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Jean Louise Borneman, née Mertens, of Elmhurst, age 91, died peacefully Jan. 7, 2011, surrounded by family and friends. Jean has been an active member of Yorkfield Presbyterian Church and PEO for years. Jean was born in Chicago on Jan. 2, 1920, to Martin Bernard and Edna Juliette Ross Mertens,. She was the beloved mother of Mary Louise Sheline, Thomas McKenney, Anne Marie (Dale) Brown, Janet Carol (Leon) Laub and Nancy Jean (Kenneth) Prince; A host of sweet grandchildren; and great-grandchildren bloomed in her love. She was preceded in death by her parents, her first husband Thomas J. McKenney, and her second husband of over 51 years, Rev. George H. Borneman. A memorial service will be held on Monday, Jan. 10, 2011, 11 a.m, at Yorkfield Presbyterian Church, 1099 South York Rd, Elmhurst, Illinois, 60126. In lieu of flowers, please send donations to: Community Compassion Network, c/o Mt Pleasant Community Church, 1400 West Broomfield St., Mt. Pleasant, Michigan 48858. Descendant of Roger Williams. Roger Williams (c. 21st December, 1603-1st April, 1683) was an English-born New England Puritan minister, theologian, and author who founded Providence Plantations, which became the Colony of Rhode Island and later the U.S. State of Rhode Island. He was a staunch advocate for religious freedom, separation of church and state, and fair dealings with Native Americans. Williams was expelled by the Puritan leaders from the Massachusetts Bay Colony and established Providence Plantations in 1636 as a refuge offering what he termed "liberty of conscience". In 1638, he founded the First Baptist Church in America, in Providence. Williams studied the indigenous languages of New England and published the first book-length study of a native North American language in English.
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