Local obituaries for Eighner Funeral Homes
Margaret Anne Stockley
Jan 4, 2018
Margaret Anne Doherty Stockley, 73, of Earlville, beloved wife of Dale L. Stockley, mother, aunt and grandmother, died Thursday, Jan. 4, at the University of New Mexico Trauma Center in Albuquerque, N.M., following an automobile accident and brief hospitalization. Margaret was born Aug. 26, 1944, in Ottawa, and was a lifelong area resident. She graduated from Marquette High School in...
Craig H. Durbin
Dec 29, 2017
Craig H. Durbin, 49, of Plano, IL passed away Friday, December 29, 2017 at his home in Plano. He was born October 19, 1968 in Sandwich, IL the son of Joseph L. and Carole A. Smith Durbin. Craig was a proud member of the United States Army Reserves. He is survived by his mother, Carole of Plano, IL; one sister,...
George A. Vanpelt
Dec 26, 2017
George A. VanPelt, 82, of Sandwich, IL, in his words, “went to meet his maker,” on December 26, 2017, at his home. He was born October 28, 1935 in Polk County Wisconsin, to Leslie and Magdalene Remley VanPelt. He attended country grade school and while a freshman at Frederic High School contracted polio and was treated at Sister Kenny Institute...
Richard M. "Rich" Mueller
Dec 26, 2017
Richard M. “Rich” Mueller, 87, of Sandwich, Illinois passed away Tuesday, December 26, 2017 at his home. He was born November 15, 1930 in Chicago, Illinois the son of Edwin C. and Bertha Rohwer Mueller. He married Barbara Lee Voight in 1954. Rich was a lifetime member of the Sandwich Sportsman’s Club. In the early 50’s he became a partner...
Glen Howard Maloy
Dec 26, 2017
Glen H. “Bud” Maloy, 91, of Mendota, IL formerly of Leland, IL passed away, Tuesday, December 26, 2017 at Stonecroft Village Retirement Community in Mendota, IL. He was born June 10, 1926 in Sterling, IL the son of Glen and Margaret McLaughlin Maloy. He married Grace Oulman on June 13, 1952 in Earlville, IL, she passed away June 30, 1988....
Helen L. Johnson
Dec 24, 2017
Helen L. Johnson, 92, of Earlville, IL passed away Sunday, December 24, 2017 at OSF St. Paul Medical Center in Mendota, IL. She was born April 27, 1925 in Geneva, IL, the daughter of Herbert and Lydia Lien Youssi. She married Orville Johnson on August 31, 1947 in Lee, IL. Helen was a member of Immanuel Lutheran Church in Earlville,...
Dolores "Dee" Thrall
Dec 19, 2017
Dolores “Dee” Thrall, 90, of Bradenton, FL, formerly of Somonauk, IL, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, December 19, 2017 at West Minster Towers Skilled Nursing Care in Bradenton, FL. She was born June 11, 1927 in Racine, WI, the daughter of Axel and Dorothy Anderson Hansen. Dee and Phil were together since 1963. Together, Phil and Dee owned the Pioneer...
Leslie N. "Les" Tucker
Dec 17, 2017
Leslie N. “Les” Tucker, 74, of Sandwich, Illinois passed away, Sunday, December 17, 2017 at Valley West Hospital in Sandwich, IL. He was born May 3, 1943 in Kewanee, IL, the son of Nolen and Lucille Hanchett Tucker, who preceded him in death. He married Estelle Lauletta December 31, 1993 in Streamwood, IL. Les was a proud member of the...
Eric Aden Danielson
Dec 16, 2017
Eric Aden Danielson, 57, of Batavia and Leland, IL, passed away Saturday, December 16, 2017 at Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago, IL. He was born October 15, 1960 in Sandwich, IL, the son of Edward A. and Shirley J. Lindblad Danielson. He married Maria A. Kawka on June 30, 1990 in Hickory Hills, IL. Eric received a Bachelor of Science...
Ronald E. "Ron" Flower
Dec 14, 2017
Ronald E. “Ron” Flower, 78, of Leland, IL passed away Thursday, December 14, 2017 at his home. He was born April 9, 1939 in Aurora, IL, the son of Earle and Inez “Sally” Lull Flower. He married Eileen Lynch Dulin on November 10, 1973 in Leland, IL. Ron was confirmed at Bethany Lutheran Church. He was a member of Leland...
Arleane Harriet Olson
Dec 13, 2017
Arleane Harriet Olson, 89, of Leland, IL passed away Wednesday, December 13, 2017 at Iron Wood Estates in Sandwich, IL. She was born August 28, 1928 in Earlville, IL, the daughter of Andrew and Hilma Torkilson Aurbeck. She married Robert E. Olson on April 6, 1946 in Leland, IL. Arleane grew up in Leland where she met Berline Ohme, who...
Josephine "Ma" Luman
Dec 12, 2017
Josephine “Ma” Luman, 99, of Plano, Illinois passed away Tuesday, December 12, 2017 at home. She was born December 31, 1917 in Joliet, IL the daughter of Louis and Antonia Stanfel Sameck her mother died when she was young and her step-mother Rose Rom helped raise her. She married Robert F. Luman Sr. on January 18, 1936 in Joliet, IL....
Jean Ross Loe
Dec 10, 2017
Jean Ross Loe, 94, of Plano, Illinois passed away Sunday, December 10, 2017 at Brookdale Assisted Living Center in Olympia Fields, IL. She was born October 18, 1923 in Chicago, IL the third daughter of William and Edith Kirschstein Ross. Jean was a long-distance telephone operator in 1942. She married Melvin E. Loe on May 8, 1943 at Judson Baptist...
Theresa Kirby
Dec 3, 2017
THERESA KIRBY – 56 Theresa Kirby, 56, of Maple Park, IL passed away Sunday, December 3, 2017 at Kishwaukee Community Hospital in DeKalb, Il surrounded by her family. She was born November 6, 1961 in Miami, FL, the daughter of Leroy and Margaret Merritt Freeman. She married Jeffrey T. Kirby on September 12, 1980. Theresa was an avid Bears fan...
Mildred "Millie" Elaine Gast
Dec 2, 2017
Mildred Elaine “Millie” Gast, 90, of Earlville, IL passed away Saturday, December 2, 2017 at the LaSalle County Nursing Home in Ottawa, IL. She was born on December 22, 1926 in Sandwich, IL the daughter of Erik and Gertrude Michaelson Rosengren. She married Ralph C. Gast on May 19, 1949 in Chicago, IL. She graduated from Serena High School in...
Gregory Alan Hanson
Nov 29, 2017
Gregory Alan Hanson, 70, of Somonauk, IL passed away Wednesday, November 29, 2017 in his home with his family. He was born November 11, 1947 in Sandwich, IL, the son of Harold and Myrtle Wold Hanson. He married his high school sweetheart, Connie Shumway on August 14, 1971 in Sandwich, IL. Greg was a member of Salem Lutheran Church in...
Margie Jessie Schumaker
Nov 25, 2017
Margie Jessie Schumaker, 93, of Plano, Illinois passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on Saturday, November 25, 2017 in Bickford of Oswego. She was born April 14, 1924, delivered by her grandmother, Nettie Michael at the family home in Iuka, IL, the daughter of James Jesse and Mary Frances Dalton Michael. She married Stanton L. Schumaker on February 14,...
Steven C. Botts
Nov 24, 2017
Steven C. Botts, 64, of Earlville, IL passed away, Friday, November 24, 2017 in OSF St. Francis Medical Center in Peoria, IL. He was born February 3, 1953 in Mendota, IL the son of Charles E. and Marilyn M.Gast Botts Jr. He attended Earlville Schools and graduated in the class of 1971. Steven was a veteran of the U.S. Army...
Robert "Bob" Vonseggern
Nov 23, 2017
Robert “Bob” VonSeggern, 81, of Earlville, IL passed away Thursday, November 23, 2017 at his home, surrounded by his loving family. He was born on the family farm on January 10, 1936 in Scribner, NE, the son of Ralph and Elsie Schafer VonSeggern. He married Maurene S. Kempson on February 21, 1962 in DeKalb, IL. Bob was a member of...
Anita Marie Herzog
Nov 23, 2017
Anita Herzog, 90, of Somonauk, IL passed away at her home on Thursday, November 23, 2017. She was born on August 14, 1927 in Sandwich, IL to her parents Raymond and Helen Klaas Kaufman. Anita lived in Somonauk her entire life. She was a lifelong member of St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in Somonauk, IL where she married Max...
