July
17,
1939
17,
1939
September
15,
2023
15,
2023
Billie Andersen, 84, of Sandwich, IL, passed away on Friday, September 15,2023 at The Grove of St. Charles, IL, surrounded by his loving family. He was born on July 17, 1939 in Princeton , IL, the son of Simon and Lillian (Fox) Andersen. He married the love of his life Barbara Barbieri on August 20, 1963 in Seneca Falls, NY. He was a member of the Sandwich Church of the Nazarene for many years. He proudly served in the U.S. Army working on special weapons from 1961-1963. Billie loved spending his time coloring. He had a lifelong passion for animals, in which he fostered and rescued numerous over the years. His dog Charlie was always by his side. Most of all Billie loved being a Grandpa to his grandchildren.
Billie is survived by his son, Larry Andersen; two daughters, Rebecca (Greg) Peters and Tina Andersen; five grandchildren, Birdy and Samuel Andersen, Lillian and Pippa Peters, and Avery Andersen; two siblings, Howard Andersen and Judy Pilny; sisters-in-law, Shirley Andersen, Sharon Estes, and Francis Miracle, and numerous nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his wife Barbara; brothers, Simon “Junior” and Richard “Andy” Andersen and sister, Pauline Simpson.
Visitation will be held from 10:00 to 11:00 am on Wednesday, September 20, 2023 at Burkhart-Eighner Funeral Home, located at 606 E. Arnold Rd. Sandwich, IL 60548. Funeral Services will be at 11:00 am with Pastor Tom Bourke officiating. Burial will follow at Pratt Cemetery in Sandwich, IL. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be given to It’s a Pittie Rescue at www.rescueapittie.org . For more information or to sign the online guestbook please visit www.EighnerFuneralHomes.com
Burkhart-Eighner Funeral Home
606 E. Arnold Rd.
Sandwich, IL 60548
(815) 786-2165
Billie is survived by his son, Larry Andersen; two daughters, Rebecca (Greg) Peters and Tina Andersen; five grandchildren, Birdy and Samuel Andersen, Lillian and Pippa Peters, and Avery Andersen; two siblings, Howard Andersen and Judy Pilny; sisters-in-law, Shirley Andersen, Sharon Estes, and Francis Miracle, and numerous nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his wife Barbara; brothers, Simon “Junior” and Richard “Andy” Andersen and sister, Pauline Simpson.
Visitation will be held from 10:00 to 11:00 am on Wednesday, September 20, 2023 at Burkhart-Eighner Funeral Home, located at 606 E. Arnold Rd. Sandwich, IL 60548. Funeral Services will be at 11:00 am with Pastor Tom Bourke officiating. Burial will follow at Pratt Cemetery in Sandwich, IL. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be given to It’s a Pittie Rescue at www.rescueapittie.org . For more information or to sign the online guestbook please visit www.EighnerFuneralHomes.com
Burkhart-Eighner Funeral Home
606 E. Arnold Rd.
Sandwich, IL 60548
(815) 786-2165
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