Marcella M. Toepfer

Marcella M. Toepfer, age 88, of Mount Carroll, Illinois, died Wednesday, December 1, 2010, at the Carroll County Good Samaritan Nursing Center, Mount Carroll. A visitation will be held from 10 to 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, December 4, 2010, at the Frank – Law – Jones Funeral Home in Mount Carroll. A private family burial will follow at the Oak Hill Cemetery in Mount Carroll. A public memorial service will be held at a later date. Marcella was born August 15,1922, in Woodland Township, Illinois, the daughter of John L. and Emma S. (Derrer) Toepfer. She attended the Polsgrove Country School. Marcella was a life long caregiver for her sister Berneta, who suffered from rheumatoid arthritis. She was a loving sister and aunt who always put others needs before her own. She enjoyed cooking and gardening. Marcella is survived and lovingly remembered by one sister, Opal (Val) Schreiner of Freeport, Illinois; one brother, Lowell Toepfer of Bluffton, Indiana; and many nieces and nephews.Marcella was preceded in death by her parents; two sisters, Berneta and Mildred; and one brother, Donald.