Tollstam, Maila A.

TOLLSTAM, BECKSTROM, HAND, LUNG, SMITH

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Date: 2/26/2008 at 09:09:56

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FULTON, Ill. — Maila A. Tollstam, 39, of 704 11th Ave., Fulton, Ill., died Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2008, at Harbor Crest Nursing Home, Fulton.A memorial service will begin at 6:30 p.m., Monday, Feb. 25, 2008, at the Fulton Chapel of the Bosma-Renkes Funeral Home, Fulton. The Rev. David Austin, pastor of Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, Fulton, will officiate. Visitation will be from 3:30 p.m. until the time of the memorial service, Monday, February 25, 2008, at the Fulton Chapel of the Bosma-Renkes Funeral Home.At Maila’s request, her body was donated for medical science. Memorials can be made to the Multiple Sclerosis Society. She was born December 10, 1968, in Chicago to Donald F. and Sharon A. (Beckstrom) Tollstam. She attended the Fulton, Ill., grade schools and graduated from Fulton High in 1987. She graduated Cum Laud from Augustana College in Rock Island, Ill., with a BS in Education.She married James J. Hand on June 17, 1995, in Fulton. He survives. She was employed with DS Wentworth Public School in Chicago. Later she was employed with Fulton High School teaching English, Speech and Literature. Maila was a member of Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, Fulton. She belonged to ACTA Tae Kwan Do in Clinton and held a black belt. She assisted with the start up of the speech team at Fulton High School and was the coordinator for the school newspaper and yearbook. She assisted with theatrical summer camps for children in the inner city of Chicago. Maila was a former Fulton Dutch Days queen and enjoyed riding motorcycles with her husband. She loved teaching and every student was special to her. Survivors include her husband, Jim; a daughter, Roane Julia Tollstam Hand, at home; her mother and stepfather, Sharon and Nick Lung, Leaf River, Ill.; a sister, Kirsten (Mrs. Terry) Smith, Bloomington, Ill.; and a brother, David (Nancy) Tollstam, Island Lake, Ill. She was preceded in death by her father, Donald F. Tollstam.To send online condolences, go to www.bosmarenkes.com. Death date: Feb. 19, 2008
Published in the Clinton Herald from 2/20/2008 - 2/23/2008