She was born January 6, 1928 in Springfield, IL, the daughter of Louis Ellis and Ida Mae (Dagit) Boyd. She married George O. Messer July 18, 1944. They were married 63 years, until his passing on Nov. 11, 2007.
She is also preceded in death by her parents, three brothers, one infant sister and one infant grandson.
Survivors include her children, Barbara (Chuck) Buescher, George (Marsha) Messer and Don (Alva) Messer; six grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; and a niece, Brenda Noel.
Ida attended Woodruff High School and worked many years for Carson Pirie Scott and Bergners.
She will be remembered for her kind heart and great sense of humor.
Burial will be in Fondulac Cemetery.
Published in Peoria Journal Star from Sept. 27 to Sept. 29, 2019
She was born January 6, 1928 in Springfield, IL, the daughter of Louis Ellis and Ida Mae (Dagit) Boyd. She married George O. Messer July 18, 1944. They were married 63 years, until his passing on Nov. 11, 2007.
She is also preceded in death by her parents, three brothers, one infant sister and one infant grandson.
Survivors include her children, Barbara (Chuck) Buescher, George (Marsha) Messer and Don (Alva) Messer; six grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; and a niece, Brenda Noel.
Ida attended Woodruff High School and worked many years for Carson Pirie Scott and Bergners.
She will be remembered for her kind heart and great sense of humor.
Burial will be in Fondulac Cemetery.
Published in Peoria Journal Star from Sept. 27 to Sept. 29, 2019
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