Local obituaries for Eighner Funeral Homes
Marilyn A. Bullis
Jan 25, 2016
MARILYN A. BULLIS 1931 - 2016 Marilyn Anita Anderson was born July 27, 1931 at Greeley Hospital in Waterman, IL to Laverne Anderson and Ruth Bend Anderson and died January 25, 2016 at the Heritage Health Center, Mendota. During her lifetime, she lived in the communities of Rollo, Leland, and Paw Paw. A graduate of the Rollo High School class...
Ralph P. Waits
Jan 21, 2016
Ralph P. Waits, 62, of Earlville, IL passed away Thursday, January 21, 2016 at OSF St. Francis Medical Center in Peoria, IL. He was born December 1, 1953 the son of Chester and Nancy Teeter Waits. He married Mary Ann Stout on December 3, 1977 in Bloomington, IN. Ralph worked at McDonald’s Corporation in Oak Brook, IL since 1974. He...
Anna M. Fuchs
Jan 21, 2016
Anna M. Fuchs Brand, 86, of Leland passed away Thursday, January 21, 2016 at Willow Crest Nursing Pavilion in Sandwich. She was born December 9, 1929 in Kenosha, WI, the daughter of Alfred and Bernadine DeGroot Brand. As a small child she moved with her family to Aurora and lived there until her marriage to Charles Fuchs on August 24,...
Phillip F. Surratt
Jan 19, 2016
Phillip F. Surratt, 81, of Sandwich, Illinois passed away Tuesday, January 19, 2016 in Seasons Hospice in Naperville, IL. He was born July 10, 1934 in Beardstown, IL the son of Joe and Elizabeth Miller Surratt. He married Patricia Ann Stockon on February 19, 1955 in Aurora, IL. He was formerly employed at D.R. Sperries Foundry in North Aurora and...
Robert J. Huette
Jan 13, 2016
Robert J. Huette, 88, of Bristol, Illinois passed away, Wednesday, January 13, 2016 at his home, surrounded by his loving family. He was born September 16, 1927 in Tazwell County, Tremont, Illinois, the son of John and Esther Winzeler Huette. He was a 1945 Graduate of Tremont High School. He married Margaret Callahan on June 13, 1953 in Pekin, IL...
Frank R. Marquett
Jan 12, 2016
Frank R. Marquett, 72, of Somonauk, IL passed away Tuesday, January 12, 2016 at his home surrounded by his loving family. He was born June 24, 1943 in Chicago, IL, the son of Howard and Mary Cardella Marquett. He married Catherine M. Musich on January 17, 1986 in Western Springs, IL. Frank was an active member of St. John the...
Carl E. Zoellner
Jan 11, 2016
Carl E. Zoellner, 83, of Sandwich passed away peacefully, with his loving family by his side, Monday, January 11, 2016 at Kishwaukee Hospital in DeKalb, IL. He was born March 2, 1932 in Chicago, IL, the son of Carl and Anna Tausz Zoellner. He married Phyllis M. Horn on September 15, 1956 in Villa Park, IL. Carl was a member...
Joel P. "Joe" Beck
Dec 30, 2015
Joel P. “Joe” Beck, 59, of Sandwich passed away Wednesday, December 30, 2015 at Central DuPage Hospital in Winfield, IL. He was born May 20, 1956 in Aurora, IL, the son of William P. and Ruth A. Holt Beck. Joe married Janet Zimmer on November 10, 1984 in Las Vegas, NV, and spent 31 wonderful years together. He was a...
Shirley J. Hozie
Dec 25, 2015
Shirley J. Hozie, 92, of Plano, Illinois passed away Friday, December 25, 2015 at Hillside Rehabilitation and Care Center in Yorkville, IL. She was born October 31, 1923 in Oswego, IL the daughter of Fredrick C. and Verna Wormley Besch. She was a member of First Lutheran Church in Plano, IL, where she served on the church council for 3...
Adrienne Dawne Brown
Dec 24, 2015
Adrienne Dawne Brown, 44 of Plano, IL became our Christmas Angel on Thursday, December 24, 2015, after suffering a massive stroke. She was born December 11, 1971 in Chicago, IL to Michael and Daryl Brown. She graduated from Plano High School in 1989 and continued her education, earning her Associate Degree from Waubonsee Community College. She attended classes at Illinois...
Dorothy M. Smith
Dec 24, 2015
Dorothy M. Smith, 83, of Plano, IL passed away, Thursday, December 24, 2015 at Central DuPage Hospital in Winfield, IL. She was born January 26, 1932 in DuLuth, MN the daughter of Joseph and Mary Janchar Hennes. She married Ellard L. Smith on August 21, 1948 in Moose Lake, MN. She was a member of St. Mary’s Catholic Church in...
William E Brown
Dec 16, 2015
William E. “BILL” Brown, 86, of Sandwich, IL passed away Wednesday, December 16, 2015 at Willow Crest Nursing Pavilion in Sandwich. He was born August 12, 1929 in Millington, IL the son of Ole and Bessie (Brown) Brown. He married Dora F. Ratterree on April 19, 1952 in Plano, IL. He was a Korean War Veteran serving in the U.S....
Marlene J. Hoffman
Dec 16, 2015
Marlene J. Hoffman, 90, of Somonauk, IL passed away Wednesday, December 16, 2015 at her residence. She was born April 30, 1925 in Chicago, IL the daughter of Lee and Louise Trell Sweet. She married Robert E. Hoffman Sr. on September 22, 1945. Marlene enjoyed numerous pets and leaves behind her buddies, Jake and McGuyver. She enjoyed being outdoors, cutting...
Mary Jane Marrs
Dec 16, 2015
Mary Jane Marrs, 77, of Sandwich, IL formerly of Leland passed away Wednesday, December 16, 2015 at Willow Crest Nursing Pavilion in Sandwich. She was born October 26, 1938 in Waterman, IL the daughter of Edmund and Adelaide Rierson Fuchs. She married Edward Marrs on June 7, 1970 at the Congregational Church in Sandwich, IL. They spent 42 happy years...
Betty R. Zimmerman
Dec 16, 2015
Betty R. Zimmerman, 87, of Sandwich, Illinois passed away Wednesday, December 16, 2015 at Willow Crest Nursing Pavilion in Sandwich. She was born October 18, 1928 in Heyworth, IL one of 15 children, the daughter of Elmer and Goldie Rousey Shannon. She married Keith Zimmerman on March 15, 1947. She is survived by one daughter Vickie Bob Middleton of San...
Elizabeth A. "Liz" Johnson
Dec 15, 2015
Elizabeth A. “Liz” Johnson, 73, of Somonauk, Illinois peacefully passed away Tuesday, December 15, 2015 at her residence in Somonauk, IL surrounded by her family. She was born December 18, 1941 in Peoria, IL the daughter of Gerald E. and Mary Blust Talley. Liz married Daniel P. Johnson on September 1, 1963 in Elmwood, IL. She was a graduate of...
Opal W. Page
Dec 15, 2015
Opal W. Page, formerly of Holland, Michigan passed away on December 15, 2015 in Morris, Illinois after a short illness. She was 96. Opal was born June 19, 1919 on the family farm near Danville, Iowa to Fred and Maggie Wagner. Growing up Opal worked with her father in the fields driving the horses and tractor and helped care for...
Clyde M. French
Dec 6, 2015
Clyde M. French, 94, of Sandwich, IL passed away Sunday, December 6, 2015 at his residence in Sandwich. He was born March 30, 1921 in DeKalb, IL the son of Arthur G. and Mabel R. Cooper French. He married Evelyn Schumaker on December 14, 1942 in Dakota City, Nebraska, she passed away in 1999. He later married Betty J. Phillips...
Patricia A. Hovious Lopez
Dec 6, 2015
Patricia A. Hovious Lopez, 70, of Sandwich, Illinois passed away Sunday, December 6, 2015 at her residence in Sandwich. She was born December 13, 1944 in Ottawa, IL the daughter of Vernon D. and Celia Martin Hovious. She married Luciano Lopez on October 15, 1990 in Yorkville, IL. Patricia enjoyed the Chicago Bears, the Chicago Cubs, cooking for family and...
Phillip Felipe Garcia
Dec 6, 2015
Phillip Felipe Garcia, 79, of Plano, IL passed away Sunday, December 6, 2015 in Good Samaritan Hospital in Downers Grove, IL. He was born July 17, 1936 in Los Aldamas, Mexico, the son of Felipe and Sostena Cantu Garcia. He was married to Guadalupe for fifty years. He was a member of the Aurora Latin American Club. He lived in...
