Lillian R. Wallers

Lillian R. Wallers, 98, of Aurora, passed away Friday, August 15, 2014 at Presence Mercy Medical Center. She was born December 4, 1915 in Aurora, Illinois. While she took the most pride in the years she spent as a Medical Transcriptionist in the X-Ray Dept. at the old St. Charles Hospital in Aurora, her favorite job was scooping double-dip Raspberry Ripple ice cream cones at the (even older) Fruit Juice House on New York Street. In addition to her family and ice cream, her passions included crocheting afghans for the new members of the clan, crossword puzzles, spending all day at the card shop, struggling over finding the perfectly worded Christmas cards, making sure that she didn’t send the same card to a grandson in California as she did to a granddaughter in New York, taking things back that she just bought, washing and ironing $5 bills for the grandkids birthday cards so that they looked new, and feeding the geese right in front of the "do not feed the geese" sign. Lillian was also a lifelong Cubs fan, or at least from the time she saw that guy with the red hair playing ball and wearing a Cubs hat. That guy didn’t know it at the time, but his days as a free man were soon to be very closely monitored and structured, as in “over”! He did get them back, 27 years later, but lost them again last Friday. “Heads-up Dad, here she comes. We’re gonna miss her, as we do you, but you guys have been apart far too long now. Have a great, and sweet reunion, and then please put in a good word for us with the Big Guy, ok? We want to see you again too…” Survivors include children, Janice (Richard) McKinney of Salina, Kansas and William (Georgia) Wallers of Aurora; twelve grandchildren; fifteen great grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her loving husband, Leo Wallers; her daughter, Carol Easter; her parents, Matthew and Theresa (Aigner) Roetzer; two sisters, Theresa Walgren and Josephine Helin; and her brother, William Roetzer. There will be no visitation. A private family service will be held at a later date. Funeral arrangements are being handled by THE DALEIDEN MORTUARY, 220 N. Lake St., Aurora. 630-631-5500. Please visit our interactive website at www.daleidenmortuary.com to leave condolences for Lillian’s family or sign the guest book.

Lillian R. Wallers

December 4, 1915 - August 15, 2014