1942 - 2008

Wyndell C. “Tillie” Newell, 66, of Pleasant Prairie, passed away on Saturday, Dec. 27, 2008, at Hospice House in Pleasant Prairie, surrounded by her family and friends.

Born on Feb. 6, 1942, in Watson, Ark., she was the daughter of the late Curtis and Sibyl (Frost) Williamson.As a teenager, she moved to Zion, Ill., where she graduated from Zion Benton High School.

On June 13, 1959, she married Bobby F. Newell in Zion, Ill.Together they moved to Pleasant Prairie in 1972.He preceded her in death on May 31, 1991.

Tillie was employed with A. L. Hansen Mfg.. Co. in Waukegan, Ill., until the birth of her two sons.After her husband’s death, Tillie selflessly made her family her life helping raise her granddaughter, Ashley, and working side by side with her son, John, nurturing a successful business at Endurance Fitness (formerly Gold’s Gym) in Kenosha, for the past 17 years, where she was known as “Mom” to the many people who went there.

She was a member of Lakeshore Tabernacle Church and enjoyed spending her free time with her family.

Survivors include her two sons, Samuel of Pleasant Prairie and John (Liana) of Kenosha; her two granddaughters, Ashley Lauren Newell and Bobbi Olivia Newell; two brothers, John Wesley Williamson of Zion and Clinon Williamson of Pine Bluff, Ark.; and two sisters, Wavelene Williamson of Aurora, Ill., and Louetta “Van” Williamson of Slidell, La.

She was preceded in death by a brother, Donald Williamson.

The family would like to thank Dr. Malik Bandealy and the staff at Oncology Alliance, Dr. Hedy Kindler and the staff at the University of Chicago Medical Center, and the nurses and staff of Hospice Alliance for all the kind and compassionate care they gave to Tillie, and also especially to her sister, Louetta “Van” Williamson, who took care of her since the onset of her illness.The family could not have made it through without her.

Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, Dec. 31, at Lakeshore Tabernacle Church, 8900 - 34th Ave., Kenosha, at 11 a.m.Interment will follow at Mt. Olivet Cemetery in Zion, Ill.Visitation will be on Tuesday at Proko Funeral Home from 5 p.m. until 8 p.m. and on Wednesday at the church from 10 a.m. until the time of the service.In lieu of flowers, memorials to Hospice Alliance would be appreciated by the family.

Proko Funeral Home

& Crematory

5111 - 60th Street

262-654-3533

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