Stephanie Rivera

February 4, 1966 - August 8, 2021

Stephanie Rivera, 55 , a resident of Mt. Vernon, Illinois, passed away on Sunday, August 8, 2021, at St. Mary's Hospital in Centralia after a short battle with Covid. Stephanie worked from the time she was 15, starting at Dipper Dan's at the Mt. Vernon Mall, having many Jobs, including being a C.N.A. She also was at White Oak Nursing Home as a dietary manager. An Automobile accident in April of 2016 rendered her disabled. Stephanie is survived by special friend, Robert McGovern; Her four children, Brandon Carello, Candice Beard, and her twins, Tyler and Meghan Beard, all of Mt. Vernon, IL; Several grandchildren, including Tristan Max Carello, Brent Beard, and Karson Beard, all of Mt. Vernon; two sisters, Shelley Meyers of Mt. Vernon and Salinda Wittevrongel and husband Frank of Thornton, Colorado; A step-sister , Susan Thompson of Michigan; Her mother, Pattie Osborne Raffa of Mt. Vernon; Her beloved aunt and uncle, Don and Linda Cole, and uncle Max and Kathleen Hoffman of Minooka, Illinois; A very special friend and daughter that she so dearly loved, Vanessa and Emmarie; One niece and three nephews; and many cousins and their families, all of whom she loved, especially Todd Cole; as well as her former husbands, Jeff Carello, Rob Lowe, and Bobby Beard. She was preceded in death by her husband, Jose Rivera; her father, Paul Osborne; her step-father, Louie Raffa; her beloved grandparents, Edna and Leo Conner; and paternal grandparents, Bob and Kay Pedersen; her uncle, David Hoffman; and a step-brother and step-sister, Ray Helsing and Kathy Parkhill. Osborn Funeral Home in Dix has been entrusted with arrangements, and no public services were held, at the request of her family. Interment took place at Panther Fork Cemetery. Online condolences may be made at www.osbornfuneral.com, or on the Osborn Funeral Home Facebook page.