Catherine Marie Riblon

(nee Manno)

Age 72 years, passed away peacefully at home on Saturday, March 30, 2024 after a courageous battle fighting cancer.

Catherine was born in Joliet on January 4, 1952. She attended St. Mary Magdalene Grade School, Joliet East High School and Joliet Junior College. She was employed at WT Grants during high school, later for GAF Industries, Silver Cross Hospital and for 20 years for Argonne National Laboratory retiring in 2017.

She will be remembered for decorating beautiful cakes for all occasions, making dozens of Christmas cookies that were sent to Florida, Wisconsin and Montana. She spent many hours crocheting baby blankets for gifts and scarves for fellow cancer patients (while she was fighting cancer herself) and very much enjoyed playing bunco with her neighborhood lady friends.

Catherine's most devoted job was being a Grandma to Brooklyn, doing many projects together like baking and crafts.

Preceded in death by her parents, Joseph and Mary (nee Ambrosio)

Manno.

Survived by her son, Matthew (Sarah) Riblon; her dearest granddaughter, Brooklyn; her sister, Angeline (Richard) Burke); her nephews, Timothy (Lucy) Burke and Craig (Jennifer) Burke; her great-niece, Cassidy Burke and great-nephews, Alex, Aiden and Harrison Burke; numerous cousins and friends also survive.

Visitation for Catherine M. Riblon will be held at the Farkas Funeral Home

(Richard J. Tapella Funeral Director) on Sunday, April 7, 2024 from 3:00 to 7:00 pm.

Funeral Services will be held on Monday, April 8, 2024 from the funeral home at 9:15 am to Holy Family Catholic Church, Shorewood for a Mass of Christian Burial at 10:00 am.

Entombment to follow the mass at Woodlawn Memorial Park.

In lieu of flowers, memorials in Catherine's memory would be appreciated to Holy Family Catholic Church or Lightways Hospice.

For information please call (815) 725-0100 or you can visit Catherine's memorial tribute page at www.farkasfuneralhome.com