Cay Lynne McCrea

Cay Lynne McCrea 60, of DeKalb passed away on Thursday, April 26, 2018 at home after a courageous battle with cancer.  She was born on November 22, 1957 at Parkview Memorial Hospital in Ft. Wayne, IN and was the daughter of Thomas and Barbara (Stirlen) McCrea.

Cay worked in the DeKalb County Court Services office for more than 30 years.  She attended DeKalb schools and graduated from DeKalb High School with the class of 1975.  Cay loved sports.  While in high school, she was a great fan of the wrestling team.  She played softball on DeKalb Park District teams for several years.  She loved watching her nephew Josh and her son Sabastein play soccer.  Cay enjoyed watching the Duke Blue Devils basketball team, the Minnesota Vikings and the Chicago Cubs on TV.  Cay especially loved the family summer vacations at Lost Lake in Northern Wisconsin.

Survivors include; son; Sabastein Chaney-McCrea of DeKalb, parents; Tom and Barb McCrea of DeKalb, two sisters; Cynthia McCrea of Roscoe, IL (her loving caregiver) and Christine Salisbury of Sycamore, nephew; Joshua (Fallon) McCrea of Port Orchard, WA, nieces Amber Salisbury of DeKalb and Stephanie (Thomas Reese) Browning of Des Moines, IA, great nieces Presley and Bailey McCrea of Port Orchard, WA, Eysis Mae and Mabel Joy Adams of DeKalb and Hatie Jane Alexander of Sycamore, uncles James (Deanna) McCrea of Ft. Wayne, IN, Steven (Emmalean) More of Ossian, IN and Patrick (Nina) Stirlen of Snow Lake, IN, and several cousins.  She is also survived by very dear friends and high school classmates Dianna Busha, Deanna Ellis, Joanne McNamara and Bertha Williams.  She was preceded in death by her grandparents and a nephew, Ronald Salisbury.

The family would like to thank Cay's dear friend Dianna Busha for assisting Cindy with Cay's care during her illness and also the staff at Northwestern Medicine Hospice DeKalb for their excellent care given to Cay.

Funeral service will be held on Tuesday May 1, 2018 at 11:00am in the First United Methodist Church in DeKalb with Reverend Jonathon Crail officiating. Burial will follow the service in Fairview Park Cemetery in DeKalb. Visitation will be held on Monday April 30, 2018 at 4:00pm till 7:00pm in the Finch Funeral Home, and also on Tuesday May 1, 2018 from 10:00am till the time of the service in the church. The family requests memorials instead of flowers, and has asked you to donate to Northwestern Medicine Hospice DeKalb. Arrangements were entrusted to: Finch Funeral Home 310 Oak St. DeKalb, IL, 60115 (815) 758-3841.