Cecelia Groppel

Cecelia "Ceil" Tonsor Groppel, 102, died peacefully at 12:20 a.m., Wednesday, August 31, 2011 at Jerseyville Manor Nursing Home.She was born in Westwoods area of Fieldon on Jan. 13, 1909, and was the youngest of 10 children born to the late Joseph & Barbara (Wachter) Schmieder.She was a member of the last graduating class from Ursuline Academy earning her diploma in 1926.  She was a dedicated woman to her family, a devout woman to her Catholic faith, and an integral part of her loving family.She first married Joseph Tonsor on Oct. 25, 1933 at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Fieldon, and together they shared nearly 22 years together before his death on June 24, 1955.  She later married Francis "Syke" Groppel on Jan. 31, 1970 at the St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church in Jerseyville, and they were only blessed with seven years together before his untimely death on Sept. 21, 1977.Surviving are three daughters, Marcella Pohlman Schroeder, Lucille Hamblen and Edith "Edie" Garland all of Jerseyville; a son & daughter in law, Joseph & Edie Tonsor of Jerseyville; two stepsons & their wives, John & Judy Groppel of Jerseyville, and Russell & Janice Groppel of Godfrey; a son in law and his wife, James & Sandy File of Carrollton; numerous grandchildren, great grandchildren; and great great grandchildren.Although her life was filled with much love and happiness, Ceil also experienced great pain in the loss of numerous family members, including her parents, her husbands, a daughter, Janet File; a son & daughter in law, John Robert & Berneice Tonsor; three grandchildren, Alan File, Jane Ann (Hamblen) Tuey, Elizabeth "Liz" (Garland) Graham; four sons in law, James Theodore "Ted" Hamblen, Ernest Pohlman, Bernard Schroeder, and Truman Garland; a step daughter in law, Kathleen Groppel; two brothers, Carl Schmieder and Father Justin Schmieder; and six sisters, Mary Heitzig, Lena Heitzig, Dora Wardein, Edith Tonsor, Margaret Goetten, Teresa Schleper, and one sister in infancy.Visitation will be from 3 to 8 p.m. Friday at the Crawford Funeral Home in Jerseyville, where a prayer service will be read at 2:30 p.m.A Mass of Christian Burial will take place at 10 a.m., Saturday at the St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church in Jerseyville, with Father Patrick Gibbons officiating.Burial will be in St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery in Fieldon.Memorials may be given to the St. Francis/Holy Ghost Catholic Schools of Jerseyville or to Masses.

Obit Provided By:
Crawford Funeral Home