Annetta Tillman Obituary (1944 - 2021)

EMDEN - Annetta Tillman, 76, passed away on Sunday, January 31, 2021 at Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital. Annetta was born on September 5, 1944 in Delavan, IL; daughter of Albert and Aleida (VanHorn) Dirks. She married Charles Tillman on November 30, 1960 in Delavan, IL. He preceded her in death on August 1, 2014. Surviving Annetta is her son: Doug (Sonja) Tillman and their children: Valerie (Adam) Bonwell, Melissa Tillman and Megan (Bridget Quinlivin) Backs; daughter: Dawn (Bart Rademaker) Boundy and her children: April (Justin) Behrends, Angela (H.E.) Westen, and Ronica Boundy; daughter: Diane (Chuck Vest) Swart and her children: Devon (Bree) Swart and Samantha (Hunter) Birgerson; nine great grandchildren and one on the way; her siblings: George Dirks, Gertie Ross, Dorothy DeBord, and Anna Whitbeck. She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, and three brothers: Dick, Albert, and Alfred Dirks, and one sister: Nancy Aspeitia. Cremation rites were accorded. There will be a private memorial service at a later date. Memorials may be made to St. Jude's Children's Research Hospital or to the Shriner's Hospital for Children. Services are entrusted to Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home.