Alice M. Beakey, age 89, a resident of Carol Stream, passed away peacefully, on Monday, July 27, surrounded by her family. She was born October 27, 1925 in Chicago the only child of Arthur and Eulane Thibeau.

Alice grew up in Chicago and married Jack Beakey on May 22, 1948. They raised their family in Northlake and moved to be close to their children in Carol Stream in 1998. They were very involved in church functions at St. John Vianney and volunteered at St. Stanaslov parish soup kitchen. Her goal in life was to care for her husband, children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

She is survived by her children, Linda (Bob) Oetjens, James (Vyette) Beakey, Ginny (Dan) Harris, Gail (Eric) Larson, JoAnn (Mark) Ingo and Donna (Dave) Haney, 13 grandchildren and 19 great-grandchildren.

Preceding her in death were her husband, John Frederic Beakey, her sister-in-law, Mary Beakey and her parents.

A funeral mass will be held on Friday, July 31, 2015 at 11:30 a.m. at St. Michael Catholic Church in Wheaton. Friends may visit with the family from 9 until prayers begin at 11:15 at Hultgren Funeral Home, 304 N. Main St. in Wheaton. Interment will follow at Queen of Heaven Cemetery in Hillside, Illinois.

Memorial gifts may be directed to Dystonia Medical Research Foundation 1 East Wacker Drive, Suite 2810, Chicago, IL 60601, or Indiana University Hospital Organ Transplant Deptartment