Doris Foley, 99, of Warsaw, Illinois, passed away on Monday, December 15, 2025, at
Memorial Hospital in Carthage, Illinois.
Doris was born on August 26, 1926, the daughter of Henry and Margaret Cole Bruder in
Warsaw, Illinois. She graduated from Warsaw High School in the class of 1944 and
went on to graduate from St. Mary’s Hospital School of Nursing in 1947. She went on to
work at St. Joseph and Keokuk Area Hospitals for thirty years. On November 19, 1947,
she was united in marriage to Elmer E. Foley at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in
Warsaw, of which she was a member. Elmer preceded her in death on September 1,
1982.
Doris spent her life taking care of others and took many people to doctor appointments
throughout her retirement. After her children were grown, she would pick up nursing
shifts on the holidays to ensure young parents were able to spend time with their
families and frequently babysat her grandchildren. She also volunteered at the hospital
gift shop and Birthright, earning the “Friend of Life” award.
Doris is survived by three sons: David (Susan) Foley of Palatine, Illinois, Thomas
(Diane) Foley of Warsaw, and Robert (Kathryn) Foley of Warsaw; her daughter Kathleen
(Joe) Bartholomew of Warsaw; her son-in-law Michael Bliven of Keokuk; twelve
grandchildren; twenty-one great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren on the
way; three special nieces and nephews: Ron Bruder, Martha Schoen and Rich Bruder;
and several nieces, nephews and cousins.
Doris is preceded in death by her husband Elmer; her daughter Beverly Bliven; her
granddaughter Tracy Fowler; two brothers and two sisters-in-law.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10 am on Saturday, December 20, 2025, at the
Sacred Heart Catholic Church parish hall, with burial to follow at Oakland Cemetery in
Warsaw. Visitation will be held from 4 to 7 pm on Friday, December 19, at Printy Funeral
Home in Warsaw. A Rosary Prayer Service will be held at 7 pm on Friday at the funeral
home directly following the visitation.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to St Jude Children’s Research Hospital.
Tributes and condolences may be left at www.printyfuneralhome.com.
Printy Funeral Home of Warsaw is in charge of arrangements.