Local obituaries for Eighner Funeral Homes
Sharon K. Garbe
Sep 29, 2012
Sharon K. (Walters) Garbe, 72, of Mendota, IL passed away Saturday, September 29, 2012 in Aurora surrounded by her loving family. She was born November 7, 1939 the daughter of Wilfred and Valerie Walters. She married Philip C. Garbe in December of 1989. Sharon mastered being a home maker and joined the workforce. With her zest for life, she tried...
Albert Lawrence "Larry" Williams
Sep 28, 2012
Albert Lawrence “Larry” Williams, 73, passed away Friday, September 28, 2012 at Rush-Copley Medical Center in Aurora, IL surrounded by his loving family. He was born May 13, 1939 in Humphreys, MO the son of James Albert and Ada Emmiline (Boram) Williams. Larry was Baptized and a member of Leland United Methodist Church. He retired from Lyon Metal after 38...
William C. Meyer
Sep 27, 2012
William C. Meyer, 62; on Thursday, September 27, 2012 his weary heart went to rest with the Lord at his residence in Lake Holiday. He was born September 3, 1950 in Oak Park, IL the son of Clarence and Jacqueline (Simon) Meyer. Bill enjoyed the outdoors, hunting, fishing, The Bears, The Cubs, and The Blackhawks but his greatest love was...
Ercil Eugene "Bill" Schroeder
Sep 26, 2012
Ercil Eugene “Bill” Schroeder, 74, Sandwich, died Wednesday, September 26, 2012. He was born in Taylor, Missouri, May 20, 1938, son of the late Estill B. and Irene E. (Schoenborn) Schroeder. He attended Joppa High School and graduated from Murphysboro High School in 1956. After graduation he enlisted in the US Air Force, proudly serving his country for twenty years...
Mervin R. Baker Jr.
Sep 25, 2012
Mervin R. Baker, 81, of Leland, passed away Tuesday, September 25, 2012 in rural Leland as a result of a farm accident. He was born August 12, 1931 in Waterman, IL the son of Mervin and Beatrice George Baker. He married Vera Basler on April 12, 1958 in Leland. He was a member of The Leland United Methodist Church, Illinois...
Thomas O. Bagby
Sep 16, 2012
Thomas O. Bagby, 74, of Earlville, Illinois passed away Sunday, September 16, 2012 in Mendota Community Hospital, Mendota, IL. He was born July 4, 1938 in Pittsfield, Illinois he son of Russell and Clarice Powers Bagby. He married Yvonne Etheridge on May 23, 1980 in Ottawa, IL. He worked at Marathon Electric in Earlville for over 25 years before retiring....
Lynette M. Simmons Jones
Sep 15, 2012
Lynette M. (Simmons) Jones, 52, of Latham, IL, formerly of Yorkville passed away Saturday, September 15, 2012 at her home after a courageous battle with cancer. She was born February 5, 1960 in Aurora the daughter of Roger and Norma (Lohrbach) Simmons. She married Robert E. Jones on October 2, 1992 in Yorkville, IL. She was a graduate of Yorkville...
Melvin D. Cronin
Sep 15, 2012
Melvin D. Cronin, 77, of Earlville, IL passed away Saturday, September 15, 2012 in Mendota Lutheran Home in Mendota, IL. He was born September 23, 1934 in Corydon, Iowa the son of Maxwell and Mildred (Demry) Cronin. He met Jeannette McKean in Warrington, England while he was stationed there in the U.S. Air Force and later they got married. Later...
Rosemarie "Rosie" Fahrlander
Sep 14, 2012
Rosemarie “Rosie” Fahrlander, 73, of Yorkville passed away Friday, September 14, 2012 at home surrounded by her family; after a courageous battle with cancer. She was born December 8, 1938 the daughter of Samuel Rodriguez and Rose Rodriguez-Green. She married Dennis L. Fahrlander in May of 1961. Rose proudly graduated Mooseheart in Aurora, IL in 1958. In the 1960’s she...
Janice L. Roth
Sep 12, 2012
Janice L. Roth, 67, of Somonauk passed away Wednesday, September 12, 2012 at her residence in Somonauk surrounded by her family. She was born April 23, 1945 in Chicago the daughter of Joseph and Anna (Gregorik) Lunetta. She married Dannie Roth on December 14, 1963 in Plano. She was a member of Harvest Chapel Church in Sandwich. Jan was a...
Michael D. Schwickerath, Sr.
Sep 10, 2012
Michael D. Schwickerath, Sr., 60, of Sandwich passed away Monday, September 10, 2012 at his residence in Lake Holiday. He was born October 20, 1951 in Mendota the son of Alvin and Geneva (Brown) Schwickerath. He married Bari L. Keating on April 3, 1973 in Aurora, IL. Michael retired in 2011 from the Montgomery Caterpillar plant after 35 years. He...
Brayan Silva
Sep 8, 2012
Brayan Silva, 6, of Leland passed away Saturday, September 8, 2012 as a result of an automobile accident in Woodstock, IL. He was born August 30, 2006 in Sandwich, IL the son of Jose and Maria (Moctezuma) Silva. He was a member of St. Mary’s Catholic Church. Brayan loved soccer, bicycling, feeding the horses, working with his Dad and his...
Thomas D. Schofield
Sep 7, 2012
Thomas D. Schofield Jr., 40, of Yorkville, IL passed away, Friday, September 7, 2012 at Rush-Copley Medical Center in Aurora, IL. He was born August 11, 1972 in Aurora, IL the son of Thomas and Nel (Flowers) Schofield. Thomas was a member of Gospel Assembly Church in Oswego, IL. He was a bass guitar player at his church and enjoyed...
Virginia S. Lemke
Sep 7, 2012
Virginia S. Lemke, 83, of Fox Lake, WI passed away Friday, September 7, 2012 at her son’s home rural Somonauk, IL. She was born November 27, 1928 in Chicago, IL the daughter of Henry and Wanda (Horn) Newcomb. She married Walter Lemke on May 15, 1948 in Chicago, IL. She is survived by two daughters, Barbara King of Clermont, FL...
Harley Jack Hitchcock
Sep 7, 2012
Harley Jack Hitchcock, 85, passed away Friday, September 7, 2012 at Willow Crest Nursing Pavillion in Sandwich, IL. He was born April 8, 1927 and raised in Arkansas the son of John Riley and Louchester Hitchcock. Harley married Ina Hawkins at a furniture store in Marked Tree, Arkansas on December 7, 1946. He proudly served in the United Sates Marine...
Jeannette P. "Jan" Cronin
Sep 5, 2012
Jeannette P. "Jan" Cronin, 74, of Earlville, IL passed away Wednesday, September 5, 2012 at Rockford Memorial Hospital in Rockford, IL. She was born March 4, 1938 in Warrington, England the daughter of George and Mary (Tegin) McKean. She met Melvin D. Cronin in Warrington, England while he was stationed in the U.S. Air Force and later they got married....
Alice Jane Atherton
Aug 31, 2012
Alice Jane Atherton, 95, of Earlville, Illinois passed away, Friday, August 31, 2012 in Mendota Lutheran Home in Mendota, IL. She was born April 25, 1917 in Earlville, IL the daughter of Robert and Ione Schrecengost Cox. She married Bernard Atherton on
Judith Lee Morrison Shaddle
Aug 28, 2012
Judith Lee Morrison Shaddle, 60, of Somonauk passed away Tuesday, August 28, 2012 at her home after a short illness. She was born in Hereford, Texas the youngest of 5 children born to J.C. and Mary E. (Gage) Morrison on December 7, 1951. She was educated in Hereford, Texas. Judith previously worked at the Wal-Mart in Plano for many years...
Clarence F. Labolle
Aug 27, 2012
Clarence F. La Bolle, 98, of Somonauk passed away Monday, August 27, 2012 at Valley West Community Hospital in Sandwich. He was born on a farm near Somonauk, IL on August 22, 1914 to Arthur and Minnie (Sherman) La Bolle. On June 14, 1941 he married Gladys Colbe, daughter of Charles and Ida (Dellenback) Colbe. Clarence always had a love...
Phyllis Evelyn Hallgren Miller
Aug 24, 2012
Phyllis Evelyn Hallgren Miller, age 88, peacefully passed into the arms of her Lord very early on Friday, August 24, 2012. Born on January 16, 1924, she was the 4th of 7 children of Thure and Esther Hallgren. She graduated from high school in DeKalb and then attended NIU for one year and then Bryant & Stratton Business School in...
