Local obituaries for Eighner Funeral Homes
Margaret Eva Mcelhaney
Feb 26, 2017
Margaret E. McElhaney, 85, of Sheridan, Illinois passed away Sunday, February 26, 2017 at Presence Mercy Medical Center in Aurora, IL. She was born September 15, 1931 in Chicago, IL the daughter of Gregory and Margaret Knauf Mathis. Margaret married Robert J. McElhaney on June 21, 1952 in Chicago, IL. She was a member of St. John the Baptist Catholic...
Verlie B. Robinson
Feb 16, 2017
Verlie B. Robinson, 91, of Somonauk, IL, passed away Thursday, February 16, 2017 at her home. She was born July 3, 1925 in Sandwich, IL, the daughter of Theodore and Ila M. Reynolds Sampson. Verlie worked at Western Electric for 25 years prior to her retirement. She enjoyed reading, puzzles, and crocheting but her greatest love of all was her...
Earl Willard Minard
Feb 14, 2017
Earl Willard Minard, 93, of Leland, IL passed away Tuesday, February 14, 2017 at Valley West Hospital in Sandwich, IL. He was born April 5, 1923 in Earlville, IL, the son of Floyd Duane and Inger Ione Richardson Minard. He married Mary “Jean” Calhoun on February 25, 1967 in Montgomery, IL. Earl was a member of Bethany Lutheran Church in...
Margaret A. "Peggy" Tyne Stoia
Feb 7, 2017
Margaret A. “Peggy” Tyne Stoia, 82, of Somonauk passed away Tuesday, February 7, 2017 at her home. She was born February 5, 1935 in Chicago, IL, the daughter of John and Margaret Beverly Tyne. She married Dennis Stoia on May 11, 1974 in Columbus, OH. Peggy was a member of St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in Somonauk. She attended...
Mary Beth Gunier
Feb 7, 2017
Mary Beth Gunier, 66, of rural Somonauk, IL passed away Tuesday, February 7, 2017 in rural Somonauk. She was born June 18, 1950 in Mendota, IL the daughter of Warner and Rosemary Hughes Hanley. She married Charles Gunier December 14, 1968 in Earlville, IL. She was a member of St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in Somonauk, an avid Somonauk...
Patricia Louise Donahue
Feb 1, 2017
Patricia Louise Donahue, 97, of Somonauk, IL passed away Wednesday, February 1, 2017 at Willow Crest Nursing Pavilion in Sandwich, IL. She was born February 10, 1919 in Sandwich the daughter of Harley and Esther Hadlock Herzog. She married William Donahue. After graduating from Somonauk High School and Northern Illinois State Teachers College NIU, she began teaching in Marseilles, IL....
Loretta R. Martin
Feb 1, 2017
Loretta R. Martin, 98, of Somonauk, IL passed away Wednesday, February 1, 2017 at Rush-Copley Medical Center in Aurora, IL. She was born on March 17, 1918 in Sandwich, IL the daughter of Archie and Theresa Scheidecker Klotz. She married Wilbur J. Martin on January 7, 1945 in Somonauk. Loretta was a lifelong member of St. John’s Lutheran Church in...
Paul R. Orseske, Jr.
Feb 1, 2017
Paul R. Orseske, Jr., 69, of Somonauk, IL passed away Wednesday, February 1, 2017 at his home, surrounded by his loving family. He was born December 6, 1947 in Chicago, IL, the son of Paul and Bernadette Jones Orseske, Sr. He married Catherine Moeller on June 15, 1968 in Romeoville, IL. Paul was a licensed Union Plumber his entire life....
Jack R. Friel
Jan 31, 2017
Jack R. Friel, 82, of Yorkville, IL passed away Tuesday, January 31, 2017 in Plano, IL. He was born April 25, 1934 in Iowa the son of George and Florence Boyd Friel. He married Dorothy Cunningham on September 4, 1954 in Yorkville. He retired from Caterpillar after over 30 years of service and was an avid fan of the Chicago...
Dorothy E. Friel
Jan 29, 2017
Dorothy E. Friel, 82, of Yorkville, IL passed away Sunday, January 29, 2017 in Yorkville. She was born September 8, 1934 in Oswego, IL the daughter of Dola and Zora Rienbolt Cunningham. She married Jack Friel on September 4, 1954 in Yorkville. She loved traveling to Anna Maria Island in Florida with Jack. Dorothy enjoyed flowers, gardening and being outdoors....
Lee J. Erickson
Jan 26, 2017
Lee J. Erickson, 64, of Sandwich, Illinois passed away Thursday, January 26, 2017 in Willow Crest Nursing Pavilion. He was born November 25, 1952 in Aurora, IL, the son of Tilfred and Verna Peterson Erickson. He married Sandra Verdeyen on December 27, 1980 in Newark, IL. He was a car salesman at Dempsey Dodge in Plano, IL. He was a...
Diana Marie Mccoy
Jan 21, 2017
Diana Marie McCoy, 74, of Byron, formerly of Earlville, IL, passed away Saturday, January 21, 2017 at her home, surrounded by her loving family and dear husband. She was born November 1, 1942 in Sandwich, IL, the daughter of Elmer and Geraldine Goldsberry Wright. She married Harvey McCoy on June 8, 1961 in E. TN. Diana was a loving wife,...
Alfred "Al" Stegman
Jan 19, 2017
Alfred “AL” Stegman, 83, of Harding, IL passed away Thursday, January 19, 2017 at his home. He was born January 7, 1934 in Morris, IL the son of Ned “Toby” and Helen Connor Stegman. He married Joyce Winterbottom on August 28, 1954 in Minooka, IL. Al attended Minooka Schools, then Knox College, then he received his master’s in Education from...
Franz Xaver Scherer
Jan 13, 2017
Franz Xaver Scherer, 81, of Yorkville, IL passed away quietly in his home on Friday, January 13, 2017. He was born in Herbertshofen, Germany October 29, 1935. Franz was a machinist by trade and immigrated to the United States by ship in 1955. He arrived in New York then took a train to Chicago where he found work immediately as...
John Carl "Jack" Steinhoff
Jan 8, 2017
John Carl “Jack” Steinhoff, 63, of Somonauk, IL, passed away Sunday, January 8, 2017 at his home, surrounded by his loving family. He was born April 16, 1953 in Chicago, IL, the son of Joseph and Irma Rohr Steinhoff. He married Iris A. Bannister on June 14, 1975 in Sandwich, IL. Jack was a member of the Moose Lodge and...
Harold Oliver Rood Darge
Jan 7, 2017
Harold Oliver Rood Darge entered into the presence of the Lord on January 7, 2017 at the age of 89. He was born in Zion, IL on July 30, 1927 to Ruth Henninger and Clarence Rood. After losing his father at the age of 9 months, his mother remarried and his stepfather, Peter Darge, adopted him. Harold is survived by...
Betty Jean Steinke
Jan 6, 2017
Betty J. Steinke, 96, of Mendota formerly of Earlville, IL passed away, Friday, January 6, 2017 in Heritage Health in Mendota, IL. She was born January 1, 1921 Paw Paw, IL the daughter of Oakley and Mina Harnish Durr. Betty attended the country schools and graduated from Paw Paw High School. She married Gene Steinke on February 9, 1947 in...
Charlotte Anne Kannmacher
Jan 1, 2017
Charlotte Anne Kannmacher, 52, of Earlville, IL passed away Sunday, January 1, 2017 at her home. She was born February 27, 1964, the daughter of Donald and Margaret Lindholm Franklin. She married Jon A. Kannmacher in Ottawa, IL. Jon and Charlotte have been in each other’s lives for 32 years. Charlotte loved her dogs, Agatha and Sally, her friends but...
Ruth Mary Breunig
Dec 29, 2016
Ruth Mary Breunig, age 93, passed away on December 29, 2016, at her home in Sandwich, Illinois. She was born on July 28, 1923, at Sandwich Hospital, to parents John and Nora Sherman Regenhardt. She lived with them and her sister, Evelyn, and brother, Russell, in rural Sandwich until she was age 18. She graduated from Sandwich High School in...
Michael W. Goldsmith
Dec 26, 2016
Michael W. Goldsmith, 42, of LaSalle, IL passed away Monday, December 26, 2016 at OSF St. Francis Medical Center in Peoria, IL. He was born August 5, 1974 in Sandwich, IL, the son of Donald and Louise Neeley Goldsmith. Michael was a huge Green Bay Packer fan. He like to sing karaoke and fishing. Michael loved spending time with his...
