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BERTHA A. (CAIN) JOINER (1917-2011)
Bertha A. (Cain) Joiner went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Monday, April 18,
2011. She was born July 14, 1917, in Poplar Grove, to Wilbur and Amelia (Mathisen) Cain.
She moved to Sycamore with her family when she was nine. She attended Sycamore High School
and graduated in 1935. Later that summer, she married her childhood sweetheart, Ralph
Joiner, on Aug. 24. They were married for 73 years. Bertha was a wonderful homemaker, a
doting (but very strict) mother, an excellent cook and well-known for making Brown Bobbies
and "Aunt Ber's little pizzas."
Bertha worked at home, computing taxes for her husband, Ralph, later becoming his office
assistant in the county clerk's office. She was a member of the First Baptist Church
of Sycamore, where she was involved as a Sunday school teacher, a leader in the
women's ministries and most often found serving and directing in the kitchen.
She is survived by her daughter, Jeanette Sabel of DeKalb; her son, Larry (Aileen) Joiner
of Scottsdale, Ariz.; daughter, Joyce Joiner of Sycamore; son-in-law, Wes White of
Belvidere; grandchildren, Beth (Daniel) Hoffman of Sycamore, Melanie (Jerry) Howlett of
Tremont, Michael Joiner of Scottsdale, Ariz., Amy (Dean) McIntyre of Phoenix, Ariz., Lara
(Rudy) Joiner-Arnold of Mesa, Ariz., John (Tina) White of Rockford, Jay (Kim) White, Jody
(Robert) Stucker of Belvidere, Jeffery (Cheri) White of Labasa, Figi Islands and Jeremy
White of Rockford; her great-grandchildren, who called her "Grandma Great,"
Cooper and Tucker Hoffman of Sycamore, Paxton Hoffman-Howlett, Sawyer and Dawson Howlett
of Tremont, Nikki, Christy and Travis McIntyre of Phoenix, Shaun Joiner, Katie Arnold of
Mesa, Ariz., Amber (Daniel) McKee of Rockford, Taylor and Derek White, Brittany, Dalton,
Peyton and Tyler Stucker of Belvidere, Andrew, Kristen, Rebecca and Josiah White of
Labasa, Figi Islands and Michaela!
and Micah White of Rockford; two sisters-in-law, Virginia Joiner of DeKalb and Doris
Joiner of Shelby, Ohio; and numerous nieces, nephews and great-nieces and -nephews.
Bertha was preceded in death by her parents; sister, Ann Joiner; brother, Joseph Cain; her
husband, Ralph (2008); one daughter, JoAnn White (2002); and one grandson, Kevin Joiner
(2010).
A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, April 23, 2011, in the First Baptist
Church of Sycamore, 530 W. State St., Sycamore, with the Rev. Stephen Persson officiating.
Burial will be at Elmwood Cemetery, Sycamore. Visitation will be from 3-7 p.m. Friday,
April 22, in Olson Funeral & Cremation Services, Ltd., Quiram Sycamore Chapel, 1245
Somonauk St., Sycamore, and also one hour before the church service.
Bertha's family extends a special thank you to Dr. Thakkar, the staff of DeKalb County
Rehab and Nursing Center and DeKalb County Hospice. Memorials can be made to The Joiner
History Room, located in the Sycamore Library, and to the First Baptist Church of
Sycamore. To share a memory or send a condolence, visit
www.OlsonFH.com or for
information, call 815-895-6589.
Published in Daily Chronicle from April 21 to April 24, 2011
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