Helen Lee Weber

Our dearest mother Lee (nee Bailey) Weber sadly passed away on Friday, June 30, 2023, at the age of 90. She was born June 14, 1933 in Naperville, IL to Viola (nee Bauer) and Emmett Bailey and was educated at SS Peter and Paul School in Naperville, IL, Madonna High School in Aurora, IL and St. Charles Hospital School of Nursing in Aurora, IL. She married Elmer Weber on November 27, 1954. Those 65+ years were packed with fun, chaos and above all LOVE. Being a nurse was a true calling for her, as she was a most caring, comforting and compassionate individual. Her career began as a nurse at St. Charles Hospital, then night nurse at Seal Master and then made a career change to become the Director of Apheresis at the Heartland Blood Center. She retained her nursing license for whooping 68 years along with teaching first aid and other health related classes. Lee was a devoted and hardworking Christian woman who won the Christian Woman of the Year award in the Rockford Dioceses in 2006. She was an extremely active member of St Peter’s Church in Aurora serving any way possible but especially as chairperson for the Diocesan Stewardship drive (parishioners loved her speeches), funeral dinner coordinator, fundraising and her claim to fame, the annual St Peter’s garage sale. What stood out most was her love of family and friends. She enjoyed meeting new people, history, trees, animals, traveling, keno and all things Halloween. She chaired school reunion events and her Nurses Alumni Association and was fortunate enough to visit Europe and enjoyed accompanying her children on family trips. She will be sorely missed and survived by her seven children: Kathy (George) Baird, Norb Weber, Cindy (Tom) Nickels, Agnes (Ken) Shannon, Jane (Don) Tansor, Joe (Gina Waldvogel) Weber, and Paula (Mitch) Canty, twenty-one grandchildren, twenty-six great grandchildren, her sister Fay (Edward) Vogt of Buffalo Grove, IL and many nieces and nephews. Lee was preceded in death by her husband, Elmer Weber, her parents, three sisters, and her daughter-in-law. The thought she would like to leave with everyone is: “be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving one another, just as God also forgave you.” Visitation will be Wednesday, July 5, 2023 from 4:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. with the Rosary to be recited at 5:00pm at THE DALEIDEN MORTUARY, 220 North Lake St. Aurora, IL 60506 (630) 631-5500 Funeral Mass will be held on Thursday, July 6, 2023 at 12:00 p.m. at St. Peter’s Church 925 Sard Ave, Aurora, IL. Interment will be private. Memorial contributions in Lee’s name may be made to: Anna Mae Owen Residential Hospice House 803 Poplar St, Murray, KY 42071 or donate a tree at shop.alivingtribute.org

Helen Lee Weber

June 14, 1933 - June 30, 2023