Mildred E. Falk, 90, of Meadows Mennonite Home, and formerly of Minonk, died at 11:40 p.m. Saturday (Jan. 15, 2011) at Advocate BroMenn Medical Center, Normal.

Visitation will be from from 10 to 11 a.m. Tuesday at St. Paul’s United Church of Christ, Minonk. The funeral will follow at 11 a.m. The Rev. Jan Johnson will officiate.

Burial will follow at Minonk Township Cemetery, Minonk. Memorials may be made to Meadows Mennonite Home or to St. Paul’s United Church of Christ.

Calvert-Johnson & Froelich Memorial Home, Minonk, is in charge of arrangements. Online condolences may be made to www.calvertmemorial.com.

Mildred was born March 31, 1920, in Minonk, to Conrad and Elizabeth Cremer Barth. She married Elmer R. Falk on Sept. 17, 1946, in Minonk. He preceded her in death on Aug. 2, 1996.

Surviving are two sons, Ray (Rosemary) Falk of Hudson and Brian (Jennifer) Falk of Redondo Beach, Calif.; two grandchildren, Christopher (Beth) Falk and Julie (Rob) McGreevy; six great-grandchildren; and one sister, Emma (Clyde) Knight of Buffalo Grove. Her parents preceded her in death.

Mildred was a lifelong member of St. Paul’s United Church of Christ, Minonk, where she was a very active member, being a part of the St. Paul’s Ladies, taught Sunday school for many years and worked with the quilting ladies.

She was a very strong Christian woman and family was a large part of her life. She was an avid sewer, loved to read, cook and bake apple pies, she loved to travel with her husband and later took many bus trips. Mildred always enjoyed the “card parties” with her high school friends.

Mildred and her husband farmed in the Flanagan area for many years. After retirement they moved to Minonk.