Local obituaries for Eighner Funeral Homes
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...
Eugene "Gene" Edward Steinke
Apr 9, 2018
Eugene Edward "Gene" Steinke, 92, of Mendota, formerly of Earlville, IL passed away Monday, April 9, 2018 at Heritage Health in Mendota. He was born June 9, 1925 in Earlville, IL the son of Oswald and Ella (Weidner) Steinke. Gene graduated from Earlville High School in the class of 1943.He married Betty Jean Durr on February 9, 1947 in Mendota,...
Charles "Charlie" Arthur Grover
Apr 5, 2018
Charles A. “Charlie” Grover, age 64, of Leland, Illinois, suddenly passed away in his home on Thursday, April 5th, 2018. Charlie was born in Aurora, Illinois, the third of five children of Lester Enoch and Doris Jean (Hoffman) Grover on September 8th, 1953. He graduated from Leland High School in 1971. He received his associates degree from Joliet Junior College...
Margaret L. "Honey" Johnson
Apr 2, 2018
Margaret L. “Honey” Johnson, 88, of Sandwich, IL passed away Monday, April 2, 2018 at Central DuPage Hospital in Winfield, IL. She was born September 9, 1929 in Melrose Park, IL the daughter of Harvey George and Lillian Lucille (Smith) Meyer. She married Donald Johnson on June 10, 1950 in Maywood, IL. She was a member of St. John’s Lutheran...
Vicki L. Larson
Mar 31, 2018
Vicki Larson, 65, of Sterling, IL formerly of Leland, IL, passed away Saturday, March 31, 2018 at Rock River Hospice & Home in Sterling, IL. She was born June 9, 1952 in Pittsfield, IL, the daughter of Amos L. “Ted” and Anna Mae (Greife) Elder. She married Jeff Larson on July 13, 1973 in Leland, IL. She was a member...
Esther Loraine Waddell
Mar 28, 2018
Esther Loraine (Stanford) Waddell, 93, Ottawa, IL formerly of Waterman, passed away Wednesday, March 28, 2018 at her home surrounded by her loving family. She was born December 23, 1924 in Pontiac, IL, the daughter of Elza G. and Rosa J. (Heflin) Stanford. She married Talma Tate on November 30, 1944 in Kell, IL and later married Joseph D. Waddell...
Patricia J. Burnett
Mar 26, 2018
Patricia J. Burnett, 84, of Sandwich, IL passed away, Monday, March 26, 2018 at her home. She was born September 29, 1933 in Chicago, IL the daughter of Russell and Estelle (Jasper) Bowers. She is survived by three sons, Curt (Cindy) Burnett, Scott Burnett and Todd Burnett; two daughters, Kim Burnett and Candice (David) Disharoon; several grandchildren and great grandchildren....
Bradley "Brad" T. Friel
Mar 25, 2018
Bradley “Brad” Friel of Montgomery, Illinois passed away, Sunday, March 25, 2018 on the day the Lord our God called Brad to walk his last steps of life. His journey was far too short, and his adventures were filled with his family and friends which took him forward in life. His family knows the last choice in his life was...
Mary Esther Donahue
Mar 25, 2018
Mary Esther Donahue passed away March 25, 2018. She was born on October 31, 1946 in Sandwich, IL to William and Patricia (Herzog) Donahue. In early life she was known as an attentive sister to her two younger siblings, Laura and Bill. An adventurous spirit led her as a recent Somonauk High School graduate to move to Hawaii, then later...
