BRADFORD — Mary Carol Colgan, 65, of Bradford died on Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2013, at her home surrounded by her loving family. Mary put up a courageous fight for three and one-half years against cancer.

Mary was born May 14, 1947, in Peoria to Gilbert and Bernadine (Hufnagel) Hall. She married James Colgan in Peoria on Nov. 30, 1968. He survives, along with two daughters, Jamie (John) Murphy of Bradford and Lindsey Colgan of Kewanee; two sons, Blake Colgan of Ottawa and Brock Colgan of Bradford; six grandchildren, who adored their "NaNa", Natalie and Ryan Murphy, Taylor and Nolan Colgan, Hayden Holton and Julis Tyus; and three sisters, Sharon Maher of Lake in the Hills, Cheryl (Dan) Puffer of Ozark, Mo., and Julie (Greg) Plotner of Dalton, Ohio.

She was preceded in death by her parents and her infant sister.