Myrtle Palmer's Obituary
Myrtle E. Palmer, 80, of Camanche died Sunday, October 23, 2011 at Mercy North, Clinton. Funeral services will be 10:30am Wednesday, October 26, 2011 at the Camanche Chapel Snell-Zornig Funeral Home & Crematory. Visitation will be from 4 to 7:00pm, Tuesday, October 25, 2011 at the Camanche Chapel Snell-Zornig Funeral Home. Burial will be in Clinton Lawn Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Paul Shaw, Jr., Donald Schumacher, Dale, Daryl and Mark Ehredt and Dean and Danny Dittmar. Myrtle was born on October 1, 1931 in Elizabeth, Illinois, the daughter of Elmer and Mabel (Beetley) Ehredt. She was an Elizabeth High School graduate and attended Clinton Community College. She married William "Bill" Palmer on December 11, 1950 in Morrison, Illinois; he died July 4, 2002. Myrtle was employed with Nielsen's Clearing House for 31 years retiring in 1990. She had also been employed for Clinton Work Force Development for six years. She was a member of the Presbyterian faith and the Red Hat Ladies of Clinton and Camanche. She was also a volunteer with the American Red Cross, Mercy Auxiliary and was active with Senior's Versus Crime. She is survived by her son, Robert W. Palmer of Camanche; grandchildren, David Palmer and Katherine (Ron) Sykora of Huxley, Iowa; great-grandchildren, Zachary, Chase, Nicolas and Alexis Palmer and Raymond Stark and Ron Sykora, Jr.; brothers, Leroy (Lois) Ehredt of Pearl City, Illinois and Ward E. (Phyllis) Ehredt of Pittsfield, Illinois; sisters, Monica (Wayne) Schumacher of Elizabeth, Illinois and Charlotte Dittmar of Galena, Illinois; very special friends, Marian Maddision and Jerri and Bob Weber Jr. all of Camanche and nieces and nephews. In addition to her husband she was preceded in death by her parents and granddaughter by marriage, Jana Palmer. Memorials may be made to the family for a favorite charity.
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