Eleanor Kay Tomman

Eleanor Kay Tomman, age 80, of Polo, Illinois, died Friday, April 19, 2019 at her home surrounded by her loving family. A visitation will be held 4:00 – 6:00 p.m. Wednesday, April 24, 2019 at the Law-Jones Funeral Home in Thomson, Illinois. Memorials may be made in her honor for Serenity Hospice, Oregon, Illinois. Friends may share in her life at www.lawjonesfuneralhome.com .

Eleanor was born June 15, 1938, in Wacker, Illinois, the daughter of Scott and Hattie (Schwarz) Roberts. She attended Thomson High School. On March 31, 1956, Eleanor married Robert Tomman in the Thomson United Methodist Church in Thomson, Illinois. Together they raised five children, and celebrated 63 years of marriage.

Eleanor was a machine operator at Edelmann in Dixon, Illinois for 15 years, and also a farmer’s wife. To pass the time Eleanor loved mental puzzles, such as crosswords and word searches, as well as playing bingo. Eleanor liked to watch golf, NASCAR, Nintendo games, and her beloved Cubs. Most of all Eleanor loved to spend time with her family.

Eleanor will be dearly missed by her husband, Robert Tomman; her five children, Robin (Robert) Miller of Polo, Kevin (Catherine) Tomman of Dixon, Lori (Randy) Smith of Dixon, Robert Jr. (Tammy) Tomman of Milledgeville, and Amy (Jeremy) Fosdick of Forrest, Illinois; six grandchildren, Bobbi Jo, Tracy, Kevin Jr., Nicholas, Travis, Shannon; 12 great-grandchildren, Kaylyn, Blake, Kaylee, Kaeden, Olivia, Abigail, Payton, Faith, Cole, Mildred, Eleanor, and Winifred; and her two brothers, Charles Roberts of Holly, Michigan, and Lester Roberts of Shannon, Illinois. Eleanor is preceded in death by her brother, Scott Roberts, both parents, Scott and Hattie, and all of her grandparents, Charles and Katherine Schwarz, James and Eleanor Roberts, and her two dogs, Polly the Pug and Rebel.