Local obituaries for Eighner Funeral Homes
Edward D. "Duke" Fanning
Oct 19, 2013
Edward D. “Duke” Fanning, 81, of Sandwich passed away peacefully Saturday, October 19, 2013 at his residence surrounded by his loving family. He was born September 21, 1932 in Sandwich the son of Edward D. and Frances (Bruehl) Fanning, Sr. He married Janet Wesson on September 3, 1952 in Sandwich. Duke was a member of St. Paul the Apostle Catholic...
Stanley J. Ciba
Oct 18, 2013
Stanley J. Ciba, 95, of Sandwich, IL passed away Friday, October 18, 2013 at Edward Hines Jr. Veterans Hospital in Maywood, IL. He was born February 4, 1918 in Chicago, IL the son of John and Anna Ciba. He married Helen Lewandowski on October 23, 1943 in Chicago, IL. He was a veteran of U.S. Army serving during WWII. He...
Dale L. Goldman
Oct 15, 2013
Dale L. Goldman, 91, of Somonauk passed away Tuesday, October 15, 2013 at his residence. He was born May 26, 1922 in Somonauk the son of Orval and Della (Osborne) Goldman. He married Jean L. Castner in 1946 in Bloomington. Dale enjoyed farming, collecting toys, having coffee with his buddies at the Country Kitchen but his greatest love of all...
Emmett J. Mcconville
Oct 10, 2013
Emmett J. McConville, 86, of Earlville passed away Thursday, October 10, 2013 at Mendota Community Hospital in Mendota, IL. He was born November 12, 1926 in Ophir Township on the Family farm the son of Leo and Frances (O’Donnell) McConville. He was a lifelong member of St. Theresa Catholic Church in Earlville. He farmed in Ophir Township his entire life....
Cleda Arlene Johnson
Oct 10, 2013
Cleda Arlene Johnson, 99, of Sandwich, IL formerly of Plano and Earlville, passed away, Thursday, October 10, 2013 in Valley West Hospital Sandwich. She was born October 20, 1913 in Sandwich, IL the daughter of Charles H. and Forrest (Taylor) Raney. She married Wilbur Johnson on May 11, 1931 in Leland, IL. She was a member of Plano United Methodist...
William E. Rausch
Oct 9, 2013
William E. Rausch, 82, of Park Rapids, MN (formerly of Sandwich, IL) passed away October 9, 2013 in Fargo, ND. He was born February 13, 1931 in Aurora, IL, to William M. and Katherine Rausch. He married Betty Jane Schaak in Aurora, IL on November 24, 1951. They spent 32 happy years together until her passing in 1984. Bill served...
Doris Ethelyn Latimer
Oct 7, 2013
Doris Ethelyn Latimer, 87, of Stonecroft Retirement Community Village in Mendota formerly of rural Earlville, IL passed away Monday, October 7, 2013 at OSF St. Francis Medical Center in Peoria, IL. She was born June 26, 1926 in Horton, KS the daughter of Ernest and Bernice (Hoffman) Cornell. Doris attended Phillips University in Enid, OK for two years. She married...
Mary Louise Underwood
Sep 30, 2013
Mary Louise Underwood, 79, of Sandwich passed away Monday, September 30, 2013 at Rush-Copley Medical Center in Aurora, IL. She was born October 21, 1933 at the family home in Earlville, IL the daughter of Fred and Loretta (Randall) Miller. She married Earl Underwood on April 15, 1950 in DeKalb, IL. She was a member of United Church of Sandwich....
Newton A. Schlesinger
Sep 28, 2013
Newton A. Schlesinger, 89, of Mendota Lutheran Home, formerly of Stonecroft Retirement Village Mendota, and Paw Paw area passed away, Saturday, September 28, 2013 in the Mendota Lutheran Home. He was born July 16, 1924 in Sublette, IL the son of Philip and Hilda (Kaufman) Schlesinger. He graduated from Paw Paw High School. He married Freda J. Haefner on October...
Carl E. Finkle Jr.
Sep 25, 2013
Carl E. Finkle Jr., 80, of Earlville, IL passed away, Wednesday, September 25, 2013 at Mendota Community Hospital in Mendota. He was born May 28, 1933 in Villisca, IA the son of Carl E. and Marie (Ware) Finkle Sr. He married Patricia Clark on November 25, 1954 in Villisca, IA. He was a member of Earlville United Methodist Church, where...
Harols G. "Grandpa Willy" Amundsen
Sep 24, 2013
Harold G."Grandpa Willy" Amundsen, 75, of Earlville, IL passed away Tuesday, September 24, 2013 in Valley West Hospital in Sandwich, IL. He was born October 14, 1937 in Norway the son of Olaf and Ingrid (Odegord) Amundsen. He served in the U.S. Army during Vietnam War and when he got of the service he moved to the Earlville area and...
Laura Melissa Grant
Sep 22, 2013
Laura Melissa (Bachman) Grant, 86, of Sandwich passed away Sunday, September 22, 2013 at Willow Crest Nursing Pavilion in Sandwich. She was born October 28, 1926 in Jefferson City, MO the daughter of David and Anna (Stoneking) Bachman. She married William F. Grant on February 18, 1959 in DeKalb, IL. She is survived by one daughter, Loretta (Jeffrey) Glover of...
Josephine B. Babos
Sep 20, 2013
Josephine B. Babos, 81, of Sandwich, IL passed away Friday, September 20, 2013 at her home in Sandwich. She was born April 10, 1932 in Aurora, IL the daughter of Leo Henry and Mattie Louise (Coppege) Zolper. She married George Babos on October 14, 1950 in Aurora, IL. Josephine was a member of St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in...
Sandra C. Kopecky
Sep 14, 2013
Sandra C. Kopecky, 76, of Plano, IL passed away Saturday, September 14, 2013 at her home in Plano. She was born July 11, 1937 in Melrose Park, IL the daughter of William and Ethel (Michlei) Gallant. She married Charles Kopecky on February 12, 1959 in Melrose Park, IL. She is survived by her husband, Charles of Plano; one daughter, Karyn...
Ignacia Gonzalez
Sep 14, 2013
Ignacia Gaspar de Gonzalez, 86, of Sandwich, IL passed away Saturday, September 14, 2013 at Seasons Hospice in Naperville. She was born April 22, 1927 in Mexico the daughter of Santiago Gaspar and Iduvijes Mendez. She enjoyed many wonderful years of marriage to Alonso Gonzalez until his passing in 1996. She is survived by one daughter, Hermila Castro; four sons,...
Ernie Russell
Sep 13, 2013
Ernie Russell, 95, of Earlville, Ill passed away, Friday, September 13, 2013 at Stonecroft in Mendota, Ill. He was born May 6, 1918 in Lebanon, KY the son of David and Blanche (Hughes) Russell. He was preceded by his 3 wives, Matilda Mills, Dora Whitlock and Genrose Bailey. He was a member of St. Teresa of Avila Catholic Church in...
Harry Lee Mccollum
Sep 11, 2013
Harry Lee McCollum, 80, of DeKalb passed away Wednesday, September 11, 2013 at Kishwaukee Hospital in DeKalb Township. He was born February 21, 1933 in Sublette, IL the son of Edward and Helen (Alshouse) McCollum. He is survived by his sister, Marlene (Jerry) Cook of Sandwich. He was preceded in death by his parents and two brothers, Donald and Duane....
Joan Irene Breunig
Sep 8, 2013
Joan Irene Breunig , 86, of Sandwich, IL passed away after a brief illness Sunday, September 8, 2013 at Seasons Hospice in Naperville, IL. Joan was born June 4, 1927 in Sandwich, IL the daughter of Ernest and Lillian (Klotz) Mueller. She graduated from Sandwich High School in 1945. Joan graduated from Copley School of Nursing in Aurora. She worked...
Leona Grace Miller
Sep 6, 2013
Leona Grace Miller, 83, of Sandwich, passed peacefully at her home on Friday, September 6, 2013. She was born May 18, 1930 in Aurora, IL the daughter of Thomas and Rachael (Severson) Thompson. On February 20, 1954 she married her dance partner for life, Donald J. Miller in Barrington, IL. She was a member of the Aurora Moose. Leona enjoyed...
Ryan Michael Esposito
Sep 1, 2013
Ryan Michael Esposito, 33, of Oswego passed away Sunday, September 1, 2013 at his home. He was born May 20, 1980 in Fresno, CA the son of Ralph T. and Rosann M. (Lauro) Esposito, Jr. He was a member of St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Plano. Ryan worked at Dominick’s for five years as a cashier at both the Naperville...
