Savoy-Dana Leone Gulick, 86, died Friday, July 11, 2008 at home with her family. A funeral service will be held on Thursday, July 17 at 1:00 p.m. at Renner-Wikoff Chapel, 1900 S. Philo Rd., Urbana. Visitation will be held from 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m., burial immediately following the funeral service.

Mrs. Gulick was born on June 14, 1922 in Borton, IL to George Robert Patrick and Orrie Melissa Combs. She was the youngest of four sisters, and she was preceded in death by two sisters, Daisy "Pat" Hallowell and Margaret Bridges. Mrs. Gulick was also preceded in death by husband Dale H. Hardwick, who died in 1960. Mrs. Gulick was married for almost forty years to Marion O. Gulick, who died in 1987.

She is survived by her sister, Pauline Millsap of Altoona, WI; two daughters, Nancy Hardwick Lewis of Champaign, and Nikki Hardwick Brown of Phoenix, AZ; three grandchildren, Tracy Lewis of Champaign, Tricia Lewis (Dean Patterson) of Champaign, and Travis Brown, of Phoenix, AZ; and two great-grandchildren, Will Patterson and Cora Leigh Lewis-Patterson, both of Champaign.

Mrs. Gulick worked at Robeson's Department Store for over twenty years. She traveled all over the United States with her husband Marion and the local chapter of the American Federation of Musicians. She loved her family and friends, music and dancing, sports, anything Illini, chocolate, collecting frogs, and spending time with her baby great-granddaughter, Cora Leigh, one year old.

Dana's family would like to give special thanks to the Hallowell family for all of their love, support, and hot fudge sundaes.

With great affection, we would like to thank Dr. Wrestler, Dr. Topolosky, and the Provena Hospice Team for their exceptional guidance and care. We will be forever grateful.

Memorial contributions can be made to Cunningham Children's Home, Urbana, IL.