- Date Of Birth: July 25, 1927
- Date Of Death: March 23, 2010
- State: Illinois
Doris L. Jennings Garncarz, 82, of Ottawa, died Tuesday evening, March 23, at the Ottawa Pavilion surrounded by her family. Doris was born July 25, 1927 in Greenfield to Carey and Bertha (Kirby) Rhoads. She married Theron L. Jennings, Sr. on March 25, 1947 at Central Church of Christ in Streator.
He died April 6, 1974. She later married Anthony A. Garncarz on June 19, 1982 at St. Columba Church in Ottawa. He died January 27, 2009. She worked at Owens Illinois Glass Company in Streator, owned and operated the Hamburger Inn in Streator and later worked at Bakelite in Ottawa. She was a member of St. Columba Church in Ottawa and past president of the VFW Auxiliary post 1492 in Streator.
She is survived by five children, Terry (Jill) Jennings of Ottawa, Gary (Marcia) Jennings of Whittier, North Carolina, JoAnne Prusynski of Seattle, Washington, Roger (Tina) Jennings of Whittier, North Carolina and Debbie Jennings of Ottawa; 13 grandchildren and 18 great-grandchildren; one brother, John (Byrl) Rhoads of Godfrey and one sister, Helen VanHyning of Streator.
She was preceded in death by her parents, first husband, Theron; second husband, Anthony; one son, Gerald Jennings; one grandson, Brian Prusynski; one granddaughter, Tamra Williams; 3 sisters, Katie Handling, Mary Housewright and Betty Wilson; 2 brothers, Carl and Robert Rhoads.
