Laura Ann Russell

Laura Ann Russell age 84 of rural Gladstone, Illinois died at 9:11 p.m. Sunday April 22, 2012 in the Great River Medical Center in West Burlington, Iowa. She was born January 23, 1928 in Burlington, Iowa, the daughter of Carl Albert and Pauline Francis Svozal Krasuski. In 1946, she married Jack Franklin Dougherty. They later divorced. On July 2, 1971, she married Albert Lea Pee Wee Russell in Lomax, Illinois.

Mrs. Russell lived in Burlington for many years, moving to the Gladstone area in 1977. She had been employed at Sylvania, and later worked for IRC for twenty five years. She was a volunteer at the former Union Grade School near Biggsville, IL for many years, and was a member of the Gladstone United Methodist Church. She was a loving wife, mother and grandmother, and truly enjoyed organizing family photo albums.

Survivors include her husband, two daughters- Pam (Robert) Moreno of Fullerton, CA., Susan (Greg) Keys of Houston, TX, two sons- Jack (Sue) Dougherty of Muscatine, IA., David (Ellen) Dougherty of Flagstaff, AZ., one step daughter- Karen (Larry) Mynatt of LaHarpe, IL, one step son - Dale (Dixie) Russell of Houston, TX., thirteen grandchildren, twenty one great grandchildren, and two brothers- Albert (Ellen) Krasuski of West Burlington, and Howard (Dorothy) Krasuski of Burlington. She was preceded in death by her parents and one brother- Carl Albert Krasuski Jr.

The funeral for Laura Russell will be held at 10:30 a.m. Friday April 27, 2012 at Banks & Beals Funeral Home in Stronghurst with Rev. Jeff Robbins officiating. Burial will be in the Carman Cemetery, Carman, Illinois. Friends may call after 2:00 p.m. Thursday at Banks & Beals, where the family will be present from 6:00 until 8:00 p.m. A memorial fund has been established for the Great River Hospice House in West Burlington. .