John Lorch
John G. Lorch, 89, of Fairbury, passed away at 5:06 p.m., June 6, at OSF St. James-John Albrecht Medical Center, Pontiac.
Funeral will be held at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday at Trinity Lutheran Church, Fairbury. Pastor Tom Krieger will be officiating.
Burial will be in Graceland Cemetery, Fairbury. Where military honors will be performed by the Fairbury VFW and American Legion.
Visitation will be held from 5-7:00 p.m. Tuesday at Duffy-Pils Memorial Home, Fairbury and 9-9:45 a.m. on Wednesday at the church.
Memorials may be made to Dominy Memorial Library or Brian Munz Safety Complex.
John was born Dec. 15, 1925 in Weston, the son of George and Anna Mary Readle Lorch.
He married Mary Ann Munz on June 5, 1953 in Fairbury. She passed away Sep. 16, 2010.
Surviving are two daughters, Betty Schwartz of Kankakee, and Diane Toombs of Pontiac; five grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by three brothers, Ray and Carl Roeseler and Ben Lorch and three sisters, Marie Kohlman, Ida Ruth Roach and Rose Bushman.
John attended county grade school and graduated from Fairbury High School. He worked for Hadaway Texaco Station in Fairbury until he enlisted in the United States Navy where he proudly served during WWII in the Pacific Theater.
He stared farming the family farm upon returning from the service.
John served on the Weston Grain Co. board. He was a trustee for Yates Township and an elder at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Chenoa where he was a member. He currently is a member of Trinity Lutheran Church, Fairbury.
Condolences and tributes may be made to the family at www.duffypilsmemorialhome.com.
LaMar Rodman
LaMar J. Rodman, 83, of Bloomington, passed away at 10:34 a.m. on June 4 at his residence.
His memorial service will be at 11 a.m. on Thursday at Kibler-Brady-Ruestman Memorial Home in Bloomington with Pastor Thomas Wirsing officiating. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the memorial home. Full Military Rites will be accorded by the Bloomington-Normal American Legion Honor Guard.
Inurnment will be at Park Hill Cemetery in Bloomington. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs or donor’s choice.
LaMar was born on Nov. 16, 1931 in Bloomington, a son of Lynn and Lillian (Roeder) Rodman. He married Dolores Loudermilk on May 20, 1967 in Bloomington. She survives.
Also surviving are a son, John Rodman of Bloomington; a daughter, Marla (Andrew) Durham of Bloomington; three grandchildren, Derek, Trent and Erika; sister, Phyllis Wallace of Bloomington and several nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents.
LaMar proudly served in the United States Navy on the U.S.S. Champlain Ship from 1950-1954 in the Korean War.
He retired from General Telephone where he was a cable splicer.
LaMar was a pitcher in the United States Navy and tried out for the Baltimore Orioles baseball team. He was a member of the VFW Post 454; Highland Golf Course; Ironwood Golf Course. He enjoyed golfing, and was an avid sports fan, especially a fan of the Chicago Bears, St,. Louis Cardinals and University of Illinois. LaMar enjoyed horse racing, jockey statistics, various horse breeds and western movies.
He was a wonderful husband, a loving father and grandfather. He will be deeply missed by his family and friends.
Online condolences and memories of LaMar may be left for the family at kiblerbradyruestman.com.
Dorothy Streib
Dorothy Ann Streib, 94, of Fairbury died at 1:00 p.m. June 7 at Fairview Haven Retirement Community, Fairbury.
Her funeral service will be at 10:00 a.m.,Thursday at the Apostolic Christian Church of Fairbury with the ministers of the church officiating. Burial will be in South Apostolic Christian Church Cemetery, Fairbury.
Visitation will be one hour prior to services 9:00 to 9:45 a.m. also at the church on Thursday. Duffy-Pils Memorial Home, Fairbury is in charge of services.
Dorothy was born April 29, 1921 in Fairbury; the daughter of Joseph and Katherine (Zimmerman) Zehr. She married William H. Streib on September 12, 1954 in Fairbury. He preceded her in death on June 28, 2011. She was also preceded in death by her parents, three brothers, one sister and one son in-law, Owen Fagot.
Survivors include three daughters, Trudy Fagot of Fairbury; Tina (Dennis) Mielnikowski of Carpentersville; Tammy Streib of Fairbury; three grandchildren and four great grandchildren.
In lieu of flowers memorials may be directed to Fairview Haven Retirement Community, Fairbury.
Dorothy was a member of the Apostolic Christian Church of Fairbury.
