Tamra L. Bierbom, 59 of Utica passed away January 8, 2020 at OSF St. Francis Medical Center, Peoria.

A Celebration of Life will be held January 26, 2020 from 1-5 p.m. at Mendota Elks Club. Merritt Funeral Home, Mendota is assisting the family.

Tamra was born January 28, 1960 in Mendota to Lyle and Carol (Hill) Wendel.

Tami graduated Mendota High School in 1978, Illinois Valley Community College in 1980 and Western Illinois University in 1981. Besides her children, her passions were coffee, chocolate and shopping.

She is survived by her mother Carol of Mendota; her three children Kendra (Dustin) Wolford of Princeton, Kelsey Bokus of Utica and Cole Bokus of Utica.

She was preceded in death by her grandparents and her father in 2014.

Memorials may be directed to Cops 4 Cancer and the Pink Ribbon Club through Illinois Valley Community Hospital.