Local obituaries for Eighner Funeral Homes
Mary Ann Schweiger
May 30, 2018
Mary Ann Schweiger, 86, of Sandwich, Illinois formerly of Aurora, IL passed away Wednesday, May 30, 2018 at Willow Crest Nursing Pavilion in Sandwich, IL. She was born March 13, 1932 in Ohio, IL the daughter of E .Doyle and Anna (Gugerty) Morrissey. She was a member St. Paul the Apostle Catholic Church in Sandwich. Mary worked at Mercy Center...
Thomas "Tom" Joseph Kowalczyk
May 29, 2018
Thomas “Tom” J. Kowalczyk, 70, of Yorkville, IL went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, May 29, 2018 at Kindred Hospital in Sycamore, IL. He was born August 20, 1947 in Chicago, IL, the son of Joseph and Josephine (Kabala) Kowalczyk. He married Bette J. Schuh on February 19, 1977 in Oak Lawn, IL. Tom attended Cross Lutheran Church...
John Edward Behrens
May 28, 2018
John Edward Behrens, 84, of Yorkville, IL passed away Monday, May 28, 2018 at Sandwich Rehabilitation. He was born October 14, 1933 Plainfield, IL, the son of Arthur and Mable (Baker) Behrens. John was a member of Yorkville Congregational Church. He was a member of the Fox Country Players, entertaining countless people over the years. John would entertain family and...
Betty J. Phillips-French
May 26, 2018
Betty J. Phillips-French, 88, of Sandwich entered the loving arms of Jesus Saturday, May 26, 2018 unexpectedly at Rush-Copley Medical Center in Aurora, IL, surrounded by her loving family. She was born August 24, 1929 in Aurora, IL, the daughter of Harold and Marion (Moebs) Stephens. She married Stuart F. Phillips on June 19, 1948 in Sandwich, IL. After his...
Garrett A. Ohme
May 25, 2018
Garrett Ohme, 36, of Leland, IL passed away Friday, May 25, 2018 at OSF St. Anthony Medical Center in Rockford, IL. He was born July 18, 1981 in Grand Rapids, MN, the son of Garry and Julie (Marcellus) Ohme. Garrett was a member of Bethany Lutheran Church in Leland. He loved spending time with his daughter, his family, and friends....
Harold "Olie" John Olson
May 24, 2018
Harold “Olie” Olson, 84, of Aurora, IL passed away Thursday, May 24, 2018 at Season’s Hospice in Naperville, IL. He was born March 20, 1934 in a house in Aurora, the son of Elon Olaf and Charlotte (Hilma) Olson. Olie was a life member of the NRA. He proudly served in the US Army with the 94th Engineers from 1956...
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...
