She was born Sept. 30,1931, in Hinsdale, Ill., to the late Otis and Adda Ruby Bates. She married Jack Orbell on March 26, 1949. She was a retired manager from Colonial Deli.
She was preceded in death by her parents; three sisters, Grace Murry, Florence bates, and Virginia Bates; and one brother, John Bates.
Survivors include: her husband, Jack; three daughters, Peggy Ludwig, of Romeoville, Ill., Penny Schwass, of Westmont, Ill., and Cindy Myers, of Sugar Creek; one son, Jack Orbell, Jr., of Westmont, Ill.; three brothers, Norman Bates, of Glenwood, Ill., Donald bates, of Downers Grove, Ill., and James Bates, of Villa Park, Ill,; seven grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
No services are planned.
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