Edna E. Thurwanger

1924 - 2008  (84 years)

• Name	Edna E. Thurwanger
  Born	31 Jan 1924	Kewanee, Henry County, Illinois, USA
  Gender	Female
  Died	3 Dec 2008	Trinity Medical Center, West Campus, Rock Island, Rock Island County, Illinois, USA   [1]
  Buried	Rock Island National Cemetery, Rock Island Township, Rock Island County, Illinois, USA
  Person ID	I99087	Suedpfalz
  Last Modified	15 Jun 2014

  
  

  Father	Edward Peter Thurwanger,   b. 14 Jun 1889, Loraine Township, Henry County, Illinois, USA ,   d. 8 Aug 1977, Kewanee, Henry County, Illinois, USA  (Age 88 years)
  Mother	Elsie Mae Hawks,   b. 0Mar 1893, Virginia, USA ,   d. 10 Feb 1955, Kewanee, Henry County, Illinois, USA  (Age ~ 61 years)
  Married	31 Dec 1914	Illinois, USA
  Family ID	F26352	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Robert Plasschaert,   b. 29 Mar 1917, Illinois, USA ,   d. 24 Jan 2001, Milan, Rock Island County, Illinois, USA  (Age 83 years)
  Married	6 Oct 1945	Kewanee, Henry County, Illinois, USA
  Children	1. Robert Plasschaert   2. Roy E. Plasschaert   3. Elsie Ann Plasschaert,   b. 12 Nov 1950, Kewanee, Henry County, Illinois, USA ,   d. 13 May 2009, Illinois, USA  (Age 58 years)   4. Ronald J. Plasschaert
  Last Modified	1 May 2018
  Family ID	F43930	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S927] Obituary. Edna Plasschaert MILAN ? Edna E. Plasschaert, 84, of Milan, died Wednesday, December 3, 2008, at Trinity Medical Center, Rock Island. Services for Mrs. Plasschaert will be 11 a.m. Saturday at St. Ambrose Catholic Church, Milan. Visitation will be 5-8 p.m. today at Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home, 201 East 4th Avenue, Milan, where a prayer service will be conducted at 5 p.m. It was Edna wish that her remains be donated to the University of Iowa, Department of Anatomy for the advancement of medical research. Burial will be at a later date in the Rock Island National Cemetery. Memorials may be made to the family.Edna was born January 31, 1924, in Kewanee, Ill., the daughter of Edward and Elise (Hawks) Thurwanger.She married Robert Plasschaert Sr. on October 6, 1945, in Kewanee. He preceded his wife in death on January 24, 2001. Mrs. Plasschaert worked for the Bituminous Insurance Co., as the night cleaning supervisor for 10 years, retiring in 1981. Her memberships include St. Ambrose Catholic Church, Legion of Mary, Blue Cross Mission, and the Milan VFW Ladies Auxiliary Post No. 4177.Survivors include her children, Ann Saunders, Milan, Robert and (Linda) Plasschaert, Jr., Rock Island, Roy and (Cathy) Plasschaert, Rock Island, and Ronald and (Suzie) Plasschaert, Jonesboro, Tenn.; seven grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; and a brother, Leroy Thurwanger, Ottawa, Ill. Mrs. Plasschaert was preceded in death by her husband, Robert Sr., parents, two sisters and six brothers. Online condolences may be left for the family at www.wheelanpressly.com <http://www.wheelanpressly.com/>.