Wynona Cecile Pitre Seaney, 96, formerly of Tuscola, passed away, Thursday, November 9, 2017 at Heartland Christian Village in Neoga, IL.

Visitation will be from 9:30-11:00 a.m., on Tuesday, November 14, 2017 followed by a funeral service at the Hilligoss Shrader Funeral Home, 705 South Main St., Tuscola, IL. Burial will be in the Tuscola Township Cemetery.

Wynona was born October 28, 1921 to Ulysse L. and Regina Richard Pitre in Opelousas, LA. She married Robert Morris Seaney on February 2, 1945 in Louisiana. Then, in 1952, they moved to Tuscola.

She is survived by three children: Sandy (Glynn) Osburn of Bedford, TX, Robert (Lynn) Seaney of Vancouver, WA, Gail (Mark) Nelson of Mattoon, IL.; her sister Cleo Bartlett of Lafayette, LA, and brother Ulysse Pitre of Baton Rouge, LA.; 6 grandchildren: Tiffany Osburn of Austin, TX; Ryan Seaney of Redmond, OR; Stacey Osburn Wink of The Colony, TX; Erin Seaney Hodges of Sandy, OR; Miranda Nelson Williams of Lakewood, CO; and Dakota Nelson of Austin, TX.; and 4 great grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her husband in 1970, her parents, and an infant brother.

While in Louisiana in the early 40's, Wynona was a telephone operator. Outside of being a homemaker and raising her children, her interests later included sewing, crocheting, fabric painting, she dabbled in wood carving, and was a good cook. She was also a long-time member of Forty Martyrs Catholic Church in Tuscola.

She will always be in our hearts. Online condolences may be shared via hilligossshraderfh.com

Memorials in her honor may be made to the Alzheimer's Association at alz.org