Laura Beth Durflinger Egbers

Posted on October 7, 2019

TOWANDA – Laura Beth Durflinger Egbers, 66, of Towanda, passed away at 6:30 p.m., Saturday, October 5, 2019 at OSF St. Joseph Medical Center, Bloomington.

Laura was the daughter of Delmar and Mary Durflinger. She is survived by her husband Gregg, two daughters Heather and Erica, a son-in-law Nick Wright and her 3 grandchildren, Jaxson, Mason, and Mya. She is also survived by two brothers, Jim Furrow and Phil Durflinger, and a sister Ruthann Blanchard, along with several nieces and nephews.

Laura loved her small town, the 4th of July, and because of her involvement with many organizations was deeply loved and will be missed.

We will be Celebrating the Life of Laura Beth at the Towanda American Legion on Thursday October 10th from 4 to 7 pm

In lieu of flowers, memorials can be made to St Jude Hospital or the Towanda 4th of July Committee (PO Box 75, Towanda, IL 61776)

To express condolences online, please visit www.carmodyflynn.com.

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