Alfreda I. Bell (nee Rusiniak), 88, of North Riverside, died April 3, 2012 at Loyola University Medical Center in Maywood.

Born on Nov. 2, 1923, she married John Bell and worked as an assembler for the Western Electric Company in Cicero.

Ms. Bell was preceded in death by her husband; her son, John (Sharon) Bell Jr.; and her brother, Richard Rusiniak. She is survived by her son, Joe (Jeanne) Bell of North Riverside and seven grandchildren.

A funeral service was held April 7, with interment at Queen of Heaven Cemetery in Hillside.

Hitzeman Funeral Home, Brookfield, handled arrangements.