- Date Of Birth: September 6, 1926
- Date Of Death: January 14, 2021
- State: Illinois
Iola E. Voss, age 94 of Pearl City, IL passed away January 14, 2021 at Liberty Village in Freeport. She was born September 6, 1926 in Rock Grove, IL to the late Harrison and Mary (Clarno) Lausch. Iola married Kenneth Voss on March 9, 1952 in Orangeville, IL. Kenneth passed away on December 7, 1996.
Iola was a 1945 graduate of Orangeville High School. She was a member of Pearl City United Methodist Church and the United Methodist Women. She had farmed alongside her husband until they retired in 1980 and moved to Pearl City, she then worked for Liebenstein’s Market in Pearl City for 15 years. She was an avid Chicago Cubs fan. Iola enjoyed working in her vegetable and flower gardens, canning, baking, cooking, and raising chickens for eggs and meat. She also loved to play Bingo and watch her grandchildren’s sporting events.
She is survived by her sons, Melvin (Jan) Voss of Pearl City and their children, Kimberly (Jayson) Williams, Brianne (Jay) Freedlund and Blake (DeAnne) Voss, and Merlyn (Sheri) Voss of Kent; her daughters, Linda (Larry) Johnson of Pearl City and their children, Shane (Amy) Johnson and Darci (Justin) Keeling; Connie (Ralph) Drane of Pearl City and their children, Becky (Aaron) Mueller, Kelly (Wes) Coker, Andrea (Brian) Peight and Stacy (Corey) McKee; Karen (Rick) Aurand of Pearl City and their children, Chris (Rob) Knoup, Tim (Colleen) Aurand and Tammy (Joe) Stephan; Michele (Scott) Sturtevant of Hudson, WI and their children, Heather (Marco) Graff and Justin (Carissa) Sturtevant; her 36 great grandchildren and 4 great great grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband; her two granddaughers, Kristin Sturtevant and Ashley Johnson; her two brothers and three sisters; and her special nephew, John French.
