Leora was employed at Seal Master, Inc. on Builter Rd. in Aurora for over 28 years before retiring. She loved cooking, baking, quilting and sewing. She enjoyed taking care of the family home but her greatest passion was caring for her family.
She is survived by her beloved husband, Lyle May, who she married on February 6, 1965 in Aurora; Lyle and Leora's children, Pamela J. (Joseph) Fidis, Herbert L. Hattner, Lyle D. (Lois) May, Larry P. May and Roger B. (Claudette) May; 13 grandchildren; and 16 great-grandchildren; a brother, Ralph (Katherine) Harms; two sisters, Myra (George) Lane and Nita (Carl) Hacker; several nieces and nephews.
Her parents; six brothers and two sisters; a great-grandson preceded her in death.
The family will be receiving guests from 9:00 AM until 11:00 AM on Monday, January 9, 2006 at the Dieterle Memorial Home, 1120 S. Broadway in Montgomery. Interment will follow at 1:00 PM at the Rutland Cemetery in Rutland, IL. In lieu of flowers, memorials would be appreciated for Alzheimer's Disease Association, 4709 Golf Rd., Suite 1015, Skokie, IL 60076.
Dieterle Memorial Home
630-897-1196
Leora was employed at Seal Master, Inc. on Builter Rd. in Aurora for over 28 years before retiring. She loved cooking, baking, quilting and sewing. She enjoyed taking care of the family home but her greatest passion was caring for her family.
She is survived by her beloved husband, Lyle May, who she married on February 6, 1965 in Aurora; Lyle and Leora's children, Pamela J. (Joseph) Fidis, Herbert L. Hattner, Lyle D. (Lois) May, Larry P. May and Roger B. (Claudette) May; 13 grandchildren; and 16 great-grandchildren; a brother, Ralph (Katherine) Harms; two sisters, Myra (George) Lane and Nita (Carl) Hacker; several nieces and nephews.
Her parents; six brothers and two sisters; a great-grandson preceded her in death.
The family will be receiving guests from 9:00 AM until 11:00 AM on Monday, January 9, 2006 at the Dieterle Memorial Home, 1120 S. Broadway in Montgomery. Interment will follow at 1:00 PM at the Rutland Cemetery in Rutland, IL. In lieu of flowers, memorials would be appreciated for Alzheimer's Disease Association, 4709 Golf Rd., Suite 1015, Skokie, IL 60076.
Dieterle Memorial Home
630-897-1196
Family Members
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George Warren Harms
1911–1985
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Elmer Gerald Harms
1914–1997
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SSGT Herbert Wayne Harms
1915–1944
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Herbert Wayne Harms
1915–1944
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Willard Proctor Harms
1917–2000
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Albert Rufus Harms
1918–1936
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Edna Louise Harms Knack
1921–1999
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Ralph Paul Harms
1923–2010
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Myra Mae Harms Lane
1924–2011
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Wilma Jean Harms Bauman
1927–1987
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Walter Dean Harms
1929–1994
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Wahneta Harms Hacker
1929–2022
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