Charles Clinton Pendergast's Obituary
CHARLESTON, IL - Charles Clinton Pendergast, age 84 of Charleston and formerly of Rockford, Illinois, passed away on Monday, September 24, 2012 at his Charleston Rehabilitation and Health Care Center home. A Memorial Mass will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Monday, October 1, 2012 at St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church, 921 Madison Avenue in Charleston with Father John Titus presiding. Visitation will be held at the church for one hour prior to the Mass. Inurnment will be in Roselawn Cemetery in Charleston at a later date. In lieu of flowers memorial gifts in his honor may be made to St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church or to Citizens Against Child Abuse. Gifts may be mailed in care of Adams Funeral Chapel, 2330 Shawnee Drive, Charleston, IL 61920. Charlie was born September 29, 1927 in Seven Hickory Township, Coles County, Illinois, one of nine children born to the late Thomas P. and Leone (Riney) Pendergast. He is survived by two brothers, John William ""Bill"" Pendergast and wife Eugenia and Pat Pendergast, all of Charleston; two sisters, Peggy Helmerson and husband Roy of Arizona and Nancy Ross and husband Doug of Birmingham, Alabama; along with numerous nieces and nephews and their families. In addition to his parents Charlie was preceded in death by a sister and her husband, Mary and Bradie Hendrix, Sr.; and three brothers, Thomas ""Bud"", Maurice and James Pendergast. While growing up in Charleston, Charlie was a member of St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church and in Rockford was a member of the Holy Family Chapel for the Deaf. He was a graduate of the Illinois School for the Deaf in Jacksonville, Illinois and was a member of the deaf community in Rockford. From graduation until his retirement he was employed by the Sunstrand Corporation. Charlie was a private individual who enjoyed being at home where he meticulously tended to his beautiful flowers gardens.
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