Maureen Ann Wylie, nee Driscoll, 70, of Maryville, IL, born August 1, 1951, in East St.

Louis, IL, died peacefully in her sleep Sunday, October 17, 2021.

Maureen lost her father at the age of 11 and was forced to grow up much too

quickly. She was a tireless worker from an early age, starting her first job before even

graduating from St. Philip's Grade School in East St. Louis, IL, and working multiple

jobs throughout her time at Academy of Notre Dame High School in Belleville, IL.

Maureen ultimately put herself through college at Southern Illinois University –

Edwardsville, where she graduated in 1973 with a degree in Speech Pathology and

Audiology. Maureen married her high school sweetheart, Rick, in 1972 and enjoyed

being an Army Officer's wife, with stays in Germany, Texas, and California, before

moving to Collinsville, IL in 1978. After spending the 1980s focused on being a mom

to her three kids, Maureen returned to work as a speech pathologist in the early

1990s, helping hundreds of children overcome communication obstacles to lead

improved lives. Never one to stop learning, she reenrolled at SIUE and obtained her

master's degree in Speech Pathology in 1994. By the time she retired in 2008, she

could hardly enter a store without a former student embracing her. Maureen's

greatest passion, though, was her family. Raising her children, and later in life

helping to raise her grandchildren, brought her true contentment. She had endless

patience for her family, cared about every detail of their lives, and tried so hard to

help them have beautiful, fulfilling lives. She especially loved traveling with her

family and managed to visit tens of countries and almost every state with them.

Maureen was the rare soul who took joy in everyone's success and happiness. She

closely followed the lives of nieces, nephews, family friends, and acquaintances and

took great delight in all the good they experienced. If Maureen knew you, she was

rooting so hard for you. Her family hopes to continue her legacy by being even a

fraction as caring about others as Maureen was.

She was preceded in death by her parents, the Honorable Judge John Joseph and

Mary Agnes "Nan", nee Lynch, Driscoll; siblings John"Joe" (survived by Doris),

Elizabeth "Betty", Robert "Bob" and Patricia Sue Driscoll; and brother-in-law Robert

"Bob" Cadagin.

Surviving are husband, James "Rick" Wylie of Maryville, IL; children, Lori (Antonio)

Carrozza of West Dundee, IL, Mark (Aubrey) Wylie of Edwardsville, IL, and Patricia

"Tricia" (Jonathan) Kosar of Yorktown Heights, NY; grandchildren, Jackson Wylie,

Vincent Carrozza, Caroline Wylie, Leo Carrozza, Katherine Wylie, Charlotte Wylie,

Roman Carrozza, Lillian Wylie, Lincoln Wylie, Julia Carrozza, and Tricia and Jonathan

Kosar's first child who will, no doubt, be born filled with Maureen's great spirit in

February of 2022; siblings Margaret "Peggy" Cadagin of Collinsville, IL, Dorothy

"Beebe" (Dr. Marion) Panepinto of Springfield, IL, Sister Sharon Maureen "Marilyn"

Driscoll SSND of St. Louis, MO, Cathy (John) Haunschild of St. Peters, MO, Michael

"Mike" Driscoll of Belleville, IL, and Sharon Miller Carney of Belleville, IL; sister-in-law

Terri Douglas of Mascoutah, IL; and many other cherished relatives and friends.

Visitation: Friends may call from 4 to 7 p.m. Thursday, October 21, 2021, and from

11:00 to 11:30 a.m. Friday, October 22, 2021, at Sunset Hill Funeral Home in Glen

Carbon, IL.

Funeral: We will share words of tribute to Maureen from 11:30 a.m. to 12 p.m.

Friday, October 22, 2021, at Sunset Hill Funeral Home in Glen Carbon, IL,

immediately followed by a procession to Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery in St.

Louis, MO for burial.

In lieu of flowers or a donation, be kind to each other, show your loved ones how

much you love them, and leave those who know you better off because they knew

you, just as Maureen did.