- Date Of Birth: September 29, 1927
- Date Of Death: April 27, 2020
- State: Illinois
Willella Rebecca “Lella” Rich, 92, of Spring Bay, IL passed away peacefully at 1:57 am on Monday, April 27, 2020 at Snyder Village in Metamora, IL. She was born on September 29, 1927 in Spring Bay, IL to William L. and Emma (Reiman) Williams. She married Bruce H.
Surviving are her son Lonie R. Rich of Spring Bay; daughter Sheri K. (Jay) Brenneman of Spring Bay; grandchildren Heather (Phil) Mercier of Geneva, IL, Holly (Josh) Riekena of Dunlap, and Jake Brenneman of Germantown Hills and Alex (Mary) Brenneman of East Peoria; great-grandchildren Nolan, Bryn Rebecca, Reagan and Camden Riekena, Addison and Peyton Lella Mercier, and Caden Bruce Brenneman; sister Shirley (Lyle) Hardman; niece Leeanne Hardman; and great-nephew Kolton Rohman. She was preceded in death by her parents.
Willella was a 1945 graduate of Spring Bay Township High School. She graduated on March 15, 1966 from Liberty Beauty College. Lella was a self-employed beautician for over 30 years. She had also worked at Caterpillar in clerical and had been a teacher at Hillside Grade School which was a one room schoolhouse located on Upper Spring Bay Road.
