Paula J. (Koester) Ignat (58) of Richton Park, IL

Paula J. (Koester) Ignat, 58, of Richton Park, IL, died at 10:30 p.m. Friday, November 27, 2020, at her home.

Funeral services will be at 1:00 p.m., Tuesday, December 1, 2020, at Liberty Christian Church, rural Brownstown with Rev. Pete LeDuc officiating. There will be a socially distanced visitation from 12:00 until service time. COVID-19 protocol including, but not limited to face covering and social distancing will be required. Please be respectful of the health and safety of all. Burial will follow at Liberty Cemetery. Memorials may be made to the donor’s choice. Gieseking Funeral Home, Brownstown is assisting the family with arrangements.

Paula was born on Sunday, January 21, 1962, in Vandalia, IL to Howard and Carol (Compton) Koester. She married Sorin Ignat on March 22, 1986. She was a member of Deer Creek Christian Church. She was a chemist/toxicologist. She was manager of Regulatory Affairs and Product Stewardship for BP Lubricants and was a member of the American Chemical Society teamed with Europe, China, and Japan.

She is survived by her husband of over 34 years, Sorin of Richton Park, IL; daughter, Erika (Brian) Ignat-Smith of Champaign; father, Howard Koester of Brownstown; sisters, Karen (Scott) Torbeck of St. Peter and Amy (Timothy) Hoesli of Taylorville; 2 nieces, 1 nephew, and 1 great-nephew.

Paula was preceded in death by her mother and 1 nephew.

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