Carlene A. ‘Corky’ Fee
Carlene A. ‘Corky’ Fee, age 82, of Quincy, died on Wednesday, March 6, 2024 in Bickford Cottages. She was born on July 9, 1941 in Quincy the daughter of Lawrence and Catherine (Voss) Frese. She married Jerry Fee on May 19, 1962. He survives.
Corky was an RN at St. Mary’s Hospital. Later she worked in the Quincy Public School System and then later at Mendon and Hamilton Schools. She last worked at Early Childhood Center in Quincy. She was a member of St. Francis Catholic Church. She was a seamstress, and enjoyed gardening, canning and camping. Her greatest enjoyment was her family.
In addition to her husband, she is also survived by:
CHILDREN: Sharon Goodwin of Normal, IL; Annette Deters and her husband Allen of Fowler and Brian Fee of Quincy.
GRANDCHILDREN: Kaitlyn Merrick with her husband David, Madyson Goodwin, Cody Deters with his wife Shawnee; Emily Clark with her husband Quentin, Ashley Fee and Erika Fee.
GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN: Luke, Barrett, and Ellie Deters, Asher, Cora and Sybil Clark.
SIBLINGS: John Frese with his wife Kathy, Nancy Zanger with her husband Bob, Pat Ellerman, Larry Frese with his wife Rita, Mary Przada and Donna Burgdoerfer and her husband Tom.
Numerous nieces, nephews and other relatives also survive.
Corky was preceded in death by her parents, three children: Theresa, Michelle and Kevin Fee, 1 grandchild Abby Fee and a brother Mark Frese.
A Mass of Christian Burial will take place on Monday, March 11, 2024 at 10:00 AM in St. Francis Catholic Church. Interment in Quincy Memorial Park. Visitation will be held on Sunday afternoon from 3:00 until 5:00 PM at the Duker & Haugh Funeral Home. Memorials may be made to Bickford Cottages or to St. Francis Catholic Church. Duker & Haugh Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.
Jerry and family, our deepest sympathy. May God be with you all. Corky was a ray of sunshine and will be dearly missed.
Mona Boren
Our thoughts and prayers are with Jerry and the family. Corky was a great gal, we have fond memories of her and the family, especially in our days of camping.
Nancy and family. I am so sorry to hear about Corkys passing. She was a great lady!! I’ll praying for all of you!! Lots of love!! The Junkerman family
Aunt Cork will be missed. As a kid, she intimidated me…lol. I have no idea why, maybe it was her strong voice when hollering at us young-uns. But she was always watching out and making sure all of us were behaving and doing ok. Family was everything to her and she did all she could to hold it together. Dementia is such a devastating disease which Corky fought and most of the time handled pretty well, but it just takes so much out of you and now she can finally be at peace. I love you Cork!
We are remembering Carlene as she walked the halls of St. Mary Hospital leaving her footprints on the St. Mary Hospital legacy.
She made a difference in the lives of others with her compassionate care.
The St. Mary Hospital Community sends our deepest sympathy to Carlene’s family, friends and co-workers.
I’m so sorry to hear this she was a wonderful person sending prayers for my aunt Nancy and the rest of the family 🙏
To my dear cousins, I am so very sorry. Corky was so special- her great smile and laugh, her patience, the way she always took time to “make herself pretty” before Jerry got home from work. You are in our thoughts and prayers.
I have known Corky for many years, ever since she married my cousin Jerry. She certainly was a ray of sunshine and was loved by all. Please keep Jerry in your thoughts as he navigates his life without her.
Jerry and family,
I pray for your comfort and peace as I know Corky will be missed so much. I enjoyed knowing her these past few years at Bickford. On many occasions she attended our Bickford services and meetings with Jerry and it was a blessing as I watched you two smile together. Jerry, you especially are in my prayers! 🙏
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