- Date Of Birth: September 13, 1940
- Date Of Death: July 30, 2019
- State: Illinois
Eva Dianne Affolter nee Wills, 78, of Shiloh, IL, born September 13, 1940, in Romeo, MI, passed away Tuesday, July 30, 2019, after fighting a long and courageous battle with ovarian cancer. Eva was a veteran of the U.S. Air Force and started her career as a middle school history teacher. She then went on to be a logistics supervisor at Scott Air Force Base until her retirement. She was an artist and loved painting, drawing, stained glass, ceramics, and being part of the Hearts and Hands Quilting Club. Eva and her husband of 59 years, Charles, enjoyed cruising and traveling the world to see other countries. One of the greatest joys of Eva’s life was being a grandmother to 5 and great-grandmother to 2.
Eva was preceded in death by her parents, Orval Kenneth Wills, Irene Wills, nee Tibbits, and step-mother, Stella Wills Schroudt, nee O’Rouke; siblings, William Wills, Ellen Wills, Allan Wills, and Sharon Mahn; and her beloved dog, Alberto “Birde”. Eva is survived by her husband, Charles Affolter; daughters, Pollyanna (Terri Booth) Affolter of Inverness, FL, Dawn (Ron) France of Marine, IL, Shannon (Eric) Trentman of Freeburg, IL, and special daughter, Tammy (Tony) Young of Greenville, IL; siblings, Jill (Roy) Clark of Brown City, MI, Bonnie Pardon of Capac, MI, Carolyn Fischer of Sand Lake, MI, Susan (George) VanDenabeele of Milton, FL, Sandra (Lynn) DeMay of Milton, FL, and Danny (Cindy) Wills of Freeland, MI; grandchildren, Levi (Allie Young) Trentman, Garrett (Jodi Seger) Trentman, Lily Trentman, Dane Trentman, and Katie France; and great-grandchildren, Addilynn Trentman and Broty Johnson.
