Local obituaries for Eighner Funeral Homes
William "Bill" A. Farley
Jan 13, 2025
William A. “Bill” Farley, 70, of Earlville, IL passed away Monday, January 13, 2025 in Midwest City, OK. He was born on July 14, 1954 in Sandwich, IL the son of William C. “Bud” and Rosemary (Williamson) Farley. He farmed in the Earlville area and later owned Farley Excavating Company. Most of all he enjoyed visiting with his family and...
Franque Marvene Dobbs
Jan 12, 2025
Franque Dobbs, 82, of Bloomington-Normal, formerly of Plano, Illinois, passed away peacefully, at home, surrounded by her loving family, on January 12, 2025, after a courageous battle with Alzheimer’s disease. Born on August 20, 1942, in Sandwich, Illinois, Franque was the beloved daughter of Beatrice and Russel Weiss. A graduate of Plano High School, Class of 1960, Franque maintained strong...
Alvin Philip Spera
Jan 9, 2025
Alvin Philip Spera, 92, of Yorkville, IL passed away on Thursday, January 9, 2025 at AccentCare in Naperville, IL. He was born May 31, 1932 in Chicago, IL. the son of Albert and Phyllis (Sawicke) Spera. He married LaVerne Mewes and they were married for 68 years. Alvin enlisted in the United States Naval Reserves in 1949. After three years...
Michael Stanley "Mikey" Bondi
Jan 8, 2025
Michael Stanley “Mikey” Bondi, 31, of Earlville, IL, passed away unexpectedly Wednesday, January 8, 2025, due to a car accident. He was born October 20, 1993 in Elmhurst, IL. The son of Joseph and Lorraine (Koltunczyk) Bondi. Michael was known for his voice impressions; he was always happy and made everyone laugh and always himself. He was an avid video...
Carroll E. Nelson
Jan 7, 2025
Carroll Edwin Nelson, 88, of Windsor Colorado died peacefully among family on January 7, 2025.
Born June 30, 1936 in Earlville Illinois, he graduated from Earlville High School in 1954 and joined the United States Marine Corps. During his enlistment he was assigned to Camp Pendleton, Camp Lejeune and in Korea at the end of the Korean War. He moved to...
Barbara T. Christopher
Jan 7, 2025
Barbara T. Christopher, 86, of Somonauk, IL passed away Tuesday, January 7, 2025, at her home surrounded by her loving family. She was born on September 19, 1938, the daughter of Albert and Irene (Parisot) Fahrlander. She married the love of her life, Wayne “Chris” Christopher on April 12, 1958, in Somonauk, IL and spent the next 62 years together....
Lois Elaine (Tuttle) Burkhart
Dec 29, 2024
Lois Elaine (Tuttle) Burkhart (97) daughter of Ben and Elma Tuttle was born September 24, 1927 died peacefully on December 29, 2024. Lois grew up on the family farm in Newark, IL and loved playing outdoors with all her cousins. Lois graduated from Sandwich High School in 1945 and worked as an administrative assistant at Northern Illinois Gas in Aurora,...
Peggy Jean Fromherz
Dec 27, 2024
Peggy Jean Fromherz, 70, of Somonauk, Illinois passed away Friday, December 27, 2024 at her home surrounded by her loving family. She was born November 30, 1954 in West Chicago, IL the daughter of George and Lucile (Hausler) Baldridge. She married Robbin Fromherz on June 5, 1971 in Aurora, IL. She was a former member of Central Bible Church in...
Robert L. "Bob" Dabbert
Dec 25, 2024
Robert L. “Bob” Dabbert, 86 of Yorkville, IL., passed away Wednesday, December 25, 2024 at Pearl at The Tillers in Oswego, IL. He was born October 19, 1938 in Aurora, IL. the son of George W. and Esther (Kruse) Dabbert of West Chicago, IL. He married Kathleen L. Thompson on March 22, 1962 in West Chicago, IL. He was a...
Kathleen "Kathy" Sue Horn
Dec 23, 2024
Kathleen S. “Kathy” Horn, 71, of Somonauk, IL, passed away Monday, December 23, 2024, at The Pavilion on Main in Sandwich. She was born May 26, 1953, in Sycamore, IL, the daughter of Toivo and Marian (Scheer) Luoma. She married Alan Horn on August 1, 1981, in DeKalb, IL. Kathy was not able to start her day without going to...
Gina M. Beck
Dec 20, 2024
Gina M. Beck, 55 of Earlville, IL passed away on Friday, December 20, 2024 at her home. She was born on September 16, 1969 in Sandwich, IL. the daughter of Larry and Rita Beck. Gina loved the outdoors, crocheting, fishing, and motorcycles. She had a strong faith in the Lord. Most of all, she loved her family more than anything...
Lee A. Eakle
Dec 15, 2024
Lee A. Eakle, 74, of Leland, Illinois passed away on Sunday, December 15, 2024 at Northwestern Medicine Huntley Hospital in Huntley, Illinois. He was born September 12, 1950 in Grand Forks, North Dakota the son of Lemuel and Ru-Jean (Hughes) Eakle. He married Faylene M. Cline on April 15, 1986 in Cicero, Illinois. They were happily married for 35 years...
Mary Curran
Dec 13, 2024
Mary Curran, 79, of Sandwich, IL passed away on Friday, December 13, 2024 at her home in Sandwich. She was born July 21, 1945 in Sandwich to Francis and Isadora (Hughes) Todd. She attended Sandwich schools where she met her future husband, James Curran, in first grade. Mary graduated from SHS in 1963 and went to College of St. Francis...
Glen Eric Olsen
Dec 12, 2024
Glen Eric Olsen, 62, of Earlville, IL, passed away Thursday, December 12, 2024, at OSF St. Paul Medical Center in Mendota, IL. He was born May 6, 1962, in Mendota, IL, the son of Harold and Elaine (Anderson) Olsen. Glen was a member of Immanuel Lutheran Church in Earlville. He graduated from Earlville High School in 1980. His passion was...
Kent A. Burkhart
Dec 7, 2024
Kent A. Burkhart, 62, of Sheridan, IL, passed away Saturday, December 7, 2024. He was born September 9, 1962, in Sandwich, IL, the son of William and Lois (Tuttle) Burkhart. Kent graduated from Sandwich High School in 1980. He loved fishing anywhere the fish were biting. Kent eagerly looked forward to the Sandwich Fair every year. He loved the games...
Annette Irene Habbe
Dec 5, 2024
Annette Irene Habbe passed away at the age of 77 in her home surrounded by her loving family on Thursday December 5th, 2024. Born on April 26, 1947, in Sandwich, IL the daughter of George and Aletta (Bergson) Hawkins. Graduating in the class of 1965 from Plano High School. She married the love of her life Ronald "Bud" Habbe Sr....
David L. Waldron
Dec 3, 2024
David L. Waldron, 78, of Earlville, IL, passed away Tuesday, December 3, 2024, at Illinois Veterans Home at LaSalle, with his loving family by his side. He was born February 21, 1946, in Blytheville, AR, the son of Russell F. and M. Sue (Harker) Waldron. Dave proudly served in the US Navy during the Vietnam War aboard the USS Iwo...
Judith Anne Hamilton
Nov 27, 2024
Judith Anne (“Anne”) Hamilton of Mendota, Illinois, died November 27, 2024 at the age of 84. Anne was born November 11, 1940 in Chicago, IL to Harvey Manley Hamilton of Neepawa Ontario, Canada and Hjorney (“Joan”) Johnson of Gardar, North Dakota. She grew up surrounded by her mother’s extended family and spent summers with her father’s family in Calgary Alberta...
Mary C. Mokry
Nov 27, 2024
Mary C. Mokry, 61, of Somonauk, IL passed away suddenly Wednesday, November 27, 2024. She was born June 14, 1963, in Oak Park, IL to Richard and Katherine Claahsen. She married her high school sweetheart William John Mokry Sr. on June 29, 1985. She is fondly remembered by staff and students alike for her life-long service as an educator teaching...
Robert "Bobby Joe" Joseph Mcgava Sr.
Nov 24, 2024
Robert Joseph “Bobby Joe” McGava, Sr., born on April 12, 1949, to Edward Francis and Helen Mae (Meighan) McGava, the youngest of six children. Bob passed away Sunday, November 24, 2024, at his home in Waterman, IL. He passed peacefully with his sons, Joe and Tom, his sister, Peg, and daughter-in-law, Terri by his side. Bob is survived by his...
