Joan Hope Viehweg, 85, of Mt. Olive, died Thursday, Nov. 2, 2017, at 2:42 p.m. at St. Francis Hospital in Litchfield.
Visitation will be held on Friday, Nov. 17, from 5 to 7 p.m. at Becker and Son Funeral Home in Mt. Olive.
Funeral services will be held on Saturday, Nov. 18, at 11 a.m. at the Immanuel Lutheran Church in Mt. Olive with the Rev. James Ritter and the Rev. Nancy Hubert co-officiating.
Mrs. Viehweg was born May 29, 1932, in Hillsboro, the daughter of the late Lester and Gladys Hope Archer. She married Otto E. Viehweg on July 2, 1950, at the First Baptist Church in Litchfield, and he preceded her in death on June 3, 2016.
An attendee of Litchfield Grade School and a graduate of Litchfield High School with the class of 1950, she grew up a member of the First Baptist Church in Litchfield. She later attended the First United Methodist Church in Mt. Olive and was attending Immanuel Lutheran Church in Mt. Olive at the time of her death. She was a nanny for pro football player, Dave Butts of the Washington Redskins, and a nanny for prosecuting attorney, Steve Goldsmith of Indianapolis, IN. She previously worked for Philip Hano in Mt. Olive, and was a member of the Democratic Women's Club, the Gold Wing Road Riders, VFW Pinocle Club, the Food Pantry and a Den mother for the Boy Scouts.
An awesome seamstress and painter, she took pride in spoiling her grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
She is survived by three sons, Michael (Marilyn) Viehweg of White City, Edward (Deborah) Viehweg of Mt. Olive and John Viehweg of Maui, HI; a daughter, Cathy Jo (Vince) Johnston of Inver Grove Heights, MN; two brothers-in-law, Norman Viehweg of Mt. Olive and Gary Langley of Staunton; one sister-in-law, Betty Archer of Gillespie; one sister, Mary Jo (Rick) Niemann of Litchfield; nine grandchildren, Bryan Spoon of Indianapolis, IN; Amy (Buck) Coomer of St. Louis, MO; Dana (Matt) Vankoski of San Diego, CA; Adam (Adrienne) Viehweg of Hornsby; Amanda Hope Johnston of St. Paul, MN, Hannah Jo Johnston of Bloomington, MN; David Pieper of Mt. Olive; Marlie Viehweg and Tanji Viehweg of Maui, HI; and four great-grandchildren, Devin, Sydney, Grace and Otto.
In addition to her parents and husband, she was preceded in death by two sisters, Barbara (Bill) Ruyle and Linda Langley; one brother, Jim Archer; one grandson, Jacob Johnston and a brother-in-law, Raymond Viehweg.
Memorials may be made to Union Miners Cemetery or Mt. Olive Care Center.
The Journal News, Hillsboro, IL
Visitation will be held on Friday, Nov. 17, from 5 to 7 p.m. at Becker and Son Funeral Home in Mt. Olive.
Funeral services will be held on Saturday, Nov. 18, at 11 a.m. at the Immanuel Lutheran Church in Mt. Olive with the Rev. James Ritter and the Rev. Nancy Hubert co-officiating.
Mrs. Viehweg was born May 29, 1932, in Hillsboro, the daughter of the late Lester and Gladys Hope Archer. She married Otto E. Viehweg on July 2, 1950, at the First Baptist Church in Litchfield, and he preceded her in death on June 3, 2016.
An attendee of Litchfield Grade School and a graduate of Litchfield High School with the class of 1950, she grew up a member of the First Baptist Church in Litchfield. She later attended the First United Methodist Church in Mt. Olive and was attending Immanuel Lutheran Church in Mt. Olive at the time of her death. She was a nanny for pro football player, Dave Butts of the Washington Redskins, and a nanny for prosecuting attorney, Steve Goldsmith of Indianapolis, IN. She previously worked for Philip Hano in Mt. Olive, and was a member of the Democratic Women's Club, the Gold Wing Road Riders, VFW Pinocle Club, the Food Pantry and a Den mother for the Boy Scouts.
An awesome seamstress and painter, she took pride in spoiling her grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
She is survived by three sons, Michael (Marilyn) Viehweg of White City, Edward (Deborah) Viehweg of Mt. Olive and John Viehweg of Maui, HI; a daughter, Cathy Jo (Vince) Johnston of Inver Grove Heights, MN; two brothers-in-law, Norman Viehweg of Mt. Olive and Gary Langley of Staunton; one sister-in-law, Betty Archer of Gillespie; one sister, Mary Jo (Rick) Niemann of Litchfield; nine grandchildren, Bryan Spoon of Indianapolis, IN; Amy (Buck) Coomer of St. Louis, MO; Dana (Matt) Vankoski of San Diego, CA; Adam (Adrienne) Viehweg of Hornsby; Amanda Hope Johnston of St. Paul, MN, Hannah Jo Johnston of Bloomington, MN; David Pieper of Mt. Olive; Marlie Viehweg and Tanji Viehweg of Maui, HI; and four great-grandchildren, Devin, Sydney, Grace and Otto.
In addition to her parents and husband, she was preceded in death by two sisters, Barbara (Bill) Ruyle and Linda Langley; one brother, Jim Archer; one grandson, Jacob Johnston and a brother-in-law, Raymond Viehweg.
Memorials may be made to Union Miners Cemetery or Mt. Olive Care Center.
The Journal News, Hillsboro, IL
Joan Hope Viehweg, 85, of Mt. Olive, died Thursday, Nov. 2, 2017, at 2:42 p.m. at St. Francis Hospital in Litchfield.
Visitation will be held on Friday, Nov. 17, from 5 to 7 p.m. at Becker and Son Funeral Home in Mt. Olive.
Funeral services will be held on Saturday, Nov. 18, at 11 a.m. at the Immanuel Lutheran Church in Mt. Olive with the Rev. James Ritter and the Rev. Nancy Hubert co-officiating.
Mrs. Viehweg was born May 29, 1932, in Hillsboro, the daughter of the late Lester and Gladys Hope Archer. She married Otto E. Viehweg on July 2, 1950, at the First Baptist Church in Litchfield, and he preceded her in death on June 3, 2016.
An attendee of Litchfield Grade School and a graduate of Litchfield High School with the class of 1950, she grew up a member of the First Baptist Church in Litchfield. She later attended the First United Methodist Church in Mt. Olive and was attending Immanuel Lutheran Church in Mt. Olive at the time of her death. She was a nanny for pro football player, Dave Butts of the Washington Redskins, and a nanny for prosecuting attorney, Steve Goldsmith of Indianapolis, IN. She previously worked for Philip Hano in Mt. Olive, and was a member of the Democratic Women's Club, the Gold Wing Road Riders, VFW Pinocle Club, the Food Pantry and a Den mother for the Boy Scouts.
An awesome seamstress and painter, she took pride in spoiling her grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
She is survived by three sons, Michael (Marilyn) Viehweg of White City, Edward (Deborah) Viehweg of Mt. Olive and John Viehweg of Maui, HI; a daughter, Cathy Jo (Vince) Johnston of Inver Grove Heights, MN; two brothers-in-law, Norman Viehweg of Mt. Olive and Gary Langley of Staunton; one sister-in-law, Betty Archer of Gillespie; one sister, Mary Jo (Rick) Niemann of Litchfield; nine grandchildren, Bryan Spoon of Indianapolis, IN; Amy (Buck) Coomer of St. Louis, MO; Dana (Matt) Vankoski of San Diego, CA; Adam (Adrienne) Viehweg of Hornsby; Amanda Hope Johnston of St. Paul, MN, Hannah Jo Johnston of Bloomington, MN; David Pieper of Mt. Olive; Marlie Viehweg and Tanji Viehweg of Maui, HI; and four great-grandchildren, Devin, Sydney, Grace and Otto.
In addition to her parents and husband, she was preceded in death by two sisters, Barbara (Bill) Ruyle and Linda Langley; one brother, Jim Archer; one grandson, Jacob Johnston and a brother-in-law, Raymond Viehweg.
Memorials may be made to Union Miners Cemetery or Mt. Olive Care Center.
The Journal News, Hillsboro, IL
Visitation will be held on Friday, Nov. 17, from 5 to 7 p.m. at Becker and Son Funeral Home in Mt. Olive.
Funeral services will be held on Saturday, Nov. 18, at 11 a.m. at the Immanuel Lutheran Church in Mt. Olive with the Rev. James Ritter and the Rev. Nancy Hubert co-officiating.
Mrs. Viehweg was born May 29, 1932, in Hillsboro, the daughter of the late Lester and Gladys Hope Archer. She married Otto E. Viehweg on July 2, 1950, at the First Baptist Church in Litchfield, and he preceded her in death on June 3, 2016.
An attendee of Litchfield Grade School and a graduate of Litchfield High School with the class of 1950, she grew up a member of the First Baptist Church in Litchfield. She later attended the First United Methodist Church in Mt. Olive and was attending Immanuel Lutheran Church in Mt. Olive at the time of her death. She was a nanny for pro football player, Dave Butts of the Washington Redskins, and a nanny for prosecuting attorney, Steve Goldsmith of Indianapolis, IN. She previously worked for Philip Hano in Mt. Olive, and was a member of the Democratic Women's Club, the Gold Wing Road Riders, VFW Pinocle Club, the Food Pantry and a Den mother for the Boy Scouts.
An awesome seamstress and painter, she took pride in spoiling her grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
She is survived by three sons, Michael (Marilyn) Viehweg of White City, Edward (Deborah) Viehweg of Mt. Olive and John Viehweg of Maui, HI; a daughter, Cathy Jo (Vince) Johnston of Inver Grove Heights, MN; two brothers-in-law, Norman Viehweg of Mt. Olive and Gary Langley of Staunton; one sister-in-law, Betty Archer of Gillespie; one sister, Mary Jo (Rick) Niemann of Litchfield; nine grandchildren, Bryan Spoon of Indianapolis, IN; Amy (Buck) Coomer of St. Louis, MO; Dana (Matt) Vankoski of San Diego, CA; Adam (Adrienne) Viehweg of Hornsby; Amanda Hope Johnston of St. Paul, MN, Hannah Jo Johnston of Bloomington, MN; David Pieper of Mt. Olive; Marlie Viehweg and Tanji Viehweg of Maui, HI; and four great-grandchildren, Devin, Sydney, Grace and Otto.
In addition to her parents and husband, she was preceded in death by two sisters, Barbara (Bill) Ruyle and Linda Langley; one brother, Jim Archer; one grandson, Jacob Johnston and a brother-in-law, Raymond Viehweg.
Memorials may be made to Union Miners Cemetery or Mt. Olive Care Center.
The Journal News, Hillsboro, IL
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