Local obituaries for Eighner Funeral Homes
Anne Brady
Jan 15, 2011
Anne Brady, 96 of Somonauk, IL passed away Saturday, January 15, 2011 at her home. She was born May 10, 1914 in St. Paul, MN, the daughter of Bronson and Marjorie West Bemis. She was married to Arthur Lehr and later to T.H. Taylor Brady in 1963 in Winnetka, IL. She was a member of St. John's Lutheran Church in...
Margaret Jean Johnson
Jan 14, 2011
Margaret Jean Johnson, 87, died peacefully at her Somonauk home on January 14, 2011. Born May 1, 1923, she was the third child of Harley and Esther Hadlock Herzog. Following graduation from Somonauk High in the class of
Katharina J. Greer
Jan 14, 2011
Katharina J. Greer, 82, of Marseilles, IL formerly of Aurora, IL passed away, Friday, January 14, 2011 at Valley West Hospital in Sandwich. She was born June 5, 1928 in Munich, Germany, the daughter of Michael and Johanna Brandl Schwarz.She is surviv
Mary Jane Taxis
Jan 11, 2011
Mary Jane Taxis, 91, of Sandwich, Illinois passed away, Tuesday, January 11, 2011 at Rush-Copley Medical Center in Aurora, IL. She was born February 15, 1919 in Sheridan, IL the daughter of Harry and Alice Sebby Ugland. She married John B. Taxis
Barbara A. Nelson
Jan 10, 2011
Barbara A. Nelson, 71, of Ottawa, IL passed away, Monday, January 10, 2011 in Ottawa Regional Hospital in Ottawa, IL. She was born October 13, 1939 in Columbus, GA, the daughter of William G. and Lillian L. Latham Calvert, Sr. She married James J. Nel
Judith R. Hackerson
Jan 7, 2011
Judith R. Hackerson, 69, of Shabbona, IL formerly of Aurora, IL passed away Friday, January 7, 2011 at Rockford Memorial Hospital in Rockford. She was born May 2, 1941 in Aurora, IL, the daughter of Carlton and Minnie Seidelmann Reynolds. She was marr
John E. Albright
Jan 6, 2011
John E. Albright, 73, of Plano, Illinois passed away Thursday, January 6, 2011 at his home in Plano after a courageous battle with cancer. He was born May 1, 1937 in Aurora, IL the son of John E. and Helene (Voga) Albright Sr. He married Lillian Christensen on May 9, 1958 in Plano, IL. They spent the next 52 happy...
N. Michael Turner
Jan 3, 2011
N. Michael Turner, 49, of Aurora, IL passed away, Monday, January 3, 2011 at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago after a courageous battle with cancer. He was born April 1, 1961 in Waukegan, IL, the son of Charles E. and Naomi M. Wortham Turner. He was a graduate of Illinois State University receiving his B.S. degree in communications. He...
Walton L. Elliott
Dec 29, 2010
Walton L. Elliott, 76, of Somonauk passed away Wednesday, December 29, 2010 at his residence in Somonauk. He was born April 29, 1934 in Geneva, IL the son of Paul and Alta Hampson Elliott. He married Lois M. Clausen on October 20, 1956 in Sandwich, IL.
M. Pauline Hess
Dec 28, 2010
M. Pauline Hess, 99, of Somonauk, IL passed away Tuesday, December 28, 2010 at her home. She was born July 16, 1911 in Peshtigo, WI, the daughter of Charles and Nina Seaton Smith. She married Donald E. Hess on July 29, 1939 in Somonauk, IL. She was a
Dorothy Davis
Dec 27, 2010
Dorothy (Mrs. Zean) Davis of Plano died Monday, December 27, 2010 in Rush-Copley Medical Center in Aurora, IL. She was born January 15, 1915 in Sheridan, IL. Mrs. Davis was a loving wife, mother, grandmother and great grandmother. With her husband, Mrs. Davis founded and operated Davis Manufacturing Company. Later they purchased and managed Davis Construction Company, which she continued...
Mary Louise Hindle
Dec 25, 2010
Mary Louise Hindle, 84, of Earlville, IL passed away, Saturday, December 25, 2010 at her home. She was born June 25, 1926 in Leland, IL, the daughter of William and Maude Yarnell Swayze. She married William B. Hindle on March 2, 1946 in LaSalle, IL. Sh
Winifred Lucille Beer
Dec 21, 2010
Winifred Lucille Beer, 92, of Earlville, IL passed away Tuesday, December 21, 2010 at Mendota Community Hospital in Mendota, IL. She was born March 30, 1918 in Jefferson, Mo., the daughter of Arthur and Blanche (Hixon) Moore. She married Chester LeRoy Beer on January 28, 1936 in Valley Junction, Iowa. She is survived by two sons, Michael (Sharon) Beer of...
Nora Creasor
Dec 15, 2010
Nora Creasor, 78, of Yorkville, passed away Wednesday, December 15, 2010 at her home in Yorkville. She was born May 15, 1932 in England the daughter of William and Hilda Rosencroft Johnson. She married Phillip H. Creasor in 1953 in Chicago, IL. She is
Anita Clayton Britt
Dec 13, 2010
Anita Clayton Britt, 86, of Newark, IL passed away Monday, December 13, 2010 at her home surrounded by her loving family. She was born on July 15, 1924 in Ottawa, IL, the daughter of Clarence and Minnie Breese Clayton. Anita attended Yorkville High School, and in 1945 graduated from Copley Hospital School of Nursing. Her career and Copley classmates were...
Donald P. Wiesbrook
Dec 12, 2010
Donald P. Wiesbrook, passed away at his home in Somonauk, December 12, 2010, after a long battle with several illnesses. Don was born August 25, 1930 in Aurora, IL to Harry and Lola Riedy Wiesbrook. He attended Naperville schools until his father died, when he and his brothers helped his mother farm and raise their siblings. His sense of the...
Earl J. Zahner
Dec 12, 2010
Earl J. Zahner, 91, of Elburn, passed away Sunday, December 12, 2010 in Provena McAuley Manor in Aurora. He was born April 4, 1919 in Perryville, MO. the son of Genarous and Mada Zahner. He married Leone Weismiller on May 8, 1943 in Somonauk, IL. He was
Marcia A. Schwingle
Dec 11, 2010
Marcia A. Schwingle, 84, of Plano, Illinois passed away Saturday, December 11, 2010 in Wynscape Nursing and Rehabilitation in Wheaton, IL. She was born July 3, 1926 in Blue River, Wisconsin the daughter of Leon John and Elizabeth E. Peterson Gasser.
Maureen F. Dudley
Dec 9, 2010
Maureen F. Dudley, 80, of Earlville, IL passed away, Thursday, December 9, 2010 in Heritage Manor in Mendota, IL. She was born April 25, 1930 in Gradyville, KY the daughter of Garland and Lorena (Cole) Wilson. She married William E. "Shorty" Dudley on August 28, 1947 in Columbia, KY. She worked at CTS Knights in Sandwich, IL for over 15...
Joseph J. Modica
Dec 8, 2010
Joseph J. Modica, 88, of Somonauk, IL went home to the Lord on December 8, 2010. His final days were spent surrounded by his family. Joe was born on October 19, 1922 in Chicago, IL to Dominick and Maria Rubuano Modica. He was a decorated WWII veteran and served in General Patton's Infantry Division. He married Sadie LaPorta on November...
