Evelyn N (Hayes) German

Evelyn Noreen German, 89, of Hillsboro, IL passed away on Thursday, November 17, 2022 at 2:25 p.m. at Timber Creek Village in Litchfield, IL.  Cremation rites were accorded.  Burial will take place in St. Agnes Cemetery, in Hillsboro, IL, at a later date.

Mrs. German was born on October 14, 1933, in Hillsboro, IL, to the late Martin and Magdalene (Ondrey) Hayes.  She was a 1951 Graduate of Hillsboro High School in Hillsboro, IL and was retired from the State of Illinois, in the Department of Mental Health, after many years of service.  She married John Kreski, on June 27, 1953, and he preceded her in death in 1959.  She then married Ernest Wilbur “Web” German, on May 2, 1970, in Hillsboro, IL and he also preceded her in death in 1993. Mrs. German was a member of Royal Neighbors and she was of the Catholic Faith.  She was an avid reader, loved movies and would buy houses to remodel and flip them.  She had lived in Hillsboro, IL; Gillespie, IL; Alton, IL; Merritt Island, FL and moved back to Hillsboro, IL in 1993.  

Mrs. German is survived by her granddaughter, Aimee (husband, Mike) Williams of Bethalto, IL; half sister, Laura (husband, Mike) Puckett of Hillsboro, IL and step sister, Diane Cerutti of Hillsboro, IL and nieces, Emily (husband, Chad) Zimmerman of Hillsboro, IL, Sarah (husband, Ian) Puckett-Starkweather of Chatham, IL and Rachel (husband, Ryan) Kirby of Hillsboro, IL.  Along with her parents and husbands, Mrs. German was preceded by her step mother, Pearl Hayes; step father; Hilary Stauder; daughter, Karen Gowin, who preceded on October 14, 2022; step daughter, Linda Erickson; siblings, Julia Ann Stauder, in infancy, Kay Fraelle, & Peggy Whitehouse and step brother, Ralph Karnes.

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