Local obituaries for Eighner Funeral Homes
Mark J. Lyman
May 18, 2018
Mark J. Lyman, 66, of Peoria, AZ passed away Friday, May 18, 2018 at his home. He was born May 7, 1952 in Aurora, IL, the son of William J. and Ethel M. (Ropp) Lyman, Jr. Mark was the superintendent of Peoria Pines Golf Course in Peoria, AZ. He is survived by one brother, Gary W. (Sue) Lyman of Newark,...
Edna T. Huber
May 17, 2018
Edna Rompf Huber, 89, of Sandwich, IL passed away Thursday, May 17, 2018 at Willow Crest Nursing Pavilion in Sandwich. She was born January 4, 1929 in Somonauk, IL, the daughter of Ottmar W. and Marguerite T. (Witt) Rompf. She married Vincent F. Huber on August 26, 1950 in Somonauk, IL. Edna was a member of the Sandwich Women of...
Roger V. Huber
May 14, 2018
Roger V. Huber, 60, of Sandwich, IL passed away Monday, May 14, 2018 at his home in Sandwich, IL. He was born December 2, 1957 in Sandwich, IL the son of Vincent and Edna (Rompf) Huber. He was formerly a member of the Sandwich Moose Lodge 1016. He worked for several years at All-Steel and then at DuPage Precision Products....
Howard C. Hutchinson
May 14, 2018
Howard C. Hutchinson, 88, of Somonauk passed away Monday, May 14, 2018 at his home surrounded by his loving family. He was born July 20, 1929 in Williamstown, KY, the son of Fred S. and Shirley M. (Colcord) Hutchinson. He married Mona M. Hartman. After her passing, Howard married Jean M. Schultz on his 63rd birthday, which was also the...
Sandra Sue Wilson
May 12, 2018
Sandra L. Wilson, 81, of Plano, IL went home to be with the Lord and those who have gone before her on Saturday, May 12, 2018. She was born April 25, 1937, the first of three daughters to Armand “Doc” and Lucile “Lucy” Legner. She attended Sandwich schools and graduated from Sandwich High School with many friends and memories of...
Howard Wayne Harner
May 11, 2018
Howard Wayne Harner, 90, of Earlville, was re-united in heaven with the love of his life, Dora Mae Harner, on May 11, 2018. Howard passed away in peace at Mendota Heritage Manor surrounded by his children. Visitation will be from 5:00 to 8:00 on Monday, May 14, at the Hanley-Turner-Eighner Funeral Home, Earlville. Services will be at 11:00 a.m. on...
Terry D. Thompson
May 10, 2018
Terry D. Thompson, 54, of Keene, NH formerly of Earlville, IL passed away Thursday, May 10, 2018 at University of MA Medical Center in Worcester, MA. He was born November 21, 1963 in Aurora, IL the son of Merritt and Karen (Summer) Thompson. He graduated from West Aurora High School. He loved spending time with his family. He is survived...
Glenn C. Bower
May 5, 2018
Glenn C. Bower, 93, of Sandwich, IL passed away Saturday, May 5, 2018 at Willow Crest Nursing Pavilion in Sandwich. He was born Herbert Florian, Jr. on August 18, 1924 in Hull, Iowa the son of Herbert and Stella (Bower) Florian. He had a twin sister. Their mother Stella Bower Florian passed away a few days after the twins were...
Margaret Eileen Huette
May 4, 2018
Margaret Eileen Huette, 88, of Bristol, IL passed away Friday, May 4, 2018 at Symphony of Orchard Valley in Aurora, IL. She was born August 23, 1929 on the farm in rural Tremont, IL, the daughter of John and Ruth (Wheaton) Callahan. Margaret is a graduate of Tremont High School. She married Robert J. Huette on June 13, 1953 in...
Sara Jane Thurow
Apr 28, 2018
Sara Jane Thurow, 100, of Aurora, IL, formerly of Sandwich, IL, passed away Saturday, April 28, 2018, at Jennings Terrace, Aurora, IL, surrounded by her loving family. She was born October 31, 1917, in Waterman, IL, the daughter of Arthur N. and Nora T. (Graham) Gordon. After graduating from Copley Hospital School of Nursing, she worked for many years as...
Corey Ian Calvert
Apr 27, 2018
Corey Ian Calvert, age 41 of Sandwich, formerly of Montgomery passed away peacefully after a courageous battle with cancer on Friday, April 27, 2018 at Edward Hospital in Naperville; surrounded by family and friends. He was born February 26, 1977 in Aurora to David and Barbara (Sloan) Calvert. He graduated from Agape Christian Academy High School in 1995. He married...
Gay Lynn Coakley
Apr 26, 2018
Gay Lynn Coakley, 54, of Sandwich, Illinois passed away, Thursday, April 26, 2018 at Willow Crest Nursing Pavilion in Sandwich. She was born November 4, 1963 in Sandwich, IL the daughter of Dwight and Patricia (Nelson) Klotz. She married Barry J. Coakley on August 26, 1995 in Big Rock, IL. She was a member of Salem Lutheran Church in Sandwich....
Jo Amber Olsen
Apr 25, 2018
Jo Amber Olsen, 89, of Plano, Illinois passed away Wednesday, April 25, 2018 at Rush-Copley Medical Center in Aurora, IL. She was born April 21, 1929 in Bloomington, IL the daughter of Amos I. and Lenore M. (Barraclough) Means. She was a prior member of United Church of Sandwich, IL, and the Red Hat Society. In her later years she...
Douglas Wayne "Doug" Hindle
Apr 25, 2018
Douglas Wayne “Doug” Hindle, 62, of Earlville, IL passed away Wednesday, April 25, 2018 at OSF St. Paul Medical Center in Mendota, IL. He was born April 20, 1956 in Mendota, IL the son of William B. and Mary L. (Swayze) Hindle. Doug is a graduate of Earlville High School and received his BA in finance from NIU. Most of...
Albert "Larry" Storkman
Apr 20, 2018
Albert “Larry” Storkman, 82, of Earlville, IL passed away Friday, April 20, 2018 at the Mendota Lutheran Home in Mendota. He was born August 30, 1935 in Peru, IL, the son of Dietrich Gustav and Zurita (Witzeman) Storkman. He married Dorothy Jean Wilk on August 20, 1960 in Chicago, IL, immediately following his discharge from the Army. Larry was a...
Alvin M. Behrens
Apr 17, 2018
Alvin M. Behrens, 79, of Yorkville, IL passed away Tuesday, April 17, 2018 at Rush-Copley Medical Center in Aurora, IL surrounded by his loving family. He was born September 25, 1938 in Millington, IL to Arthur and Mabel (Baker) Behrens. He married Goldie M. McKeever on February 14, 1958 at Yorkville Federated Church which is now Chapel on the Green....
Stephen "Steve" John Pickert
Apr 16, 2018
Stephen “Steve” Pickert, 68, of Mendota passed away Monday, April 16, 2018 at his home. He was born November 14, 1949 in Aurora, IL, the son of Clarence Leo and Shirley Jean (Howe) Pickert. Steve was an electrician at Caterpillar for over 30 years, retiring in 2004. He was always helping people however he could. Steve enjoyed having lunch or...
Grant Evan Burkhart
Apr 14, 2018
Grant Evan Burkhart, age 31, reared in Sandwich, IL left behind the ones that loved and cared about him on Saturday, April 14, 2018 at his home in Somonauk, IL. He was born June 19, 1986, the son of Keith J. Burkhart and Nan (Perrot) Burkhart. He attended Sandwich High School, he also attended Carolina Springs Academy in South Carolina....
Anna S. Henrich
Apr 12, 2018
Anna S. (Ploger) Henrich passed away on April 12, 2018. She was born on March 12, 1933 in Fox Township to Harry and Dorothy Ploger. She was a telephone operator and employed by CTS Knights prior to marrying Robert Henrich on March 14, 1953. She was a proud mother of two sons and a partner of The Henrich Shop in...
Miriam Elaine Orr
Apr 11, 2018
Miriam Elaine Orr, 92, of Underhill, VT formerly of Plano, IL, passed away Wednesday, April 11, 2018 at Ron and Linda Turner’s home in Underhill, Vermont. She was born August 26, 1925, the daughter of Hugh Kennedy and Helen Jean Nette (Austin) Pope. Miriam grew up on the family farm on Fox Road, in Yorkville, Illinois, enjoying every bit of...
