Local obituaries for Eighner Funeral Homes
Alma E. Leifheit
Jul 25, 2011
Alma E. Leifheit of Sandwich, IL passed away Monday, July 25, 2011 at Sandwich Rehabilitation & Health Care Center. She was born May 25, 1919, to Stephen & Edith (Stewart) Jump. She graduated from Rollo High School. She held many positions over the years; however, is probably most remembered by her years of working at Parks Brothers in Sandwich and...
Barbara A. Robbins
Jul 25, 2011
Barbara A. Robbins, 74, of Ottawa, IL passed away Monday, July 25, 2011 at Ottawa Regional Hospital in Ottawa, IL. She was born January 5, 1937 in Fort Mountain, TN, the daughter of John Wesley and Eva Marie (Woods) Harris. She married John Bailey Robbins on December 17, 1955 in Keokee, VA. She had been member of New Life Ministries...
Lawrence R. "Butch" Meaney
Jul 24, 2011
Lawrence R. "Butch" Meaney, 67, of Earlville, IL passed away peacefully Sunday, July 24, 2011 at St. Mary’s Catholic Hospital in Rochester, MN. He was born August 20, 1943 in Ottawa, Illinois, the son of Lawrence and Mildred (Grubb) Meaney. He graduated from Saint Columbus and Marquette High School in Ottawa. He was a Veteran of the United States Navy....
Mavis B. Riedelsperger
Jul 23, 2011
Mavis B. Riedelsperger, 86, of Hinckley, IL passed away Saturday, July 23, 2011 at her home. She was born May 19, 1925 in Sandwich, IL, the daughter of Emmer and Clara (Johnson) Vermeland. She married Ervin Riedelsperger on January 19, 1947 in Sandwich, IL. Mavis was a member of St. Paul’s United Church of Christ in Hinckley. She enjoyed birds,...
Maxine Rose Allen
Jul 19, 2011
Maxine Rose Allen, 88, of Sandwich passed away Tuesday, July 19, 2011 at her residence. She was born September 13, 1922 in Earlville, IL, the daughter of Jacob and Alice (Spray) Tanser. She married Ralph A. Allen on November 27, 1943. She retired from for General Telephone in Sandwich after 27 years of service. She enjoyed the simple things in...
Joann Milam
Jul 16, 2011
JoAnn Milam, 81, of Chicago, IL formerly of Ottawa, IL passed away, Saturday, July 16, 2011 at Lakeview Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Chicago. Graveside services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Friday, July 22, 2011 at Precinct Cemetery in rural E
Karen L. Wasson
Jul 13, 2011
Karen L. Wasson, 67, of Somonauk, IL passed away Wednesday, July 13, 2011 at her home in Lake Holiday. She was born July 8, 1944 in Streator, IL the daughter of Frank and Gertrude (Renn) Heinbuecher. She married James Wasson on June 5, 1965 in Streator. She was a member of St. John the Baptist Catholic Church, former member of...
Marion Brue
Jul 9, 2011
Marion Brue, 76, of Yorkville, passed away Saturday, July 9, 2011 at Valley West Community Hospital in Sandwich, IL. He was born April 10, 1935 in Norway, the son of Ole and Anna (Olson) Brue. He married Sharon Stambaugh on November 28, 1957 in Plano, IL. He was a member of the Illinois Farm Bureau and the Sandwich Moose Lodge....
Leroy Harold Fox
Jul 9, 2011
Leroy Harold Fox, 78, of Sandwich, passed away Saturday, July 9, 2011 after a courageous battle with cancer at Edward Hospital in Naperville, IL. He was born August 19, 1932 in Sandwich, IL the son of Leo and Grace (Burns Elliott) Fox. He was together with the love of his life, Sherry Thomas, for 33 years and they were married...
Percy L. Reeve
Jul 8, 2011
Percy L. Reeve, 88, of Plano, IL, passed away Friday, July 8, 2011 at his residence in Plano surrounded by his family. He was born November 10, 1922 in Oakdale City, IA the son of Frank and Harriet (Lutz) Reeve. He grew up in Iowa until he was fourteen then moved to Hinckley, IL and worked on the family farm....
Samuel George Silburn
Jul 4, 2011
Samuel George Silburn, 74, of Earlville, IL passed away Monday, July 4, 2011 at Willow Crest Nursing Pavilion in Sandwich, IL. He was born June 29, 1937 in Waterman, IL, the son of Millard J. and Maye Ora (Nelson) Silburn. He was employed for DeKalb Ag for over 25 years. He is survived by one sister, Ora Libersky of Earlville;...
Margaret "Bea" Bagley
Jul 4, 2011
Margaret B. Bagley, 86, of Sandwich, IL formerly of Columbus, GA passed away, July 4, 2011 at Willow Crest Nursing Pavilion in Sandwich. She was born July 28, 1924 in Wedowee, AL, the daughter of Odis and Susie (Shephard) East. She married Eli J. “Bud” Bagley in 1949 in Phoenix City, AL. She was a long time owner of the...
Lydia A. Venuso
Jul 2, 2011
Lydia A. Venuso, 82, of Somonauk, IL, passed away Saturday, July 2, 2011 at Provena Mercy Medical Center in Aurora. She was born June 13, 1929 in the Philippines, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Celestino Ambida. She married Nicholas A. Venuso on October 4, 1958 in Chicago, IL. She was a former three time Beauty Queen in the Philippines...
Charlotte A. Johnson
Jun 29, 2011
Charlotte A. Johnson, 69, of Sandwich, IL passed away Wednesday, June 29, 2011 at her home. She was born December 27, 1941 in Soldiers Grove, WI, the daughter of Alert and Corneila (Olson) Burkum. She was an Activities Assistant at Willow Crest Nursing Pavilion in Sandwich. She was a member of Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Rockford and a avid...
Gerald E. Sampson
Jun 29, 2011
Gerald E. Sampson, 86, of Leland, IL passed away, Wednesday, June 29, 2011 at Willow Crest Nursing Pavilion in Sandwich. He was born April 20, 1925 on the family farm in Victor Township, Leland, he was the son of Levi Silas and Gladys Viola (Benson) Sampson. He married Carol (Cissne) Heintz at the Leland United Methodist Church. Gerry graduated from...
Amelia Passow
Jun 25, 2011
Amelia Passow, 103, of Leland, IL passed away Saturday, June 25, 2011 at Jabez Elder Care in Somonauk, IL. She was born March 15, 1908 in Aurora, IL, the daughter of John and Julia (Zaha) Pinks. She married Dale L. Passow on October 23, 1937 in Somonauk. She was the oldest surviving member of St. John’s Lutheran Church in Somonauk...
Kathryn C. Fahrlander
Jun 24, 2011
Kathryn C. Fahrlander, 98, of Plano, formerly of Aurora, IL passed away Friday, June 24, 2011, in Willow Crest Nursing Pavilion in Sandwich, IL. She was born December 22, 1912 in West Brooklyn, IL the daughter of August and Linnie (Parker) Chaon. She married Louis Fahrlander in 1936 in Aurora, IL. She graduated from Aurora College in 1965 and was...
Lonnie Edward Clapper
Jun 22, 2011
Lonnie Edward ClapperThe world has truly lost one of the most kind, gentle, caring and thoughtful men anyone has ever known. Lonnie Edward Clapper of Plano, IL died Wednesday, June 22, 2011 of complications from necrotic pancreatitis at UIC Hospital in
Gertrude M. Middleton
Jun 18, 2011
Gertrude M. Middleton, 95, of Somonauk, Illinois passed away, Saturday, June 18, 2011 at Tillers Health Care Residence in Oswego, IL. She was born August 16, 1915 in Sandwich to the farming family of Louis and Mary (Flaherty) Rohrer, she was the oldest sibling of Charles and Joanna Rohrer Yoesle. Gertrude attended Potter-Dreshmire Country School for eight grades and was...
Dean A. Boyle
Jun 16, 2011
Dean A. Boyle, 82, of Wheaton, IL passed away, Thursday, June 16, 2011 at Willow Crest Nursing Pavilion in Sandwich, IL. He was born June 18, 1928 in Aurora, IL the son of Clarence and Lola Norman Boyle. He was a member of the Seventh Day Adventist Church in Glen Ellyn, IL, Past Presidents without Partners. Dean was a U.S....
