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Mae E Gardner

May 11, 1943 — March 3, 2025

Aurora

Mae E Gardner, 81 years young, passed away March 3, 2025.

A very loving daughter, wife, mother, sister, aunt, grandmother & great grandmother to all of her family.

Beloved mother to Michael Gardner (Deidre Sanford), Keith Gardner (Sally Gardner) & Kim Poulin (Dennis Poulin). Cherished grandmother to Rhiannon, Richard & Elizabeth Poulin, and great-grandmother to Leilani Enciso. Mae is survived by her dear sister Clara Bergman (Ron Bergman), and sister-in-law Judy Santoyo (Frank Santoyo). Fond aunt to her nephews and nieces - Geni Janetzke (Bryan Janetzke), Caitlyn Van Doornik (Hans Van Doornik), Sydni Miller (Michael Miller), Tuesday Bray (Andrew Bray), Kennedy Santoyo, Riley Santoyo, Gary Roberts, Scott Roberts, Brandon Roberts, and Tommy Suggs.

Mae was preceded in passing by her doting father and mother Clarence & Berneice Helseth, her adoring husband Robert Gardner, her father & mother-in-law Albert Gardner (Fran Gardner), her sister Carol Roberts, and her nephew Frank Santoyo.

Mae worked in many industries in her years including as an editor at Chilton Publishing, bookkeeping for local businesses and as a sales associate. In her free time, Mae was an avid churchgoer who worked with the children in the Awana's club. She is fondly remembered as kind and loving as she was always there for people. Mae enjoyed taking a few weeks for road trips to visit friends and family across the country. Mae always made time for her family no matter what was happening in her life; that's truly how special she was to all who knew and loved her.

Memorial / Celebration of Life TBD


Arrangements Entrusted to Chicagoland Cremation Options in Schiller Park, Illinois.

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