Edna Mae Tegeler, age 95, of Mt. Carroll, IL, died Saturday, July 18, 2020, at Allure of Mt. Carroll.
Edna Mae was born September 28, 1924, in Fulton, IL, the daughter of Klaas and Effie (VanderVinne) Wiersema. She married Lawrence W. Tegeler on February 24, 1950, and was a homemaker. Edna Mae was a current/charter member of Faith Reformed Church in Lanark, IL, where she taught Sunday School and Catechism and was a RCYF Youth Leader. She attended the rural Spring Valley Grade School and Lockhart School in rural Fulton and graduated from 8th grade from Fairhaven School in rural Carroll County. She was a foster parent for many years and also sold Avon products.
Edna Mae is survived by her husband, Lawrence Tegeler of Mt. Carroll; daughter, Laurinda (Rich) Ten Pas of Stockton; IL; son, Roger (Sue) Tegeler of Maynard, IA; brothers, Alvin Wiersema of Morrison, IL, and Leroy (Mary Jean) Wiersema of Sterling, IL; four grandchildren, Pachia (Mark) Rice, Nicole (Jim) Tartaglia, Tabatha (Jesse) Osmundson, and Joshua (Becky) Tegeler; eight great-grandchildren, Payton Broshouse, Elijah Rice, Piper Brown, Jameson Brown, Lydia Tegeler, William Osmundson, Jamie Osmundson, and Caleb Tegeler.
She was preceded in death by her parents; sisters, Alta Wiersema and Mary Holesinger; brothers, Henry, Richard, Marvin, and Paul Wiersema.
A service will take place at a later date.
Memorials have been established to FHN Hospice, 773 W. Lincoln Boulevard, Suite 403, Freeport, IL, 61032 and to Allure of Mt. Carroll, 1006 Lowden Road, Mt. Carroll, IL, 61053.
Arrangements were completed by the McDonald Funeral Home in Fulton, IL.
Online condolences may be sent to www.mcdonaldfuneralhomes.com.