Francine Helen Wallery

September 27, 1947 - August 9, 2018

Francine H. Wallery, age 70, of Dixon, and formerly of Sioux City, IA, died Thursday August 9, 2018, in her home surrounded by family following a long illness. She was born September 27, 1947, in San Francisco, CA, the daughter of Isaac and Helen (Gonzales) Royal. Francine was a Special Education teacher in Sioux City IA, teaching at Woodrow Wilson Middle School, and Bryant, Riverside, Lowell, and Crescent Park Elementary Schools. She enjoyed spending time with family and friends, and loved singing, dancing, and making people laugh. Francine was an amazing mother, wife, grandmother, sister, and friend. Francine married David Wallery August 27, 1966, in San Francisco, CA. She was preceded in death by her parents and her beloved aunt Isabelle Taylor. Survivors include her husband of 52 years; her 2 sons Derrick D. (Ethel) Wallery of Chicago and Shawn S. (Paloma) Wallery of Byron; her daughter Corena I. (Daniel) Steinmeyer of Dixon; 6 grandchildren Isabel and Ines Wallery, Hayden and Hannah Steinmeyer, and Sheyenne and Savannah Wallery; her brother Gene Royal of San Francisco, CA. Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Tuesday, August 14, 2018, at 10:30 AM in St. Patrick Catholic Church in Dixon with the Rev. Keith Romke, Pastor, officiating. Burial will follow in Oakwood Cemetery in Dixon. Visitation will be held on Tuesday, from 9:00 AM until time of service in the church. A memorial has been established for cancer research.