- Date Of Birth: December 13, 1921
- Date Of Death: December 16, 2014
- State: Illinois
WASHINGTON?.Margaret M. Eilers, 93, of Washington, passed away at 3:07 p.m., Tuesday, December 16, 2014 at Washington Christian Village.
Margaret was born on December 13, 1921 in Roanoke to Andrew and Mary (Wehrli) Bachman. She married Merle L. Eilers in Washington on July 25, 1941. Merle passed away on January 10, 2009 in Peoria.
Among those surviving is one daughter, Mary Jo (Larry) Madden of Concord, North Carolina; two brothers, Tilman “Tim” (Doris) Bachman and Clarence “Joe” (Judy) Bachman both of Roanoke; two sisters, Verna “Brownie” (Fred) Schramm of Washington, Mary Ann (Edward) Oltman of Benson; four grandchildren, Adrienne Madden, Alisha Todd, Jenny (Chris Owen) Akins and C.J. (Lori) Akins; three great grandchildren, Ashton Todd and Conner and Cooper Akins and three sisters-in-law, Sylvia Micca of Eureka, Blanch Behrns of Loda and Marguerite Eilers of Washington. Margaret was also preceded in death by one daughter, Becky Akins, two brothers, two sisters and two infant brothers.
In addition to making a home for Merle and their two daughters, Margaret also had worked at Celeste Dress Shop as a clerk and also did alterations.
Margaret was a longtime member of St.
