Local obituaries for Eighner Funeral Homes
Robert L. Duffy
Dec 4, 2015
Robert L. Duffy, 63, of Sandwich, Illinois passed away Friday, December 4, 2015 at his residence surrounded by his loving family. He was born February 15, 1952 in Sandwich, IL the son of Richard and Carolyn Johnson Duffy. He married Phyllis Surratt on July 17, 1976 in Somonauk, IL. He was a member of the Sandwich Moose Lodge #1016, Aurora...
Brian Neidigh
Nov 29, 2015
Brian Neidigh, 49, of Leland, IL passed away on November 29, 2015. He died in his home with his wife and children by his side after a difficult battle with cancer. Brian was born on May 23, 1966 in Aurora, IL to Scott and Patricia Neidigh. He was raised in Big Rock and Sandwich where he graduated from high school....
Gary J. Streff
Nov 24, 2015
Gary J. Streff, 62, of Sandwich, Illinois passed away, Tuesday, November 24, 2015 at OSF ST. Anthony Medical Center in Rockford, IL. He was born July 17, 1953 in Aurora, IL the son of Charles and and Maxine Konen Streff. He married Kathie D. Murphy on October 24, 1997 in Lodi, WI. He was a member of the Sandwich Moose...
Harry E. Land
Nov 24, 2015
Harry E. Land, 81, of Somonauk, Illinois passed away Tuesday, November 24, 2015 at Willow Crest Nursing Pavilion in Sandwich, Illinois surrounded by his loving family. He was born June 2, 1934 in Sandwich, IL the son of Dalton and Esther Travis Land. He married Doris Koch on June 30, 1956 in Somonauk, IL. Harry worked as a carpenter for...
George "Bud" Knecht
Nov 21, 2015
George Bud Knecht, 81, of Leonore, Illinois left to go on the greatest fishing trip of his life on Saturday, November 21, 2015 at St. Francis Medical Center in Peoria surrounded by his loving family. Bud was born December 1, 1933 in Streator to George and Mary Kolesar Knecht. He married Marlene Zimmerman on August 10, 1957. He proudly served...
Amy R. Schwickerath
Nov 15, 2015
Amy R. Schwickerath, 41, of Sandwich passed away unexpectedly Sunday, November 15, 2015 at her residence. She was born February 19, 1974 in Aurora, IL, the daughter of Michael and Bari Keating Schwickerath. Amy enjoyed karaoke, jigsaw puzzles, Sudoku, being on the computer, her cats and her greatest love of all was her family. She is survived by her mother...
Nancy C. Mitchell
Nov 15, 2015
Nancy C. Mitchell, 83, of Earlville, IL passed away Sunday, November 15, 2015 at the Ottawa Pavilion in Ottawa, IL. She was born June 9, 1932 in Fayetteville, AR the daughter of John B. and Nancy G. Bingham Woods. She married Melvin W. Mitchell on September 22, 1951 in Crown Point, IN. They had 61 wonderful years together. Nancy was...
Scott R. Wakefield
Nov 14, 2015
Scott R. Wakefield, 65, of Plano, Illinois passed away Saturday, November 14, 2015 at his home surrounded by his loving family. He was born December 2, 1949 in Berwyn, IL the son of Frank and Gloria Grench Wakefield. Scott graduated from Yorkville High School in 1968 and from Western Illinois University. He married Rose A. Hanson on July 6, 1990...
Leonard J. "Perk" Perkins
Nov 8, 2015
Leonard J. “Perk” Perkins, 87, of Earlville, Illinois passed away, Sunday, November 8, 2015 at OSF St. Paul Medical Center in Mendota, IL. He was born May 23, 1928 in Kent, Ohio the son of Paul Henry and Pauline Budd Perkins. He married Joan Kay Russell on December 1, 1984 in Houston, TX. He served in the US Army Airborne....
John Edward Stein
Nov 8, 2015
John Edward Stein, 70, of Somonauk passed away Sunday, November 8, 2015 at Heritage Health in Mendota. He was born September 25, 1945 in Sandwich, IL, the son of Edward Herbert and Naomi A. Phelps Stein. John was a proud member of the US Air Force, serving during the Vietnam War. He was an avid HAM Radio enthusiast. John enjoyed...
Rolande A. Gottlieb-Kuntz
Nov 7, 2015
Rolande A. Gottlieb Kuntz, 81, of Newark passed away Saturday, November 7, 2015 at Kishwaukee Hospital in DeKalb, surrounded by her loving family. She was born January 30, 1934 in Thann Alsace, France, the daughter of Joseph E. Beltzung and Germaine Brandt. She married Hermann Gottlieb on September 1, 1956 in Chicago, IL and later married James Kuntz on June...
Theresa Dorothy Boynton
Nov 6, 2015
Theresa Dorothy Boynton, 89, of Sandwich passed away Friday, November 6, 2015 at Alden Courts at Waterford in Aurora. She was born January, 12, 1926 in Aurora, the daughter of Joseph and Elizabeth Eck Baki. She married Robert Karns on May 18, 1949 in Naperville, IL and later married Eugene Boynton on April 24, 1993 in Oregon City, OR. Dorothy...
Joanne E "Jo" Conklin
Nov 4, 2015
Joanne E. “Jo” Conklin, 85, of Earlville, IL passed away Wednesday, November 4, 2015. She was born February 25, 1930 in Council Bluffs, Iowa the daughter of Thornton J. and Lydia E. (Glover) Eager. She graduated from Earlville High School, in the class of 1948. She received her beautician license from LaSalle School of Beauty Culture in 1949. She married...
Bernard J. "Jim" Donahue
Nov 3, 2015
Bernard J. “Jim” Donahue, Jr., 82, of Somonauk passed away Tuesday, November 3, 2015 at his home surrounded by his loving family. He was born November 7, 1932 in LaSalle, IL, the son of Bernard J. and Elmira Collins Donahue, Sr. He married Sally Jo Halford on October 16, 1965 in Somonauk, IL. Jim was a member of Sandwich Moose...
William F. "Bill" Tarkowski
Oct 31, 2015
William F. “Bill” Tarkowski, 60, of rural Earlville, IL passed away Saturday, October 31, 2015 at OSF St. Francis Medical Center in Peoria, IL. He was born November 13, 1954 in Chicago, IL the son Jerome and Pauline Trudeau Tarkowski. He married Debbie Taylor on April 16, 1977 in Bensenville, IL. He was a member of Local #150 Midwest Operator...
Emma Louise Knight
Oct 30, 2015
Emma Louise Knight, 91, of Huntley, IL, formerly of the Somonauk area, passed away Friday, October 30, 2015 at Heritage Woods Assisted Living Facility in Huntley. She was born July 24, 1924 in Sandwich, IL the daughter of Chester and Bessie Herzog Jacobson. She married Jarvis L. Knight on August 19, 1944 in Leland, IL. Emma was a member of...
Robert L. "Chip" Hughes
Oct 27, 2015
Robert L. “Chip” Hughes, 90, of Earlville passed away Tuesday, October 27, 2015 at St. Margaret’s Hospital in Spring Valley surrounded by his loving family. He was born March 27, 1925 in Earlville, the son of Lester Paul and Mary Garland Hughes. Chip was a proud member of the US Navy, serving during WWII, the Atlantic Geographic Survey and the...
Rosabelle D. Harmon
Oct 13, 2015
Rosabelle D. Harmon, 87, of Leland, IL passed away Tuesday, October 13, 2015 at Willow Crest in Sandwich, IL. She was born March 5, 1928 in Detroit, MI, the daughter of Russell and Mary Reynolds Guard. She married Richard F. Harmon on September 12, 1948 in Wayne, OH. The mother of five, Rose was a housewife doing sewing out of...
Olive "Lee" Smith
Oct 12, 2015
Olive “Lee” Smith, 78, of Streator, IL passed away Monday, October 12, 2015 at OSF St. Francis Hospital in Peoria with her daughter by her side. She was born June 26, 1937 in Greensburg, MO the daughter of Harold and Lottie Imler Gillispie. She married Bill Smith on November 16, 1956. She enjoyed playing country music in several bands with...
Harold D. Wilkinson, Jr.
Oct 11, 2015
PFC Harold D. Wilkinson, Jr., of Orange City, FL passed on to his heavenly home on Sunday, October 11, 2015. He was born on December 26, 1931 in Chicago, IL, the son of Harold and Annette Moir Wilkinson, Sr. Harold was proud veteran of the U.S. Army serving during wartime in Korea. He loved driving a truck and did so...
