{"id":44471,"date":"2026-08-17T15:38:30","date_gmt":"2026-08-17T20:38:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/?p=44471"},"modified":"2026-08-17T15:39:07","modified_gmt":"2026-08-17T20:39:07","slug":"dolores-a-will-87-of-effingham","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/obits\/44471-dolores-a-will-87-of-effingham\/","title":{"rendered":"Dolores A. Will (87) of Effingham"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"pdfprnt-buttons pdfprnt-buttons-post pdfprnt-top-right\"><a href=\"javascript: window.print()\" class=\"pdfprnt-button pdfprnt-button-print\" target=\"_self\" ><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/wp-content\/plugins\/pdf-print\/images\/print.png\" alt=\"image_print\" title=\"Print Content\" \/><span class=\"pdfprnt-button-title pdfprnt-button-print-title\">Print<\/span><\/a><\/div><p>Dolores A. Will, 87, of Effingham, passed away on Sunday, August 16, 2026, at Willowbrook Memory Care surrounded by her family.<\/p>\n<p>A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, August 20, 2026 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Effingham. Burial will be in St. Anthony Cemetery in Effingham. Visitation will be held from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday, August 19, 2026 at Johnson Funeral Home in Effingham, with a 7:00 p.m. rosary led by the Council of Catholic Women of Sacred Heart. Memorials may be made to Sacred Heart School, Alzheimer\u2019s Association, or donors choice.<\/p>\n<p>Dolores was born March 12, 1939, in Teutopolis, the daughter of Henry W. and Mary T. (Zerrusen) Deters. She married Bernard F. Will on August 29, 1959 at St. Francis Catholic Church in Teutopolis. She graduated from Teutopolis High School in 1956. Bernard and Dolores were blessed with seven children. Dolores was employed at JC Penney for 23 years. She volunteered for many years at Sacred Heart School Library, Sacred Heart Picnic dinner, as well as being an active member of Sacred Heart PTA and CCW. She loved spending her free time sewing, quilting, and gardening. Her passion was genealogy. Dolores led a faith-filled life.<\/p>\n<p>Dolores is survived by her husband, Bernard Will; seven children- Sandra (Rich) Bilbrey, Gerald (Vicki) Will, Joyce (Scott) Marxman, Nancy (Rick) Kohnert, Brian (Brenda) Will, Darlene (Mark) Krietemeyer, and Teresa (Justin) Miller; grandchildren, Eric (Ashley) Bilbrey, Dan (Hallie) Bilbrey, Justin (Melitsa) Marxman, Tyler (Jennifer) Marxman, Kristin (Bobby) Niemerg, Kyle (Macie) Kohnert, Nathaniel Will, Kara, Allison, and Alaina Miller; step grandchildren, Jamie (Jason) Woodcock, April (Alex) Ritz, Amber (Kyle) Mooney, Austin (Morgan) Wenthe, Jennifer (Mike) Wessing, Bobby (Lindy) Hancock, Justin Synder-Day; 12 great-grandchildren and 13 step great-grandchildren; brother, Arthur (Betty) Deters; sister in-law, Joann Deters; and many nieces and nephews.<\/p>\n<p>She was preceded in death by her parents; brother, Cletus Deters; sisters, Luella (Joseph) Will, Rosemary (Leonard) Greuel, and Eileen (Charles) Moon.<\/p>\n<p>The family wishes to express its gratitude to the staff of Willowbrook Memory Care and the staff of Transitions Hospice.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dolores A. 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