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Magdalene M. ''Maggie'' Belisle, 88, of Kankakee, died Wednesday (Sept. 8, 1999) at Provena St. Mary's Hospital.

Burial will be in Mt. Calvary Cemetery, Kankakee.

She was born Sept. 19, 1910 in Beaverville, the daughter of Lawrence A. and Zella M. Fortin Regnier.

Her husband, Leroy A. Belisle, whom she married Jan. 16, 1937 at St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church, died April 16, 1969.

Mrs. Belisle was a registered nurse, working as a private duty nurse and at both St. Mary's Hospital and Riverside Medical Center. She was a graduate of St. Mary's Academy in Beaverville and St. Mary's School of Nursing in Kankakee.

She was a member of the CCW at both St. Teresa and Maternity BVM, where she was a past president.

Mrs. Belisle was a member of the Bourbonnals Grove Historical Society; Women of the Moose; St. Mary's Nurses Alumni Association; a past president and vice president of the Illinois Nurses Association; and past president of the Catholic Council of Nurses.

Surviving are one son, Brian L. Belisle of Momence; two daughters and sons-in-law, Janice and Richard McClain of Bourbonnals and Carolyn and Wayne Walker of Kankakee; two sisters and one brother-in-law, Marguerite Walsh of Sun City Center, Fla., and Norma Jean and Robert Guimond of Bourbonnals; four sisters-in-law, Esther Regnier of Kankakee, Rita Regnier of Indianapolis, Ind., Jeanne Regnier of Lady Lake, Fla., and Celeste Regnier of Bourbonnais; five grandchildren, Wanda and Bruce Gifford of Bourbonnais, Richard McClain Jr. of Ariz., Michael and Marien McClain of Calif., Jason Walker of Fla., Jeanna and David Roesch of Bloomington; three great-grandchildren, Christopher McClain and B.J. and Lauren Gifford.

She was also preceded in death by four brothers, Amos, Romain, Roger and Richard Regnier.

Magdalene married BELISLE, Leroy R on 16 Jan 1937. Leroy (son of BELISLE, Felix Henry and MATHEW, Mina) was born on 23 Mar 1909 in Saint George, Kankakee County, IL; died on 16 Apr 1969 in Kankakee, Kankakee County, IL. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. BELISLE, Brian L was born on 22 Jun 1950 in Kankakee, Kankakee County, IL; died on 21 Apr 2003 in Kankakee, Kankakee County, IL.
2. BELISLE, Janice
3. BELISLE, Carolyn was born on 10 Nov 1946 in Kankakee, Kankakee County, IL; died on 22 Sep 2014 in Kankakee, Kankakee County, IL.

Lawrence + FORTIN, Zella M. Zella and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]