Angela Alberta Piper

Angela Alberta "Bert" Piper 1925-2013 Angela Alberta “Bert” (Maupin) Piper, 87, of Princeton, Illinois, passed away on Friday, June 28, 2013 at Perry Memorial Hospital with family present. Bert was a lifelong homemaker and a treasured wife, mother and grandmother. Bert was also a devout parishioner of St. Louis Catholic Church in Princeton. Bert was born on August 17, 1925 in Indiantown Township, near Tiskilwa, Illinois, to Owen C. and Virginia M. (Livers) Maupin. She attended Jamison School in rural Tiskilwa, Tiskilwa High School and graduated from Princeton High School in 1943. She worked at a local “five and dime store” in Princeton where she proudly made bows and worked behind the candy counter - it was at this candy counter where she first met her cherished husband. She later worked in the administrative office of Pioneer Hi-Bred in Princeton. She married the love of her life, Robert Rex “Bob” Piper, on September 19, 1945 in the St. Louis Catholic Church Parsonage. Bert assisted Bob in operating their family farm located near Five Points, northeast of Princeton. Many treasured memories were made raising their family on the farm. As one of ten children, and a mother of four, Bert’s life was devoted to her family and to her community. She was deeply loved by her family and will be greatly missed. Services will begin with a visitation on Tuesday, July 2, 2013, from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., at Norberg Memorial Home in Princeton, followed by a recitation of The Rosary at 7:00 p.m. A funeral service will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, July 3, 2013 at St. Louis Catholic Church in Princeton with Father Jeffrey Stirniman officiating. Burial will follow in Elm Lawn Memorial Park. The family will receive friends and family to celebrate Mrs. Piper’s life and love, following her internment, at Harkrader Hall (St. Louis Catholic Church). The family welcomes and encourages all to attend. Bert is survived by her husband of 67 years, Bob Piper of Princeton. She is also survived by one son, Rex (Deb) Piper of Princeton; three daughters, Renee (Gordon) Stuepfert of La Moille, Illinois, Rita (Bruce) Placek of Princeton and Robyn (George “Jay” Jordan) Piper of Del Mar, California; ten grandsons, Scott Stuepfert, Michael Stuepfert, Eric (Emily) Piper, Mark Piper, Kyle Piper, Jay Piper, Brian (Kendra) Placek, Justin Placek, Brandon (Jessica) Placek, and George (“Mick”) Jordan; two granddaughters, Taylor Jordan and Cassandra Jordan; two great-grandsons; five great-granddaughters; and two sisters-in-law, Laura Maupin of Granville, New York and Mary Olson of Walnut, Illinois. She was preceded in death by her parents; four brothers, Owen J., Walter, Charles B. “Barney”, and Edward; and five sisters, Winifred Giltner, Mary Lucille (Albright) Nelson, Elizabeth “Bessie” Hodge, Virginia Finn, and Mary Imelda Hoffman. Memorials may be directed to St. Louis Catholic Church or to the family for charitable disbursement.

Angela Alberta Piper

August 17, 1925 - June 28, 2013