Louise McDearmon, 96, of Sterling, IL, died Saturday, February 1, 2014, at Sterling Pavilion Nursing Home.
Louise was born May 13, 1917, in rural Sterling, the daughter of Fred and Anna (Meyer) Ricklefs. She married Warren McDearmon on January 15, 1938, in Hopkins Township. He preceded her in death on December 27, 2002. She was a homemaker and a member of St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Sterling.
Survivors include five daughters, Janice Hunter of Morrison, IL, Diane (Lloyd) Stern-Miller of Polo, IL, Nancy Frank of Sterling, Debbie (Michael) O’Brien of Rock Falls, IL, and Sharon (Philip) Arduini of Rock Falls; one sister, Velma Kindle of South Carolina; 12 grandchildren, 29 great-grandchildren, and five great-great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents; one son, Gary McDearmon; one brother, Edgar Ricklefs; two sisters, Evelyn Johnson and Edna Johnson; three sons-in-law, Johnnie Stern, Harold Frank, and Paul Hunter; one great-granddaughter, Elizabeth Waite.
Visitation will be from 10:00 to 11:00 a.m., Monday, February 3, 2014, at McDonald Funeral Home, 505 First Avenue, in Sterling, IL.
Funeral services will be at 11:00 a.m., Monday, February 3, 2014, at the funeral home, with the Rev. Brandon Nelson of St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Sterling officiating.
Burial will be at 9:00 a.m. Tuesday, February 4, 2014, at Oak Knoll Memorial Park in Sterling, IL.
A memorial has been established.
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