Carmela “Carm” M. Driscoll,
88, of Peoria, passed away peacefully at her home on August 7, 2019.
A Celebration of Life will
be at 4:30 p.m. on Saturday, August 17, 2019 at Clary Funeral Home, 3004 West
Lake Avenue, in Peoria. Visitation will be from 3 to 4:30 p.m. prior to the
service at the funeral home. Cremation rites have been accorded.
Carm was born on March 22,
1931 in Peoria, a daughter of Michele and Concetta (Cotroneo) Zerbonia. She
married Delmer Driscoll on July 5, 1952. He preceded her in death on December
18, 2014. She was also preceded in death by her parents; brothers, Vincent,
Angelo and Joseph Zerbonia; and sisters, Margaret Foiles and Theresa Zerbonia.
She is survived by her
children, Michael (Julie) Driscoll of Peoria, Susan Driscoll of Peoria, Randy
Driscoll of Morton, David (Donna) Driscoll of Morton and Diane Driscoll of
Peoria; grandsons, Anthony Driscoll of Peoria and Andrew and Ryan Driscoll of
Morton; and her cats, Ciara and Blu.
Carm held several positions
during her 15 years of employment at Caterpillar Inc., including secretary,
receptionist, and aperture card analyst. She was a devoted mother and
grandmother. She enjoyed traveling particularly to Italy and Palm Springs. She
was a collector of many things, a gardener and a great cook. She will be
greatly missed by her family, her many friends, neighbors and her cats.
Memorial contributions may
be made in Carm’s memory to Alley Cat Rescue Inc., PO Box 586, Mount Rainier,
MD 20712 (www.saveacat.org) or American Kidney Fund, 11921 Rockville Pike,
suite 300, Rockville, MD, 20852 (www.kidneyfund.org/get-involved/ways-to-give).