Wilmetta Billie Ebersole, 86 died Monday October 26, 2020, at Rock River Hospice & Home, Sterling, IL.
She was born on November 10, 1933, near Mount Carroll, IL, the daughter of Thomas Patrick and Helen Catherine (Sauer) Burke. She was graduated from St. Mary Grade School and Community Catholic High School in 1951. She married Robert L. Ebersole on May 7, 1953, in Sterling. He died June 9, 2015. Along with her sisters, she worked to support her mother in the family’s business, Burke’s Grocery. She had worked as a food server for ARA Food Service for 17 years at Washington Grade School. She was a member of St. Mary Catholic Church and worked in the church office for several years.
Survivors include her daughter Dawn (Jack) Cormack of Granger, IN; son Monte (Debbie) Ebersole of Lafayette, LA; daughter-in-law, Judy Ebersole of Sun Prairie, WI; sister, Betty (Gene) Ashpole of Morrison, IL; four grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; two step-grandchildren; five step-great-grandchildren; several nieces and nephews and great-nieces and -nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents; husband; son, Michael and infant son, Mark; sisters, Lois Franks and Patricia Tiesman.
A private family Funeral Mass will be Celebrated on Friday, October 30, 2020, at St. Mary Catholic Church in Sterling, IL, with the Reverend James R. Keenan officiating.
A public Burial will follow at 11:15 a.m., at Calvary Cemetery in Sterling, IL.
Arrangements are being handled by McDonald Funeral Home & Crematory.
The family would like to thank the staff of Brookdale Assisted Living, South Bend, IN, and Rock River Hospice & Home, Sterling, IL, for their attentive care and support.
In lieu of flowers, Memorials may be made to St. Mary Grade School and Rock River Hospice & Home.