- SPRINGFIELD, IL - Mary Aileen Doyle, 99, of Springfield, passed away Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2015, at the Illinois Presbyterian Home.
She was born Aug. 25, 1916, in Greenfield, IL, the daughter of the late Virgil R. and Mabel (Haven) Koehm. She married Raymond Doyle in 1941, and he preceded her in death on Oct. 9, 1996.
Aileen was a graduate of Blackburn College and taught in one-room schoolhouses for two years in Greene County, IL, until her marriage. After Raymond and Aileen moved to Springfield in 1942, she was a substitute teacher for District 186 schools. She was a member of First Christian Church and was very active in several organizations within the church.
Aileen is survived by her son, Jim (wife, Martha) Doyle of Springfield; four grandchildren: Bonnie (husband, Todd) Kennedy of Springfield, Mike (wife, Dianna) Doyle of Springfield, Terry (wife, Paris) Doyle of Chatham, IL, and Kevin (wife, Savanna) Doyle of Villa Park, IL; two great-grandchildren, Chad Kennedy and Kristen Kennedy; and two brothers, George Koehm of Seal Beach, CA, and Roy Koehm of Greenfield, IL.
Besides her parents and her husband, she was preceded in death by a sister, Helen Jackson of Topock, AZ.
Memorial services will be held at First Christian Church in Springfield at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, Oct. 15 with the Rev. Rick Irwin officiating.
Visitation will take place from 10:30-11:00 a.m.
Per Aileen's wishes, cremation rites were accorded.
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1916 - 2015 (99 years)
