Local obituaries for Eighner Funeral Homes
Durward L. "Dewey" Murphy
Mar 2, 2015
Durward “Dewey” L. Murphy, 69, of Sandwich, IL passed away Monday, March 2, 2015 at Rush Copley Medical Center in Aurora, IL. He was born December 17, 1945 in Sandwich, IL the son Durward A. and Dorothy J. (Davis) Murphy. He married Marcia Wilcoxen on July 17, 1982 in Sandwich. He attended Sandwich Schools and graduated in the class of...
Marjorie Lucille Tuftie Cantlin
Mar 2, 2015
Marjorie Lucille Tuftie Cantlin of Earlville passed away at Mendota Community Hospital on Monday, March 2, 2015 at the age of 96. She was born to Theodore and Myrtle Kirkus Tuftie in Freedom Township on August 14, 1918. She graduated from Serena High School and was the last surviving member of the Class of 1936. Marge married Miles James Cantlin...
C. "Nick" Sellers
Feb 17, 2015
C. "Nick" Sellers, 86, of Earlville, IL passed away Tuesday, February 17, 2015 at Mendota Community Hospital in Mendota. He was born August 19, 1928 in Harding, IL the son of Charles and Leola ( Aitken) Sellers. He married Lena Joslin on November 19, 1982 in Earlville, IL. Nick graduated from Earlville High School, he served in the US Army...
Patricia A. "Gram" Gareski
Feb 17, 2015
Patricia A. “Gram” Gareski, 81, of Plano, IL passed away Tuesday, February 17, 2015 at her home in Plano, surrounded by her loving family. She was born November 21, 1933 in Plano, IL the daughter of Arthur and Fern (Van Kirk) Wade Sr. She married Albert Gareski on May 7, 1955 in Plano, IL. Gram’s door was always open to...
Leroy Albert Goetsch
Feb 15, 2015
LeRoy Albert Goetsch, 80, of Earlville, IL formerly of Wisconsin, passed away Sunday, February 15, 2015 at Willow Crest Nursing Pavilion in Sandwich, IL. He was born January 3, 1935 in Wausau, WI the son of William Albert and Irene (Hartwig) Goetsch. He married Leila Rose Jordan on June 4, 1955 in Marathon City, WI. LeRoy was a former member...
Frederick C. "Fred" Mangold
Feb 12, 2015
Frederick C. “Fred” Mangold, 64, of Leland, IL passed away Thursday, February 12, 2015 at his home in rural Leland. He was born January 23, 1951 in Chicago, IL the son of Fred W. and Eleanor Baumann Mangold. He married Judith A. Lucci on July 2, 1977 in Wheaton, IL. Fred was a volunteer firefighter for the Leland Fire Department....
Frederick C. "Fred" Mangold
Feb 12, 2015
Frederick C. “Fred” Mangold, 64, of Leland, IL passed away Thursday, February 12, 2015 at his home in rural Leland. He was born January 23, 1951 in Chicago, IL the son of Fred W. and Eleanor (Baumann) Mangold. He married Judith A. Lucci on July 2, 1977 in Wheaton, IL. Fred was a volunteer firefighter for the Leland Fire Department....
Otis Wayne Skaggs
Feb 5, 2015
Otis Wayne Skaggs, 89, of Earlville, IL passed away, Thursday, February 5, 2015 in LaSalle Veteran’s Home in LaSalle, IL. ome in LaSalle, IL. HHe was born May 17, 1925 in Hodgenville, KY, the son of Jimmy "Turner" and Rosettie (Warren) Skaggs. He married Margaret L. Whitlock on July 3, 1946 in Jamestown, KY. Otis was a veteran of the...
Roberta Legner Larson
Feb 2, 2015
Roberta L. Larson, 88, of Sandwich, IL formerly of Leland, IL passed away Monday, February 2, 2015 at her residence. She was born May 4, 1926 in Waterman, IL the daughter of Fred Scott and Bessie Olga (Montague) Legner. She married Norman Larson on November 16, 1944 in Leland. She was a member of Bethany Lutheran Church in Leland, the...
Ann E. Gephard
Jan 31, 2015
Ann E. Gephard, 79, of Hinckley, IL passed away Saturday, January 31, 2015 at DeKalb County Rehabilitation and Nursing Center in DeKalb. She was born January 9, 1936 in Montgomery, IL the daughter of John and Cora (Mosley) Weber. She married Donald C. Gephard on April 8, 1961. Ann was active all her life, working alongside her husband in their...
Mary J. "Sis" Adams
Jan 31, 2015
Mary J. "Sis" Adams, 71 of Naperville, IL passed away Saturday, January 31, 2015 at her brother's home in Downers Grove, IL. She was born January 9, 1944 in Sandwich, IL, the daughter of Cecil and Katherine (Newlin) Adams. She was very active with the Sandwich Benevolent Association (Fair Booth) and with the Bingo Group at Church and at the...
Melvin L. Peterson
Jan 30, 2015
Melvin L. Peterson, 71, of Earlville, IL passed away, Friday, January 30, 2015 at his home surrounded by his loving family after a brave battle with cancer. He was born June 7, 1943 in Sandwich, IL the son of John and Adeline (Heiston ) Peterson. He married Linda Myers on March 15, 1980 in Earlville, IL. Melvin worked for Ceco...
Kipp D. Hardin
Jan 28, 2015
Kipp D. Hardin, 50, of Earlville, IL passed away, Wednesday, January 28, 2015 as the result of an automobile accident. He was born on December 24, 1964 in New Ulm, MN the son of Robert H. and Beverly J. (Thoms) Hardin. He graduated from Earlville High School in 1983. He worked as a loader in metal fabrication. He enjoyed NASCAR,...
Robert W. Strong
Jan 24, 2015
Robert W. Strong, 94, of Earlville, IL passed away, Saturday, January 24, 2015 in Mendota Lutheran Home in Mendota. He was born on February 7, 1920 in Earlville, IL, the son of Robert A. and Perley (Walker) Strong. Robert served his country proudly in the U.S. Navy from 1943 to 1946. He married Rose Marion Stubbs on January 25, 1958...
Lowell Dalton Ambler
Jan 21, 2015
Lowell Dalton Ambler, 17, of Earlville passed away Wednesday, January 21, 2015 at his home, surrounded by his loving family and friends. He was born March 19, 1997 in Mendota, the son of Max and Kristen (Sawicki) Ambler. Dalton was a student at Earlville High School. He loved all sports but soccer was his passion. Dalton also enjoyed fishing, farming...
Dorothy J. Adrian
Jan 20, 2015
Dorothy J. Adrian, 74, of Somonauk passed away Tuesday, January 20, 2015 at her home. She was born April 9, 1940 in Leland, the daughter of Louis Charles and Viola (Erickson) Meyer. She married Robert Adrian on June 25, 1966 in Somonauk. Dorothy was a member of St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in Somonauk. She is survived by four...
Betty Jean Wilson
Jan 14, 2015
Betty Jean Wilson, 80, of Plano, IL passed away Wednesday, January 14, 2015 at her home surrounded by her loving family. She was born May 17, 1934 in Somonauk, IL, the daughter of Leo and Grace (Elliott) Fox. She married Claire “Mouse” Wilson on February 17, 1978 in Plano, IL. She was a member of the Leon Bursen Post #...
Darrell G. Day
Jan 12, 2015
Darrell G. Day, 62, of Sandwich passed away Monday, January 12, 2015 at his home. He was born March 11, 1952 in Beckley, WV, the son of John and Lena Powell, also the son of Mae Reed. Darrell is a graduate of Addison Trail High School in Addison, IL. He enjoyed going to Wrigley Field, playing the Lotto and always...
Marjorie K. Hecathorn
Jan 10, 2015
Marjorie K. Hecathorn, 88, of Leland, Illinois passed away Saturday, January 10, 2015 at Valley West Hospital in Sandwich, IL. She was born April 21, 1926 in Earlville the daughter of Waldo Benjamin and Lena Johanna (Riehl) Boltz. She married Charles Hecathorn on December 28, 1948 in Earlville. Marge was a lifelong member of Immanuel Lutheran Church in Earlville, where...
Berline H. Ohme
Jan 10, 2015
Berline H. Ohme, 87, of Somonauk, IL passed away, Saturday, January 10, 2015 in Willow Crest Nursing Pavilion in Sandwich. She was born June 20, 1927 in Chicago, IL the daughter of Gustav and Agnes (Rasmussen) Johnson. She married Elyot Wesley Ohme on February 21, 1948 in Chicago. She was a member of Bethany Lutheran Church in Leland, and was...
