very active lives, which included volunteering at their children's schools and for their sports programs. "She was always on the phone with her sister, comparing notes about the kids and seeking advice," her husband said. "The phone would ring and I'd hear her say, `Well what do you know. I was just about to call you.'" Other survivors include two sons, Kevin and Kim; a daughter, Lisa; a sister, Dorothy LeBrun; and two grandchildren. Services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday in Bethlehem Lutheran Church, 1145 N. 5th Ave., St. Charles.

• Cemetery: Oakwood Memorial Park, Ottawa, 2004, Illinois, USA.

Marilyn married George E FOSSE on 18 Nov 1950 in Ottawa, Lasalle County, Illinois, USA. (George E FOSSE was born on 25 Sep 1924 and died on 27 May 2013.)