Celebration of Life services for Linda Belle McGrew, 61, of Fithian, and a former resident of Urbana, will be at 10 a.m., Saturday, May 3, 2008, at St. Nicholas Antiochian Orthodox Church, 312 W. Elm, Urbana. The V. Rev. Fr. James Ellison will officiate.

Visitation will be Friday, May 2, 2008, from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the church. The Trisagion Service will be held at 7:45 p.m. Friday.

Heath and Vaughn Funeral Home, 201 N. Elm, Champaign, is assisting the McGrew family.

Mrs. McGrew died at 11:51 p.m., Sunday, April 27, 2008, at her home.

She was born Dec. 10, 1946, in Kewanee, Illinois, the daughter of Emil and Vera Viola (Tyng) DeClercq. She married Everett Leff on April 24, 1965, in Kewanee. She married Donald R. McGrew on June 20, 1987, in Mahomet.

Mrs. McGrew is survived by her husband; four sons, Michael (Diana) Leff, Phoenix, Arizona, Timothy (Daniella)  Leff, serving in the U.S. Navy in Germany, James (Shannon) Leff, of Arizona, and Jason Leff, of Fithian; one daughter, Patricia Sugano, of Aurora, Illinois; three brothers, Emil(Carol) DeClercq, Mt. Olive, Illinois, Dennis (Becky) DeClercq, Brownsburg, Indiana, and David (Tammy) DeClercq, of Arlington, Texas; and ten grandchildren, Megan, Kaitlin, and Ryan Leff, of Phoenix; Timothy, Krystal, Andrew, and Isabella Leff, in Germany; Christian Leff, in Florida; Madison Leff, Fithian; and Laura Sugano, of Aurora.

She was preceded in death by her parents.

Mrs. McGrew received an Associates Degree from Blackhawk Community College, Kewanee. She was employed by the Illinois Department of Human Services as a case worker for 20 years, retiring in 1996.

She was a member of St. Nicholas Antiochian Orthodox Church in Urbana, where she served on the Benevolence Committee.

Her hobbies included sewing and crossword puzzles. She loved her dogs.

Memorial contributions may be made to the church.

Condolences may be offered to the family at www.heathandvaughn.com.