Ethel Rhodes

OREGON – Ethel M. Rhodes, 97, of Oregon, formerly of Dixon, died Sunday, June 28, 2009, at Oregon Healthcare Center. She was employed by Palmyra Mutual Insurance Co., as a secretary before retiring.

Ethel was born July 27, 1911, in Dixon, the daughter of Jacob and Sadie (Horner) Poffenberger. She married Chester “Ted” Rhodes on June 28, 1933, in Dixon. He preceded her in death on March 27, 1970. Ethel was a member of First Christian Church, Polo.

Survivors include two daughters, Janet (Calvin) Carver of Dixon and Joyce Bonnell of Lanark; six grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; and a step-great-grandchild.

She also was preceded in death by four brothers, Harold, Jacob, Richard, and Arthur Poffenberger; a sister, Nora Fern; and a son-in-law, Roger Bonnell.

Services were today at Preston-Schilling Funeral Home, Dixon, with the Rev. Jeremy Heller, pastor of First Christian Church, Polo, officiating. Burial was at Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens, Dixon.

A memorial has been established to First Christian Church, Polo.

Condolences may be sent at www.prestonschillingfuneralhome.com on the Internet.