Dorothy Ideus Bahls, 93, of Country Health Nursing Home, Gifford, passed away at 10 a.m. Tuesday (Dec. 31, 2013).
Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Friday, Jan. 3, 2014, at Immanuel Lutheran Church, Flatville, with the Rev. James Lehmann and the Rev. Barbara Busboom officiating. Visitation will be from 9:30 to 11 a.m. at the church. Burial will be in Kopmann Cemetery.
Frees Funeral Home, 302 E. Grand Ave., St. Joseph, is in charge of arrangements.
Dorothy was born Oct. 28, 1920, the daughter of Reiner and Sena Kopmann Ehler. She married Heye Ideus on March 8, 1945, in Flatville. They raised four children, Delores, Ray, Ron and Linda, and farmed in the Flatville area until Heye died Dec. 26, 1975.
She later married James Bahls on Feb. 27, 1982; he died Jan. 29, 2008.
She is survived by Delores (Alan, deceased) Harms of Royal, Ray, deceased (Judy) Ideus of Thomasboro, Ron (Nancy) Ideus of Flatville and Linda (Gary) Carmien of rural Urbana; six grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews.
Dorothy was preceded in death by son Ray on Oct. 9, 2013, and three sisters, Anna Loeschen, Martha Franzen and Lorena Busboom.
She was a lifelong member of Immanuel Lutheran Church and was an avid Illini and Cubs fan.
Memorials may be made to Immanuel Lutheran Church or Country Health Nursing Home, Gifford.
Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Friday, Jan. 3, 2014, at Immanuel Lutheran Church, Flatville, with the Rev. James Lehmann and the Rev. Barbara Busboom officiating. Visitation will be from 9:30 to 11 a.m. at the church. Burial will be in Kopmann Cemetery.
Frees Funeral Home, 302 E. Grand Ave., St. Joseph, is in charge of arrangements.
Dorothy was born Oct. 28, 1920, the daughter of Reiner and Sena Kopmann Ehler. She married Heye Ideus on March 8, 1945, in Flatville. They raised four children, Delores, Ray, Ron and Linda, and farmed in the Flatville area until Heye died Dec. 26, 1975.
She later married James Bahls on Feb. 27, 1982; he died Jan. 29, 2008.
She is survived by Delores (Alan, deceased) Harms of Royal, Ray, deceased (Judy) Ideus of Thomasboro, Ron (Nancy) Ideus of Flatville and Linda (Gary) Carmien of rural Urbana; six grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews.
Dorothy was preceded in death by son Ray on Oct. 9, 2013, and three sisters, Anna Loeschen, Martha Franzen and Lorena Busboom.
She was a lifelong member of Immanuel Lutheran Church and was an avid Illini and Cubs fan.
Memorials may be made to Immanuel Lutheran Church or Country Health Nursing Home, Gifford.
Dorothy Ideus Bahls, 93, of Country Health Nursing Home, Gifford, passed away at 10 a.m. Tuesday (Dec. 31, 2013).
Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Friday, Jan. 3, 2014, at Immanuel Lutheran Church, Flatville, with the Rev. James Lehmann and the Rev. Barbara Busboom officiating. Visitation will be from 9:30 to 11 a.m. at the church. Burial will be in Kopmann Cemetery.
Frees Funeral Home, 302 E. Grand Ave., St. Joseph, is in charge of arrangements.
Dorothy was born Oct. 28, 1920, the daughter of Reiner and Sena Kopmann Ehler. She married Heye Ideus on March 8, 1945, in Flatville. They raised four children, Delores, Ray, Ron and Linda, and farmed in the Flatville area until Heye died Dec. 26, 1975.
She later married James Bahls on Feb. 27, 1982; he died Jan. 29, 2008.
She is survived by Delores (Alan, deceased) Harms of Royal, Ray, deceased (Judy) Ideus of Thomasboro, Ron (Nancy) Ideus of Flatville and Linda (Gary) Carmien of rural Urbana; six grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews.
Dorothy was preceded in death by son Ray on Oct. 9, 2013, and three sisters, Anna Loeschen, Martha Franzen and Lorena Busboom.
She was a lifelong member of Immanuel Lutheran Church and was an avid Illini and Cubs fan.
Memorials may be made to Immanuel Lutheran Church or Country Health Nursing Home, Gifford.
Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Friday, Jan. 3, 2014, at Immanuel Lutheran Church, Flatville, with the Rev. James Lehmann and the Rev. Barbara Busboom officiating. Visitation will be from 9:30 to 11 a.m. at the church. Burial will be in Kopmann Cemetery.
Frees Funeral Home, 302 E. Grand Ave., St. Joseph, is in charge of arrangements.
Dorothy was born Oct. 28, 1920, the daughter of Reiner and Sena Kopmann Ehler. She married Heye Ideus on March 8, 1945, in Flatville. They raised four children, Delores, Ray, Ron and Linda, and farmed in the Flatville area until Heye died Dec. 26, 1975.
She later married James Bahls on Feb. 27, 1982; he died Jan. 29, 2008.
She is survived by Delores (Alan, deceased) Harms of Royal, Ray, deceased (Judy) Ideus of Thomasboro, Ron (Nancy) Ideus of Flatville and Linda (Gary) Carmien of rural Urbana; six grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews.
Dorothy was preceded in death by son Ray on Oct. 9, 2013, and three sisters, Anna Loeschen, Martha Franzen and Lorena Busboom.
She was a lifelong member of Immanuel Lutheran Church and was an avid Illini and Cubs fan.
Memorials may be made to Immanuel Lutheran Church or Country Health Nursing Home, Gifford.
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