Patricia A. Blackaller, 83, died on Friday, November 2, 2012 at Carle Foundation Hospital, Urbana. Private graveside rites will be at 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, November 6 at Mt. Olive Cemetery, Mayview. There will be no visitation. Rev. Michael Smith will officiate. Patricia was born September 11, 1929 in Rantoul, a daughter of William B. and Florence (Engdahl) McCullough. She married Arthur Blackaller of Chicago in McHenry, IL. He preceded her in death.

Surviving are two sons, Mark (Nancy) Blackaller of Bolingbrook and Patrick (Julie) Blackaller of Rice Lake, Wisconsin; one brother, Robert (Mary) McCullough of Champaign; a sister, Beverly Franklin of Urbana; three grandchildren; one step-grandchild and several nieces, nephews and cousins. She was preceded in death by a sister, Barbara Brown, one niece and one nephew.

Patricia was employed as a secretary at several large corporations in the Chicago area. She later moved to Urbana where she was employed by the University of Illinois for several years. She was a resident of the C-U Regional Rehab Center in Savoy for the past nine years.