Nancy Mae Serini

Nancy Mae Serini (nee Schwartz) passed away Friday, February 14, 2020 at Northwestern Medicine Kishwaukee Hospital in Sycamore, IL, where she lived with her sister, Diane Schwartz Soffietti. Nancy is survived by her son, Charles W. Geng of Poway, CA and two granddaughters, Desiree Geng of Phoenix AZ daughter of Brian D. Geng and Elizabeth Geng of Oswego, IL daughter of Charles Geng. She was proceeded in death by her parents, William E. and Miriam (Goodmann) Schwartz, her first husband, Douglas M. Geng and their oldest son, Brian Geng both of Kingdom City, MO. She was widowed from her second husband, Charles Serini of Steedman, MO in 2016.

Nancy was also the aunt of three children of her sister, Andrea (Suzanne) Jacobs of South Elgin, IL; Carrie (Jeff) Bral of Bartlett, IL; and Mark (Katie) Soffietti of Fishers, IN. Also, Nancy was the great aunt to their eight children: Jacob and Chase Bral, twins Austin and Abigail Jacobs, and Beatrix, George, Peter and Marjorie Soffietti. She was also sister-in-law, step-grandmother, step-great-grandmother, and aunt to many Serini family members. She was a loved cousin to maternal cousins Joe (Vicki) Goodmann of Sadorus, IL, John (Jeanine) Goodmann of Pesotum, IL and Mary Goodmann of Springfield, IL.

Nancy graduated from Pekin Community High School in 1963. She married Doug Geng in August of 1965 at First Methodist Church of Pekin. While married to Mr. Geng, Nancy helped with business ventures such as the Carriage Trade, a catering business of San Diego, and several motels from California near Yosemite National Park and Fulton, MO. Nancy married Charles Serini in May of 1995 at the gazebo of Mineral Springs Park, Pekin, IL. Together they were proprietors of a motel in Coulterville, CA approximately 35 miles from Yosemite. They then moved back to Steedman near Fulton, MO in 1999 where she lived until his death in November of 2016. Nancy was still close to many members of the Serini family from DeLoge and Franklin, MO.

Nancy was a dog lover, having two dachshunds, Beau and Callie. She also loved to read and was learning to knit and crochet.

While only in Sycamore a short time, Nancy was well-loved by all who met her including the staff of Davida Sycamore Dialysis on Gateway, the Library Loopers, and members of Sycamore United Methodist Church. The family would like to sincerely thank the nursing staff and doctors of the ICU at Northwestern Medicine Kishwaukee Hospital and Davita in Sycamore. Cremation was entrusted to the Finch Crematory. Burial will be at Lakeside Cemetery of Pekin, IL in April. Arrangements were entrusted to: Finch Funeral Home 310 Oak St. DeKalb, IL, 60115 (815) 758-3841.