Local obituaries for Eighner Funeral Homes
Betty (Elizabeth) Sue Thomas
Jun 13, 2021
Betty (Elizabeth) Sue Thomas, 83 of Wayne City, IL (formally of Plano IL), passed away peacefully at her home on June 13, 2021. Betty was born to Everett and Leathie Allen on June 15, 1937 in Aden, IL. Betty was married to Allen Thomas on July 2, 1966, and shortly after, resided in Plano IL for many years after up...
Teiko Leonard
Jun 8, 2021
Teiko Leonard, 93, of Oswego, IL formerly of Glendale Heights, IL passed away Tuesday, June 8, 2021 at Bickford of Oswego, in Oswego, Illinois. She was born August 22, 1927 in Takao-Shu, Taiwan the daughter of Tokuji and Misako (Tsuda) Kurosawa. She worked in the Ship’s Store in the camera department, at the Yokosuka Navy Base in Japan where they...
Patricia Ann Taxis
May 29, 2021
Patricia Ann Taxis, 78, of Plano, IL passed away Saturday, May 29, 2021 at Willow Crest Nursing Pavilion in Sandwich, IL. She was born July 13, 1942 in Morris, IL the daughter of Robert and Gladys (Akre) Jurney. She married Robert Taxis on June 22, 1963 in Plano, IL. She was a member of First Baptist Church in Plano, IL....
Alma D. Medellin
May 28, 2021
Alma D. Medellin, 51, of Sandwich, IL passed away Friday, May 28, 2021 at Rush-Copley Medical Center in Aurora, IL. She was born July 18, 1969 in Chihuahua, MX the daughter of Hermilia and Antonio (Gonzalez) Castro. She married Fernando Medellin on June of 1991 in Ottawa, IL. She enjoyed spending time with her twin sister, her family, and especially...
James W. Frantzen
May 22, 2021
James W. Frantzen, 76, of Sandwich, Illinois passed away Saturday, May 22, 2021 at his home surrounded by his loving family. He was born December 3, 1944 in Aurora, IL the son of Oscar and Florance (Jefferson) Frantzen. He married Sandra E. Thomas on May 3, 1969 in Plano, IL. He worked as an automobile technician for over 23 years...
Donald P. Langhart
May 20, 2021
Donald P. Langhart, 63, of Sandwich, Illinois passed away Thursday, May 20, 2021 at Presence St. Joseph Hospital in Elgin, IL. He was born January 10, 1958 in Chicago, IL the son of Junior and Marilyn (Hoffman) Langhart. He worked at Plano Molding in Plano, IL for several years. He enjoyed his music and watching the Cubs. He is survived...
Darrell J Shambaugh
May 19, 2021
Darrell J. Shambaugh, 64, of Somonauk, IL passed away Wednesday, May 19, 2021 at his home in Somonauk. He was born September 9, 1956 in Sandwich, IL the son of Harrison and Myrna (Wicks) Shambaugh. Darrell was a graduate of SIU. He enjoyed collecting memorabilia and was an avid bird watcher. He is survived by his Aunt Mildred Greene of...
Everett L. Hyatt
May 19, 2021
Everett L. Hyatt, 82, of Sandwich, IL passed away May 19, 2021 at his home surrounded by his loving family. He was born January 13, 1939 in Plano, IL the son of Lyle and Lucille (Johnson) Hyatt. He married Linda L. Hickman on June 24, 1989 in Lake Geneva, WI. Everett was a US Army Reserve Veteran. He was a...
William E. Allen
May 17, 2021
William Edward Allen, 86, of St. Louis, Missouri passed away Monday, May 17, 2021 in Symphony of Orchard Valley Nursing Home in Aurora, IL. He was born June 26, 1934 in St. Louis Missouri, the son of Fred and Louise (Windsor) Allen. He married Betty Mertens on November 17, 1956 in St. Louis, MO. He was a proud veteran of...
Marilyn E. Caquelin
May 17, 2021
Marilyn E. Caquelin, 72, of Somonauk, IL passed away Monday, May 17, 2021 at her daughter’s home in Leland, IL after a courageous battle with cancer. She was born July 18, 1948 in Moorhead, MN the daughter of Gordon and Violet Rose (Marlow) Herman. She married Frank Mylan in 1970. She later married Leon W. Caquelin on May 3, 2000....
David B. Abbott
May 17, 2021
David B. Abbott, 79, of Leland, IL passed away Monday, May 17, 2021 at OSF St. Paul Medical Center in Mendota, IL. He was born July 24, 1941 in Sandwich, IL the son of Lysle and Lillian (Anderson) Abbott. He married Marilyn Passow on November 2, 1963 in Somonauk, IL. He drove a truck for Lowell Sampson Trucking. He served...
Faylene M Eakle
May 15, 2021
Faylene M. Eakle, 73, of Leland, IL passed away Saturday, May 15, 2021 surrounded by her loving family at her home in Leland. She was born March 27, 1948 in Helen, WV the daughter of James and Mary (Graham) Cline. She married Lee A. Eakle on April 15, 1986 in Cicero, IL. She loved fishing but most of all she...
Ruth Louise Boatman
May 14, 2021
This is the story of Ruth Louise (Lockwood) Boatman, 90, of Plano, Illinois, who passed away on May 14, 2021. Her life was so much more than a one paragraph mention of her birth and death! She was an amazing woman; strong, self-denying, loving, a caring wife, mother, sister, daughter, aunt, grandmother, great-grandmother, great-great grandmother, and friend and she was...
David N. Schwartz
May 5, 2021
David N. Schwartz, 76, of Plano, IL passed away peacefully on Wednesday, May 5, 2021 at his home. He was born September 21, 1944 in Hannibal, MO the son of George R. and Mary Jo (Banta) Schwartz. He married Patricia Hall on August 6, 1966 in Kirksville, MO. He retired from Caterpillar after 43 years. He adored cars, especially Corvettes....
Dorothy Ann Whiteaker
Apr 30, 2021
Dorothy A. Whiteaker, 94, of Sheridan, IL passed away Friday, April 30, 2021 at her home surrounded by her loving family. She was born November 9, 1926 in Sublette, IL, the daughter of Elmer and Clara (Glaser) Fischer. She married Robert L. Whiteaker on December 9, 1955 in Sycamore, IL. She was a member of St. John’s the Baptist Catholic...
Marian M. Ayers
Apr 27, 2021
Marian Margaret Ayers, 93, of La Moille, IL passed away Tuesday, April 27, 2021 at Avantara Nursing Home in Elgin, IL. She was born June 1, 1927 in La Moille, IL the daughter of Albert and Caroline (Lamps) Bauer. She married F. Loren Ayers on November 5, 1947 in La Moille, IL. She was a member of Zion Evangelical Luther...
Dwight M. Klotz
Apr 24, 2021
Dwight M. Klotz, 88, of Big Rock, IL passed away Saturday, April 24, 2021 at his home surrounded by his family in rural Big Rock, IL. He was born August 24, 1932 in Sandwich, IL the son of Glenn and Eleanor (Voss) Klotz. He married Patricia Nelson on July 20, 1952 in Somonauk, IL and later married Irene Allen on...
Christian "Chris" C.B. Baumgartner
Apr 22, 2021
Chris Baumgartner, 52, of Lake Holiday, Somonauk, IL passed away suddenly on Thursday, April 22, 2021 at Kishwaukee Hospital in Dekalb, IL. He was born August 13, 1968 in Buffalo, NY the son of George W. and Nancy J. (Mazurek) Baumgartner. He married Sarah Haylett on June 25, 1994 in West Seneca, NY. He was a part of the Navy...
Todd And Tiffany Burnett
Apr 20, 2021
Todd C. Burnett, 60, of Montello, Wisconsin passed away Tuesday, April 20, 2021 at the University of Wisconsin Hospital in Madison, WI. He was born January 23, 1961 in Melrose Park, IL the son of George and Patricia (Bowers) Burnett. He owned and operated Todd’s Buffalo Lake Lodge in Montello, WI. Todd was very out spoken, hard worker, was a...
Robert "Bob" Jesse Jackson
Apr 20, 2021
Robert “Bob” Jesse Jackson, 73 of Sandwich, Illinois passed away Tuesday, April 20, 2021 in Polk County, Florida as the result of an automobile accident. He was born June 23, 1947 in Chicago, IL the son of Jesse Horace and Mary Louise (Diefenthal) Jackson. Bob married Kathleen Ann Yanz on February 21, 1970 in Villa Park, IL. He was a...
