Anna L. Lehr Obituary (1949 - 2024)

EL PASO- Anna L. Lehr, 74, of El Paso, passed away on Wednesday, February 28, 2024 at Carle Bromenn Medical Center in Normal. Visitation will be from 2-4 PM on Sunday, March 3, 2024, at Calvert-Johnson & Froelich Memorial Home in El Paso. Her funeral service will be at 11:00 AM on Monday, March 4, 2024, at the funeral home with visitation 1 hour prior to service also. Pastor Jonathan Boehne will officiate. Cremation rites will follow services and burial will be at a later date in Evergreen Cemetery, El Paso. In lieu of flowers memorials may be given to American Cancer Society, P.O. Box 6704, Hagerstown, MD 21741. Anna was born in Rosine, Kentucky on March 16, 1949, a daughter to Dewey and Gladys Bartlett Durbin. She married Walter W. “Walt” Lehr on March 26, 1966, in EL Paso. He preceded her in death in 2016. Surviving are her children, Roger (Niki) Lehr, Dewitt, Teresa Lehr, Normal, David (Teri) Lehr, El Paso, Kristen (Roger) Diveley, Bloomington; 13 grandchildren; 28 great- grandchildren; and a sister, Barb (Larry) Kiefer, Gridley. She was preceded in death by her parents; 7 brothers; 4 sisters; twin grandsons, David and Charlie Lehr; and great-granddaughter, Lucy Korn. Anna worked as a food service administrator for Illinois State University and retired in 2007. She loved to sew and was always making gifts for her family and friends. She loved to garden as well. She had a strong faith and was a devoted member of Trinity Lutheran Church where she was involved with the quilting ladies’ group. In her own words her “greatest accomplishment” was her family and the time spent together for all occasions. She will be dearly missed.