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Obituary for Avis M. (Landheer) Chamberlain
AVIS M. (LANDHEER) CHAMBERLAIN, 93, of Lyndon, IL, died Thursday, November 24, 2022 at Morrison Community Hospital in Morrison, IL.
Funeral services will be held at 12:00 noon on Wednesday, November 30, 2022 at First Lutheran Church in Prophetstown, IL, with Rev. Chelsey Weech officiating. A visitation will be held prior, from 10:00 until the time of the service at noon. Private family interment will be in the Oak Knoll Cemetery in Sterling, IL. In lieu of flowers the family has established memorials for First Lutheran Church, Prophetstown; Happy Tails Humane Society, Rock Falls, IL and Disabled Veterans of America. The family would like to extend a heartfelt thank you to all of those at the Morrison Community Hospital for the great care they provided to Avis.
Avis was born January 28, 1929 in Morrison, IL to Edward and Martha (Oltmanns) Landheer. She was educated at the Stone School in rural Whiteside County, walking 2 ½ miles each way from the farm to school. She was a 1947 graduate of Sterling High School in Sterling, IL. On September 6, 1952 she married Douglas O. Chamberlain in Sterling, after he returned home from the Korean War. He passed away on December 24, 2016. Avis worked hard her entire life and enjoyed every minute of it. After graduation she worked at Lawrence Brothers and then at Northwestern Steel and Wire in Sterling. She farmed and helped milk up to fifty Holstein cows alongside her husband, Doug, and also started raising Angus cattle on the Chamberlain’s Farm – the oldest family-owned farm in Whiteside County, starting in the early 1800’s. Raising Angus cattle was the love of her life. She had her own tractor and worked in the field for many years, all while keeping house, cooking, baking and raising her children. She was the oldest living farmer in the surrounding Lyndon area. Avis made the best pies; family and friends would always request she bring them for gatherings. She enjoyed tending her garden and did a lot of canning. She stayed sharp, and even at 93 she was still keeping the books, paying the bills, and riding around on her side by side. She and Doug loved travelling, and the outdoors, sitting on the deck, watching the eagles, birds, and the trees change colors. She also liked to fish and play cards with her friends, who gave her the nick name “Avy Baby”. She loved and treasured her grand-dogs. Avis was known and loved for her kind heart and will be dearly missed.
Survivors include three children, Alan, of Lyndon, IL, Diane, of Peru, IL and Marcia of Lyndon, IL; one brother-in-law, Paul Vock of Morrison, IL.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Douglas; two sisters, Lorna (Harold) Kreider and JoAnn Vock; two brothers, “Bud” Edward Landheer and Paul (Loraine) Landheer.
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Previous Events
Visitation
Wednesday
30
Nov
10:00 AM
- 12:00 PM
First Lutheran Church
300 W. 3rd Street
Prophetstown, IL 61277
Service
Wednesday
30
Nov
12:00 PM
- 1:00 PM
First Lutheran Church
300 W. 3rd Street
Prophetstown, IL 61277
Cemetery Details
Location
Oak Knoll Memorial Park
18268 Pennington Rd.
Sterling, IL 61081
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