LaVeta Arlene Oesch 11100
- Born: 25 April 1927, Danvers, McLean County, Illinois 11100,11102
- Marriage: Mervin Dean Stauffer 28 October 1955 in Bloomington, Mclean County, Illinois 11100
- Died: 26 November 2007, Gilman, Iroquois County, Illinois at age 80 11100,11102
- Buried: After 26 November 2007, Onarga, Iroquois County, Illinois at Onarga Cemetery 11100,11102
The News-Gazette
Champaign-Urbana, IL
Wednesday, November 28, 2007
LaVeta Stauffer
GILMAN - LaVeta A. Stauffer, 80, of Gilman died at 4:50 p.m. Monday, Nov. 26, 2007, at Gilman Nursing Pavilion, Gilman.
Her memorial service will be at 1 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 1, 2007, at the Onarga United Methodist Church, Onarga, with the Rev. Jan Miller officiating. Inurnment will be in the Onarga Cemetery, Onarga.
Visitation will be from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 1, 2007, at Onarga United Methodist Church, Onarga.
Memorials may be made to the Histiocytosis Society or Make-A-Wish Foundation.
LaVeta was born on April 25, 1927, in Danvers to Milton and Augusta (Pagel) Oesch. She graduated from University High School in Normal.
She married Mervin Stauffer on Oct. 28, 1955, at First Christian Church in Bloomington. He died on Nov. 6, 1974.
Survivors include two daughters, Marva Stauffer of Onarga and LaVon (Tom) Legan of Hoffman Estates; two sons, Trent Stauffer of Gilman and Kent (Tami) Stauffer of Ashkum; seven grandchildren, Scott, Aric, Krista Legan, Clayton, Kaylee, Kelsey Stauffer and Erica Arseneau; one great-grandchild; three sisters, Viola Kath of Carlock, Loretta Oesch and Yvonne (Herb) McClure, all Bloomington; one brother, Lawrence (Dorothy) Oesch of Bloomington; and four sister-in-laws, Frances Oesch of Hopedale, Naomi Oesch of Bloomington, Isabelle Oesch of Hannibal, Mo., and Pat Oesch of Peoria.
Pre-decedents: parents; husband; three sisters, Odessa Walsh, Eloise Oesch and Winifred Dyer; four brothers, Howard, Orville, Wilfred and Sam Oesch.
LaVeta was member of the Danvers Lutheran Church.
She was a beautician, teacher's assistant, cook and certified nursing assistant at Greenbrier Health Care in Piper City, and she helped her husband operate the Hermer Burial Vault Company in Onarga.
She was an avid gardener and nature lover. LaVeta enjoyed watching sports, quilting and collecting frogs.
Arrangements by the Redenius Funeral Home in Gilman.
Please sign the guest book at www.redeniusfuneralhomes. com
LaVeta married Mervin Dean Stauffer 28 October 1955 in Bloomington, Mclean County, Illinois.11100 (Mervin Dean Stauffer was born 12 June 1930,11101 died 6 November 1974 11101 and was buried after 6 November 1974 in Onarga, Iroquois County, Illinois at Onarga Cemetery 11101.)
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