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Alma J. Lehr

Alma J., nee Eckert, Lehr, 96, of Darmstadt, IL; born on December 13, 1922 in Lenzburg, IL; passed away on Wednesday, June 5, 2019 at her home.  Mrs.. Lehr was a homemaker and worked on the family farm. She was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church.

She was preceded in death by her parents – Louis and Annie, nee Fleishman, Eckert. Her husband – Cornelius Lehr whom she married in 1945 in Darmstadt, IL.

She is survived by her sons – Dean Lehr of Lenzburg, IL and Dale Lehr of Arizona. Two granddaughters – Angie Bilderback of Mesa, Arizona and Missy Marler of Lenzburg, IL. She is also survived by twelve great-grandchildren and eight great-great-grandchildren.

Memorials may be made to the Trinity Lutheran Church Cemetery Fund.

Visitation: Friends may call at Heil-Schuessler Funeral Home in New Athens, IL on Tuesday, June 11, 2019 from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. and at Trinity Lutheran Church in Darmstadt, IL on Wednesday, June 12, 2019 from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 .a.m.

Funeral: Services will be held at Trinity Lutheran Church in Darmstadt, IL on Wednesday, June 12, 2019 at 11:00 a.m. with Pastor Mark Nebel officiating and Vicar Kyle Buettner assisting.  Interment: Burial will be held at Trinity Lutheran Church Cemetery in Darmstadt, IL.

Heil-Schuessler Funeral Home in New Athens, IL is in charge of arrangements.

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