Local obituaries for Eighner Funeral Homes
Karen L. Wasson
Jul 13, 2011
Karen L. Wasson, 67, of Somonauk, IL passed away Wednesday, July 13, 2011 at her home in Lake Holiday. She was born July 8, 1944 in Streator, IL the daughter of Frank and Gertrude (Renn) Heinbuecher. She married James Wasson on June 5, 1965 in Streator. She was a member of St. John the Baptist Catholic Church, former member of...
Marion Brue
Jul 9, 2011
Marion Brue, 76, of Yorkville, passed away Saturday, July 9, 2011 at Valley West Community Hospital in Sandwich, IL. He was born April 10, 1935 in Norway, the son of Ole and Anna (Olson) Brue. He married Sharon Stambaugh on November 28, 1957 in Plano, IL. He was a member of the Illinois Farm Bureau and the Sandwich Moose Lodge....
Leroy Harold Fox
Jul 9, 2011
Leroy Harold Fox, 78, of Sandwich, passed away Saturday, July 9, 2011 after a courageous battle with cancer at Edward Hospital in Naperville, IL. He was born August 19, 1932 in Sandwich, IL the son of Leo and Grace (Burns Elliott) Fox. He was together with the love of his life, Sherry Thomas, for 33 years and they were married...
Percy L. Reeve
Jul 8, 2011
Percy L. Reeve, 88, of Plano, IL, passed away Friday, July 8, 2011 at his residence in Plano surrounded by his family. He was born November 10, 1922 in Oakdale City, IA the son of Frank and Harriet (Lutz) Reeve. He grew up in Iowa until he was fourteen then moved to Hinckley, IL and worked on the family farm....
Samuel George Silburn
Jul 4, 2011
Samuel George Silburn, 74, of Earlville, IL passed away Monday, July 4, 2011 at Willow Crest Nursing Pavilion in Sandwich, IL. He was born June 29, 1937 in Waterman, IL, the son of Millard J. and Maye Ora (Nelson) Silburn. He was employed for DeKalb Ag for over 25 years. He is survived by one sister, Ora Libersky of Earlville;...
Margaret "Bea" Bagley
Jul 4, 2011
Margaret B. Bagley, 86, of Sandwich, IL formerly of Columbus, GA passed away, July 4, 2011 at Willow Crest Nursing Pavilion in Sandwich. She was born July 28, 1924 in Wedowee, AL, the daughter of Odis and Susie (Shephard) East. She married Eli J. “Bud” Bagley in 1949 in Phoenix City, AL. She was a long time owner of the...
Lydia A. Venuso
Jul 2, 2011
Lydia A. Venuso, 82, of Somonauk, IL, passed away Saturday, July 2, 2011 at Provena Mercy Medical Center in Aurora. She was born June 13, 1929 in the Philippines, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Celestino Ambida. She married Nicholas A. Venuso on October 4, 1958 in Chicago, IL. She was a former three time Beauty Queen in the Philippines...
Charlotte A. Johnson
Jun 29, 2011
Charlotte A. Johnson, 69, of Sandwich, IL passed away Wednesday, June 29, 2011 at her home. She was born December 27, 1941 in Soldiers Grove, WI, the daughter of Alert and Corneila (Olson) Burkum. She was an Activities Assistant at Willow Crest Nursing Pavilion in Sandwich. She was a member of Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Rockford and a avid...
Gerald E. Sampson
Jun 29, 2011
Gerald E. Sampson, 86, of Leland, IL passed away, Wednesday, June 29, 2011 at Willow Crest Nursing Pavilion in Sandwich. He was born April 20, 1925 on the family farm in Victor Township, Leland, he was the son of Levi Silas and Gladys Viola (Benson) Sampson. He married Carol (Cissne) Heintz at the Leland United Methodist Church. Gerry graduated from...
Amelia Passow
Jun 25, 2011
Amelia Passow, 103, of Leland, IL passed away Saturday, June 25, 2011 at Jabez Elder Care in Somonauk, IL. She was born March 15, 1908 in Aurora, IL, the daughter of John and Julia (Zaha) Pinks. She married Dale L. Passow on October 23, 1937 in Somonauk. She was the oldest surviving member of St. John’s Lutheran Church in Somonauk...
Kathryn C. Fahrlander
Jun 24, 2011
Kathryn C. Fahrlander, 98, of Plano, formerly of Aurora, IL passed away Friday, June 24, 2011, in Willow Crest Nursing Pavilion in Sandwich, IL. She was born December 22, 1912 in West Brooklyn, IL the daughter of August and Linnie (Parker) Chaon. She married Louis Fahrlander in 1936 in Aurora, IL. She graduated from Aurora College in 1965 and was...
Lonnie Edward Clapper
Jun 22, 2011
Lonnie Edward ClapperThe world has truly lost one of the most kind, gentle, caring and thoughtful men anyone has ever known. Lonnie Edward Clapper of Plano, IL died Wednesday, June 22, 2011 of complications from necrotic pancreatitis at UIC Hospital in
Gertrude M. Middleton
Jun 18, 2011
Gertrude M. Middleton, 95, of Somonauk, Illinois passed away, Saturday, June 18, 2011 at Tillers Health Care Residence in Oswego, IL. She was born August 16, 1915 in Sandwich to the farming family of Louis and Mary (Flaherty) Rohrer, she was the oldest sibling of Charles and Joanna Rohrer Yoesle. Gertrude attended Potter-Dreshmire Country School for eight grades and was...
Dean A. Boyle
Jun 16, 2011
Dean A. Boyle, 82, of Wheaton, IL passed away, Thursday, June 16, 2011 at Willow Crest Nursing Pavilion in Sandwich, IL. He was born June 18, 1928 in Aurora, IL the son of Clarence and Lola Norman Boyle. He was a member of the Seventh Day Adventist Church in Glen Ellyn, IL, Past Presidents without Partners. Dean was a U.S....
Evelyn Vivian Hage
Jun 16, 2011
Evelyn Vivian Hage Evelyn Vivian Hage, 98, of Plano, IL, where she lived for 66 years, passed away, Thursday, June 16, 2011 at Willow Crest Nursing Pavilion in Sandwich, IL. She was born October 24, 1912 in Woodstock, IL the daughter of Frank and E
Joseph A. Sherpitis
Jun 16, 2011
Joseph A. Sherpitis, 76, passed away peacefully Thursday, June 16, 2011. He was born August 17, 1934 on a farm in Upper Michigan the only child of Joseph and Petronele Sherpitis. He was employed as a barber for 40 years at the Kings
Maxine Ruth Mitchell
Jun 15, 2011
Maxine Ruth Mitchell, 73, of rural Earlville, Illinois formerly of Florida, passed away Wednesday, June 15, 2011 at her daughter's home in rural Earlville. She was born March 13, 1938 in Windsor, Ontario, Canada the daughter of Earl and Helen (Jenkins) Boehmer. She is survived by one daughter, Tracie (Jim) Phelps of rural Earlville, IL. She will be deeply missed...
Joseph G. Nekola
May 30, 2011
Joseph G. Nekola, 93, of Plano, IL passed away Monday, May 30, 2011 at Provena Mercy Center Hospital in Aurora, IL. He was born August 18, 1917 in LaCrosse, WI, the son of John and Alvina Neuverth Nekola. He graduated from Aquinas High School in LaCro
Raymond T. Sprowls
May 29, 2011
Raymond T. Sprowls, 86, of Rantoul, IL formerly of Sandwich, IL passed away Sunday, May 29, 2011 at Carle Hospital in Urbana, IL. He was born September 21, 1924 in Tiskilwa, IL the son of Oscar and Delta Spencer Sprowls. He married Meridith A. Ellis on May 6, 1951 in Wedron, Illinois. He was a member of The Cornerstone Church...
Georgiana A. Hogan
May 25, 2011
Georgiana A. Hogan, 68, of Sandwich, Illinois passed away Wednesday, May 25, 2011 at her home in Sandwich. She was born October 29, 1942 in Chicago, IL the daughter of Otto and Lydia Sorenson Schloemer. She married Raymond Hogan Jr. on June 16, 1
