Orva J Heibenthal Obituary (1933 - 2017)

Orva J. "Orie" Heibenthal, 84, of El Paso, IL passed away at 5:50 a.m Thursday, December 28, 2017 at Heritage Health, El Paso. Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Wednesday January 3, 2017 at Calvert-Johnson & Froelich Memorial Home, El Paso, IL with Rev. Tafforrest Brewer officiating. Cremation rites will follow the service and Inurnment will be held at a later date in Ashton Cemetery. Visitation will be 4 to 7 p.m. Tuesday at the memorial home. Memorials may be made to the El Paso Ambulance or to her church the House of Faith in Normal. Orie was born November 14, 1933 in Ashton, IL er of August and Gertrude Jacobs Butler. She married Clarence William "Bill" Heibenthal on June 24, 1951 in Ashton, IL. He survives along with five children Curt (Suzanne) Heibenthal of El Paso, Gary Heibenthal of Bloomington, Randy Heibenthal of Douds, IA, Lisa Arbuckle of El Paso, and Sheila DeMarco of Boilingbrook; seventeen grandchildren, thirty-three great grandchildren and two great-great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents, one son Mark, and three sisters Alvina Schnorr, Fern Ackland, and Betty Butler. Orie was a member of the House of Faith Church in Normal. She worked as a secretary in the offices at Admiral in Bloomington and then at American Building Company in El Paso in the Human Resources Department. She loved to crochet and knit for family and friends and enjoyed cooking. She was a loving wife, mom, and grandma who enjoyed spending time with her family.