Local obituaries for Eighner Funeral Homes
Phyllis R. Riveland
Jan 26, 2025
Phyllis R. Riveland, 97, of Serena, IL passed away on Sunday, January 26, 2025 at the LaSalle County nursing home in Ottawa, IL surrounded by her loving family. She was born on June 8, 1927 in Northville Township, IL the daughter of George and Helen (Grandgeorge) Shales. She married Robert Riveland on March 19, 1949 in Aurora, IL. She was...
Wayne I. Bagwill
Jan 23, 2025
Wayne Ivan Bagwill, 85, of Sheridan, IL passed away Thursday, January 23, 2025. He was born February 14, 1939 in Sandwich, IL the son of Ivan and Lois (Claude) Bagwill. He graduated from Somonauk High School in 1956. He married Madeline M. Willis on July 21, 1961 in Sandwich, IL at the Federated Church. He was a member of the...
David W. Bennett
Jan 21, 2025
David W. Bennett, 68 of Stilwell, OK; formally of Paw Paw, IL; passed away Thursday, January 21st, 2025 at Saint Francis Hospital in Tulsa, OK, surrounded by his loving family. He was born May 10th, 1956 in Lepanto Arkansas to William and Bertha Cockrell Bennett. They then moved to Nettleton, Mississippi where he spent his childhood. He loved telling stories...
Bernard "Bud" Marren
Jan 21, 2025
Bernard "Bud" Marren 88, passed peacefully in Aurora, IL on January 21, 2025 at Rush Copley Hospital from complications due to a stroke and dementia. Bud was born November 25th, 1936 in Chicago, IL. He was a graduate of St. Willibrord High School and a retired Pipe Fitter from local 597. Formerly from Chicago, Evergreen Park, and Somonauk. Beloved husband...
Alvin Edward Kocher
Jan 21, 2025
Alvin Edward Kocher, who truly "lit up our lives," was peacefully called into the eternal light of the Lord by Jesus on Tuesday, January 21,2025 at his home. He was born on April 19, 1932 in Aurora, Il to the late Cletus and Lucy (Sittler) Kocher. He was raised in Naperville on a dairy farm with his nine siblings. His...
Colleen Ann Cline
Jan 20, 2025
Colleen A. Cline, 73, of Sandwich, IL passed away on January 20, 2025 at JourneyCare Hospice in Barrington, IL. She was born on November 18, 1951 in Cicero, IL. the daughter of Thomas John O’Connell and Adeline Stark. She married John Jack Cline on January 27, 1973 in Elmhurst, IL. Colleen was an avid reader especially fiction and love stories....
Judy M. Hatfield
Jan 16, 2025
Judy (Meade) Hatfield was born on September 4, 1941 in Sandwich, IL. to Carroll and Mavis Meade. She passed away Thursday, January 16, 2025 and was held in God’s arms at Prairie Crossing Living and Rehabilitation Center in Shabbona, IL. Judy attended Sandwich High School. She started her career at Sandwich State Bank as a bookkeeper and then worked for...
Margaret M. Hardekopf
Jan 15, 2025
Margaret M. Hardekopf, 83 of Somonauk, IL. passed away Wednesday, January 15, 2025, at Greenfield of Geneva in Geneva, IL. She was born July 30, 1941, in Sandwich, IL. the daughter of Harvey E. and Magdalene M. (Hann) Haas. She married Don F. Hardekopf on October 3, 1959, in Somonauk, IL. Upon graduation from SHS in 1959 she was employed...
William "Bill" A. Farley
Jan 13, 2025
William A. “Bill” Farley, 70, of Earlville, IL passed away Monday, January 13, 2025 in Midwest City, OK. He was born on July 14, 1954 in Sandwich, IL the son of William C. “Bud” and Rosemary (Williamson) Farley. He farmed in the Earlville area and later owned Farley Excavating Company. Most of all he enjoyed visiting with his family and...
Franque Marvene Dobbs
Jan 12, 2025
Franque Dobbs, 82, of Bloomington-Normal, formerly of Plano, Illinois, passed away peacefully, at home, surrounded by her loving family, on January 12, 2025, after a courageous battle with Alzheimer’s disease. Born on August 20, 1942, in Sandwich, Illinois, Franque was the beloved daughter of Beatrice and Russel Weiss. A graduate of Plano High School, Class of 1960, Franque maintained strong...
Alvin Philip Spera
Jan 9, 2025
Alvin Philip Spera, 92, of Yorkville, IL passed away on Thursday, January 9, 2025 at AccentCare in Naperville, IL. He was born May 31, 1932 in Chicago, IL. the son of Albert and Phyllis (Sawicke) Spera. He married LaVerne Mewes and they were married for 68 years. Alvin enlisted in the United States Naval Reserves in 1949. After three years...
Michael Stanley "Mikey" Bondi
Jan 8, 2025
Michael Stanley “Mikey” Bondi, 31, of Earlville, IL, passed away unexpectedly Wednesday, January 8, 2025, due to a car accident. He was born October 20, 1993 in Elmhurst, IL. The son of Joseph and Lorraine (Koltunczyk) Bondi. Michael was known for his voice impressions; he was always happy and made everyone laugh and always himself. He was an avid video...
Carroll E. Nelson
Jan 7, 2025
Carroll Edwin Nelson, 88, of Windsor Colorado died peacefully among family on January 7, 2025.
Born June 30, 1936 in Earlville Illinois, he graduated from Earlville High School in 1954 and joined the United States Marine Corps. During his enlistment he was assigned to Camp Pendleton, Camp Lejeune and in Korea at the end of the Korean War. He moved to...
Barbara T. Christopher
Jan 7, 2025
Barbara T. Christopher, 86, of Somonauk, IL passed away Tuesday, January 7, 2025, at her home surrounded by her loving family. She was born on September 19, 1938, the daughter of Albert and Irene (Parisot) Fahrlander. She married the love of her life, Wayne “Chris” Christopher on April 12, 1958, in Somonauk, IL and spent the next 62 years together....
Lois Elaine (Tuttle) Burkhart
Dec 29, 2024
Lois Elaine (Tuttle) Burkhart (97) daughter of Ben and Elma Tuttle was born September 24, 1927 died peacefully on December 29, 2024. Lois grew up on the family farm in Newark, IL and loved playing outdoors with all her cousins. Lois graduated from Sandwich High School in 1945 and worked as an administrative assistant at Northern Illinois Gas in Aurora,...
Peggy Jean Fromherz
Dec 27, 2024
Peggy Jean Fromherz, 70, of Somonauk, Illinois passed away Friday, December 27, 2024 at her home surrounded by her loving family. She was born November 30, 1954 in West Chicago, IL the daughter of George and Lucile (Hausler) Baldridge. She married Robbin Fromherz on June 5, 1971 in Aurora, IL. She was a former member of Central Bible Church in...
Robert L. "Bob" Dabbert
Dec 25, 2024
Robert L. “Bob” Dabbert, 86 of Yorkville, IL., passed away Wednesday, December 25, 2024 at Pearl at The Tillers in Oswego, IL. He was born October 19, 1938 in Aurora, IL. the son of George W. and Esther (Kruse) Dabbert of West Chicago, IL. He married Kathleen L. Thompson on March 22, 1962 in West Chicago, IL. He was a...
Kathleen "Kathy" Sue Horn
Dec 23, 2024
Kathleen S. “Kathy” Horn, 71, of Somonauk, IL, passed away Monday, December 23, 2024, at The Pavilion on Main in Sandwich. She was born May 26, 1953, in Sycamore, IL, the daughter of Toivo and Marian (Scheer) Luoma. She married Alan Horn on August 1, 1981, in DeKalb, IL. Kathy was not able to start her day without going to...
Gina M. Beck
Dec 20, 2024
Gina M. Beck, 55 of Earlville, IL passed away on Friday, December 20, 2024 at her home. She was born on September 16, 1969 in Sandwich, IL. the daughter of Larry and Rita Beck. Gina loved the outdoors, crocheting, fishing, and motorcycles. She had a strong faith in the Lord. Most of all, she loved her family more than anything...
Lee A. Eakle
Dec 15, 2024
Lee A. Eakle, 74, of Leland, Illinois passed away on Sunday, December 15, 2024 at Northwestern Medicine Huntley Hospital in Huntley, Illinois. He was born September 12, 1950 in Grand Forks, North Dakota the son of Lemuel and Ru-Jean (Hughes) Eakle. He married Faylene M. Cline on April 15, 1986 in Cicero, Illinois. They were happily married for 35 years...
