Rebecca "Becky" Sullivan

December 15, 1941 - November 21, 2020

Rebecca “Becky” Sullivan, age 78, formerly of Mattoon, IL passed away on Saturday, November 21, 2020 at Breeze Park Lutheran Senior Services in Weldon Spring, MO. A memorial service in her honor will be on Friday, June 11, 2021 at noon at Mitchell-Jerdan Funeral Home, located at 1200 Wabash Avenue, Mattoon, IL; Pastor Matt Montgomery will officiate. A committal service will immediately follow at Dodge Grove Cemetery in Mattoon, IL. The visitation will be held from 10:00 AM until the time of service at the funeral home. Becky, who was born in Mattoon on December 15, 1941, was the daughter of the late Donald and Dorothy (Hardy) Bouck. She married her high school sweetheart, Charles Patrick (Pat) Sullivan, in 1962. They enjoyed a loving and vibrant life together until Pat’s death in 2017. At the age of 46, Becky proudly returned to college. She completed her degree in education and became a high school teacher for young parenting women. Becky was a constant fixture in her husband’s, children’s and grandchildren’s lives. She enjoyed attending St. Louis Cardinal games with Pat and cheering for her children and grandchildren at their sporting events. She will be remembered as a devoted, loving, and caring mom, mimi, sister, aunt, and friend. Becky is survived by a daughter, Amy Komnick of Kirkwood, MO; two sons, Gary Sullivan and wife, Pamela, of Erie, PA and Bill Sullivan of Champaign, IL; a sister, Penne Giuliani and husband, Ray, of Catonsville, MD; a brother, Chris Bouck and wife, Sue, of Greenwood Village, CO; four grandchildren, Nolan and Natalie Komnick, Mary and Patrick Sullivan; and several nieces and nephews. She is preceded in death by her brother, Jeffrey Bouck. Donations may be made to Lutheran Senior Services Benevolent Care Fund, 1150 Hanley Industrial Ct, St. Louis, MO 63144. Please visit www.mitchell-jerdan.com or www.facebook.com/mitchelljerdanfuneralhome to light a virtual candle in Becky’s honor or share a memory with the family.