Margarette Clarkin, age 77, a resident of Carol Stream, IL, passed away peacefully at home on Friday, October 5, 2018. She was born August 24, 1941 in Tennessee to J.C. and Ruth Morris.

She wed Francis Clarkin on July 4, 1960. They lived in Chicago and moved to the western suburbs to raise their two daughters and to foster six additional children.

She is survived by her daughters, Michelle (Randy) Cominek of Carol Stream and Janene (Stewart) Ciesla of Chicago, her granddaughter, Erin (Derek) Luedemann, two great-granddaughters, Emmalynn and Addalynn and a future great-granddaughter, Gracelynn. She was preceded in death by her husband, Frank, her grandson, Kyle Cominek and her brother, Milton Morris.

A visitation will be held on Sunday, October 7, 2018 from 9 to 11 a.m. at Hultgren Funeral Home. Private interment will be held at All Saints Cemetery in Des Plaines, Illinois.

Memorial gifts may be directed to Ann and Robert Lurie Children's Hosptial, Chicago, IL.

Family and friends may sign a guest book at hultgrenfh.com. For more information, please call Hultgren Funeral Home at 630-668-0027.