Denise Lynne Baer

May 5, 1957 - July 17, 2017

Denise Lynne Baer Denise Lynne Baer (nee Hejna), age 60, of Braidwood, IL passed away on Monday, July 17 at her home. Denise was born on May 4, 1957 in Joliet, IL to the late Merrill and Vivian (nee Breen) Hejna. She graduated Wilmington High School with the class of 1975 and married William Baer on June 17, 1978. Devoted member of the Immaculate Conception Church in Braidwood, the Legion of Mary and Council of Catholic Women. Surviving are her husband, William; son, Ben (Shannon) Baer of Coal City; and daughter, Penny Baer of Jacksonville, IL; grandsons, Luke Cairns and Xavier Baer of Coal City, IL; and brothers Fred Hejna, David (Lynn) Willenborg, Don Willenborg and Dan (Susan) Willenborg. She was preceded in death by her parents, Merrill and Vivian Hejna. Family and friends will meet at the Immaculate Conception Church in Braidwood for mass of Christian burial on July 21, 2017 at 11:00 am. Rev. Show Reddy Allam will officiate. Interment will follow in Mt. Olivet Cemetery in Wilmington. The visitation will be Thursday, July 20, 2017 from 4:00 pm to 8:00 pm. In lieu of flowers memorial gifts maybe directed to the donor’s choice. For more information find us on Facebook at R.W. Patterson Funeral Homes. For more information find us on Facebook at R.W. Patterson Funeral Homes.