Elisabeth Ann Real

September 23, 1932 ~ September 5, 2016
Elisabeth Ann Real, of Chicago, passed away on Monday, September 5, 2016, at her residence. Elisabeth (Betty) was born on September 23, 1932, in Bradford, IL, the daughter of Mark and Mae (Harney) Real. She married William McGinn in Bradford, IL. Surviving are two sons, Mark McGinn of Pescadero, CA, and Patrick McGinn of Chicago; three grandchildren, Deven, Colleen, and Shannon McGinn; brother and sisters Lois (George) Miller of Manlius, IL, William (Mary) of Bradford, IL, and Marcia (John) O''Connell of Silver Springs, MD. Betty is preceded in death by brothers and sisters Robert (Rody), Thomas (Anita), Rosemary (Gerald) Holland, and Joanne. Betty earned a MS in Textiles from Northern Illinois University, a BS in Home Economics Education from the University of Illinois, and was a graduate of Bradford High School. She began her teaching career at Riverside/Brookfield High School, and also taught at Maine South and Maine East High Schools. She then moved to Atlanta where she opened a textiles and custom clothing design and creation business. She also resided in Longmont, CO, and Santa Cruz, CA, before returning to Chicago. Memorial Mass will be held at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church, 218 First Street, Bradford, IL, on October 1, 2016, at 10 a.m. Following Mass, burial of ashes will be held at St. John''s Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made in memory of Betty Real to St. John the Baptist Catholic Church, the Church she loved as a child and through her whole life.
God Bless Betty Patrick and mark