Obituary for Lester Hilgendorf, Iroquois County Illinois Funeral services were held on Friday afternoon, Sept. 20, at 2 o"clock in St. John's Lutheran Church for Lester Frederick Hilgendorf, 48. Interment was in Pine Ridge cemetery, Loda. The service followed a family prayer service at 1:30 p.m. in the Kelley Memorial Home. Mr. Hilgendorf died in Gibson City hospital where he had been a patient two hours. Death was due to pneumonia. Born Dec. 3, 1908, near Buckley, he was reared and attended the St. John Parish schools here. He is survived by his wife, Agnes Smith Hilgendorf who he married Feb. 9, 1954 at Watseka, two step-sons, Roger and Kenneth Smith; three step-daughters, Bonnie and Marie Smith (twins) and Joyce Smith all at home and all are students in the Buckley-Loda schools in Buckley. Also surviving are his mother and foster father, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Ronna, Loda; two half-sisters, Mrs. Arthur (Irma) Ennen, Loda, Mrs. Dwain (Lois) Grohler, Thawville and six half-brothers, Robert, Delmar, Laurence and Orville Ronna, all of Loda, Clarence Ronna, Milford and Arnold of Onarga. He and his family had resided in Buckley and he was employed and farmed on the farm of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Marten near Buckley. The Rev. Walther A. Eissfeldt, pastor, officiated and spoke words taken from Job 14 and Psalm 31:5 and 15. Flowers were arranged by Jean Marten, Selma Hull, Meta Wagner, Pearl Reynolds, Ada Luening and Elaine Steinman. Pall bearers were Armand Luening, Arthur Wagner, Earl Marten, Jerald Marten, Leonard Hull and Delbert Lustfield. Hymns were "Asleep in Jesus" and "Jesus Lover of my Soul." and were favorites of the deceased. ------------------------------------------------------------- UGENWEB NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by other organiza- tions or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contri- butor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. ------------------------------------------------------------- File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Loretta Krumwiede Barlow