Aretta M. Checkles Obituary

It is always difficult saying goodbye to someone we love and cherish. Family and friends must say goodbye to their beloved Aretta M. Checkles of Great Lakes, Illinois, who passed away at the age of 87, on January 18, 2023. You can send your sympathy in the guestbook provided and share it with the family. You may also light a candle in honor of Aretta M. Checkles or send a beautiful flower arrangement to the funeral service.

She was predeceased by: her parents, Gus Mancy and Margaret Mancy; her brother George Mancy; and her son Christopher Checkles. She is survived by: her husband Dr. Nicholas S. Checkles; her siblings, John Mancy, Gus Mancy (Terry) and Renee Wood; her children, Elaine Leatherwood (Lee) and Steve Checkles (Cheri); her daughter-in-law Jenny Checkles; her grandchildren, Nicki Leatherwood-Schoolar (Max), Sam Leatherwood (Caty), Nicholas Checkles (Laura Beth) and Costa Checkles Ariana Checkles (Wen-Ting); her great grandchildren, Aretta and Zelda Schoolar; and her caregivers, Lydia Gonzalez and Sophia Wade.