- Date Of Birth: August 21, 1927
- Date Of Death: February 24, 2015
- State: Illinois
Ines Piamonte Mears, 87, of Galesburg, died at 9:15 a.m. Tuesday, February 24, 2015, at Seminary Manor, Galesburg. Ines was born August 21, 1927, in Bogota, Columbia, the daughter of Jose and Marguerite Piamonte Vargas.
She worked as a secretary in Bogota for several years. She then immigrated to the United States in the early 1960s. While living in New York City, Ines worked as a secretary. It was while living there that she met Robert H. Mears, III. They were married on May 25, 1963, in New York City. They then moved to Galesburg and she became a homemaker while their children were young. She also helped teach the English Language for a few years when she first moved to Galesburg. She eventually went back to work, working at the Job Service of Illinois. She also worked for a time at Lombard Middle School. She then retired. Ines was a member of Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church. Ines and Robert belonged to a bridge club for several years. Most of all, Ines enjoyed spending her time surrounded by her family.
Ines is survived by one son, Thomas G. Mears of Galena, KS; one daughter, Nancy (Robert) Curry of Knoxville; and four grandchildren, Bianca Davies-Mears, Gabrielle Curry, Grace Curry, and Nash Curry.
She was preceded in death by her husband on September 25, 2004; her parents; two brothers, Alfonso and Eduardo; and two sisters, Leonor and Cecilia.
