Winifred "Winnie" Wallace Whetzel, 90, formerly of West Brooklyn passed away Tuesday, December 27, 2022 in her home in LaSalle.

Mass of Christian Burial will be Monday, January 2, 2023 at 11:00 a.m. at Holy Cross Church, Mendota with Father Peter Pilon officiating. Burial will be in Restland Cemetery, Mendota. Visitation will be from 9:30 until 10:30 a.m. Monday in the Merritt Funeral Home.

Winnie was born December 23, 1932 in Spring Mills, Maryland to Francis and Mary (Taylor) Hurley, Sr. She married Roy Wallace in 1951 in West Virginia. He preceded her in death in 1953. She married Clifton Whetzel on February 14, 1959 in Hagerstown, Maryland. He preceded her in death in 1998.

Winnie worked at Del Monte for over 40 years. She was a member of Holy Cross Church, Navy Mothers Club of America and Mendota Moose Lodge and was a former Boy Scouts Leader.

She is survived by her daughter Teresa (Kevin Bischler) Whetzel of LaSalle; son Michael (Barbara) Wallace of LaMoille; daughter in law Linda Wallace of Princeton; 8 grandchildren and 11 great grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her parents, her son Bryant Wallace, great grandson Quinton Wallace, four brothers and four sisters.

Memorials may be directed to the Mendota Moose Lodge or Holy Cross Church.