LaNora L. Mann

LaNora Mann (Nora, Peg), 69, of Manteno, passed away Tuesday (Aug. 20, 2019) at Citadel in Kankakee following a long illness. She was born Sept. 10, 1949, in Kankakee the oldest daughter of Rowland and Dolores (Boudreau) Mann. LaNora married Gerhard (Gary) Kress April 20, 1974. She was preceded in death by her husband, father, youngest brother Larry Mann, and her son-in-law Christopher Roseland. Surviving are her only daughter Mariah Roseland, of Manteno; two granddaughters Breanna Young of Tinley Park and Claudia Roseland of Manteno; a sister Loretta Anderson of Manteno; a brother Leroy Mann of Manteno; her mother Dolores Mann of Manteno; and numerous nieces and nephews. Ms. Mann was a graduate of Peotone High School class of '67. She was an avid reader, especially of history, and enjoyed participating in reenactments. She was an animal lover and had a great zest for life, often being referred to as "a little jalapeno popper". Services will be graveside following the cremation at 1 p.m. Sunday Sept. 8, 2019 at Bloom's Grove cemetery in Manteno with dinner afterward at Green Garden Methodist Church in Manhattan.