Melisse Marie Taeger nee Stevens; beloved wife of Gary; loving mother of Kirsten (Patrick McCaulskey) of Seattle, Andy of Winfield; step mother of Greg of Culpeper, VA and Tracey of Manteno, IL; cherished grandmother of Andrew; dear sister of Leslie (Joe Petraitis) Stevens of Chicago, Tierney (Jerry) Faircloth of Virginia Beach,MD, Kim Stevens of Chicago and the late Joe Stevens; proud aunt of Michael Garcia. Loved by many, a loyoal employee of E. Kinast Distributors for 27 years. Visitation Friday 3:00 until the time of funeral service 7:00 p.m. at the Countryside Funeral Home & Crematory, 950 South Bartlett Rd. (at Stearns Rd.) Bartlett. Following services cremation will be private at the Countryside Crematory. In lieu of flowers donations to the Multiple Sclerosis Society, Greater Illinois Chapter, 525 W. Monroe St., Chicago, Il 60661 would be appreciated. 630-289-7575 or www.countrysidefuneralhomes.com