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Portrait of Ramona Josephine Colen
In Loving Memory of Our Mom

Ramona Josephine Colen

May 15, 1986 – May 31, 2023
Lived 37 years
Rochester, IL
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Ramona J. Colen, 37 of Rochester, passed away on Wednesday, May 31, 2023 at Springfield Memorial Hospital in Springfield. Mona was born on May 15, 1986, in Springfield, the daughter of Charles Downes and Penny Schroeder. She married Kelly Colen on May 13, 2016 and he survives.

Mona loved being a mom and taking care of her children and others. She also enjoyed hiking, cooking and fishing.

She is preceded in death by her brother, Rick; both her paternal and maternal grandparents, as well as 1 uncle and 1 aunt.

She is survived by her husband, Kelly; 5 daughters, Rylee Colen, Morgyn Huckabee, Makenah Huckabee, Malinzi Schroeder and Maddyx Schroeder; parents, Charles Downes and Penny Schroeder; sister, Jennifer (Jason) Downes; best friend, Sunnie Pipkin; nieces and nephews, Zaidyn Marr, Kamdyn Knope, Westin Knope, Koralynn Knope, Emersyn Knope, Elidey Angeli and Jade Miller, as well as one uncle, Ron Schroeder and many other extended family members.

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1986
Born May 15
1995
Ramona was 9 when "Toy Story" became the first fully computer-animated film
1998
Ramona was 12 when "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" was published in America
2001
Ramona was 15 when Apple introduced the iPod
2005
Ramona was 19 when the first video was posted to YouTube
2010
Ramona was 24 when Instagram was launched
2023
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2023
Passed away May 31, age 37
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To the Woman who always made sure she took care of me❤️

I miss you everyday. I cant believe how many things have changed since you've been gone only a year. You were such an amazing Woman and I would do anything to bring you back. I love and miss you so much Mona. This was never supposed to happen but I'm so grateful i can do these things in your memory.❤️ I will love you forever and ever.

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