- Date Of Birth: December 19, 1920
- Date Of Death: February 4, 2015
- State: Illinois
Florence Lousie Bost, 94 of Centralia passed away Wednesday, February 4, 2015, at Odin Healthcare Center. Florence was born December 19, 1920, in Yonkers, NY, the daughter of Henry Albert Mileti and Dorothy Louise (Krieger) Mileti.
She married John P. Ahlers on November 16, 1946, at St. Mary’s Church in Centralia and he preceded her in death on August 10, 1952. She then married Edward E. Bost on August 17, 1957, at St. Mary’s Church in Centralia and he preceded her in death on February 7, 1994.
She is survived by a son, Christopher E. Bost, and wife Deborah of Centralia; two daughters: Barbara A. Blackston and husband Richard of Clarksville, TN, and Nancy K. Hills of Mill Valley, CA; six grandchildren; ten great-grandchildren; several nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents, two husbands, a sister, Dorothy A. Burke, and a brother-in-law, Thomas Burke.
Florence was a Registered Nurse. She served as a 1st Lieutenant in the Army Nurse Corp during WWII. She was a member of the St. Mary’s Church in Centralia, St. Mary’s Hospital Auxiliary, Centralia V.F.W. Auxiliary, and the Centralia American Legion Auxiliary. She enjoyed taking care of animals and her cat. Most of all she loved spending time with family and friends.
