April
26,
1927
26,
1927
March
20,
2023
20,
2023
Lucile (Burgin) McAllister
Born April 26, 1927, passed into new life March 20, 2023.
Lucile grew up on the family farm northwest of Somonauk with her parents Alonzo and Audrey Burgin and her three siblings. She attended country school for eight years as the only student in her class. She graduated from Somonauk High School and later graduated from Northern Illinois University after many years of night classes.
The core of Lucile’s spiritual and social life was the Somonauk United Presbyterian Church where she met her future husband Orland McAllister (who preceded Lucile in death in 2011). They were married in the church on June 12, 1948. Lucile and Orland were an integral part of the UP Church as they raised their family of five children. Even after the children were grown, they continued to fellowship with the network of dear friends they had made there.
Lucile and the family lived on the McAllister family farm, southeast of Waterman until 1970 when the farm was sold. They built a new home at Edgebrook Subdivision in Sandwich doing much of the finish work themselves.
For her small stature, Lucile was a force of nature. She had more energy than those twice her size. She gave many Somonauk school children their start in school as the kindergarten teacher, implementing all-day kindergarten. Her teaching career spanned 27 years. After retiring from teaching, she was co-owner of The Ollde Mill store in DeKalb from 1981 to 1988. Later she participated in local craft shows and belonged to a craft co-op in LaSalle. In addition to her busy life supporting her family’s many activities Lucile was an excellent seamstress. She created many school outfits, prom dresses and wedding dresses both for herself and her daughters.
Left to honor her memory are, son Reid (Nancy) McAllister of Waterman, daughters Deene (Rob) Wheatley of Colorado Springs, CO, Cherri (Dana) Scheidecker of Greeley, CO, Pam (Jeff) Reifsteck of Batesville, AR, and son Scott (Carolyn) McAllister of Somonauk, 12 grand-children and 11 great grand-children. Along with her brother A. A. “Bud” (Debra) Burgin of DeKalb, sister JoAnn Adrian of Somonauk, brother John (Mary) Burgin of Somonauk and numerous nieces and nephews.
Services will be held on April 29, 2023 at the Turner Eighner Funeral Home in Somonauk. Visitation at 10:00, service at 12:00 with Rev Richter officiating. Private Burial at Oak Mound Cemetery. For more information or to sign the online guestbook go to www.EighnerFuneralHomes.com
Turner-Eighner Funeral Homes
13160 W. Rt 34 ~ P.O. Box 404
Somonauk, IL 60552
(815) 498-2363
Born April 26, 1927, passed into new life March 20, 2023.
Lucile grew up on the family farm northwest of Somonauk with her parents Alonzo and Audrey Burgin and her three siblings. She attended country school for eight years as the only student in her class. She graduated from Somonauk High School and later graduated from Northern Illinois University after many years of night classes.
The core of Lucile’s spiritual and social life was the Somonauk United Presbyterian Church where she met her future husband Orland McAllister (who preceded Lucile in death in 2011). They were married in the church on June 12, 1948. Lucile and Orland were an integral part of the UP Church as they raised their family of five children. Even after the children were grown, they continued to fellowship with the network of dear friends they had made there.
Lucile and the family lived on the McAllister family farm, southeast of Waterman until 1970 when the farm was sold. They built a new home at Edgebrook Subdivision in Sandwich doing much of the finish work themselves.
For her small stature, Lucile was a force of nature. She had more energy than those twice her size. She gave many Somonauk school children their start in school as the kindergarten teacher, implementing all-day kindergarten. Her teaching career spanned 27 years. After retiring from teaching, she was co-owner of The Ollde Mill store in DeKalb from 1981 to 1988. Later she participated in local craft shows and belonged to a craft co-op in LaSalle. In addition to her busy life supporting her family’s many activities Lucile was an excellent seamstress. She created many school outfits, prom dresses and wedding dresses both for herself and her daughters.
Left to honor her memory are, son Reid (Nancy) McAllister of Waterman, daughters Deene (Rob) Wheatley of Colorado Springs, CO, Cherri (Dana) Scheidecker of Greeley, CO, Pam (Jeff) Reifsteck of Batesville, AR, and son Scott (Carolyn) McAllister of Somonauk, 12 grand-children and 11 great grand-children. Along with her brother A. A. “Bud” (Debra) Burgin of DeKalb, sister JoAnn Adrian of Somonauk, brother John (Mary) Burgin of Somonauk and numerous nieces and nephews.
Services will be held on April 29, 2023 at the Turner Eighner Funeral Home in Somonauk. Visitation at 10:00, service at 12:00 with Rev Richter officiating. Private Burial at Oak Mound Cemetery. For more information or to sign the online guestbook go to www.EighnerFuneralHomes.com
Turner-Eighner Funeral Homes
13160 W. Rt 34 ~ P.O. Box 404
Somonauk, IL 60552
(815) 498-2363
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