Marie B. Daeumer

Marie B. Daeumer, age 91, of Savanna, Illinois, died peacefully, Tuesday, June 1, 2010 at Big Meadows Nursing Home, Savanna. Funeral services will be held 2:00 p.m., Saturday, June 5, 2010 at St. Peter Evangelical Lutheran Church with Reverend Philip Bigelow officiating. Interment will be with her husband at the St. Marcus Cemetery in St. Louis, MO. Visitation will be 1:00-2:00 p.m. Saturday, June 5, prior to the service at the church. Memorials may be given in Marie’s honor to the St. Peter Evangelical Lutheran Church, Savanna.

Marie was born Bertha Marie Eckardt on November 12, 1918 in St. Louis, MO. Marie was the daughter of William and Johanna (Hass) Eckardt. On May 18, 1940, she married Melvin W. Daeumer in St. Louis. Mel died September 20, 2002 in Savanna.

Marie was a faithful 68-year member of St. Peter Evangelical Lutheran Church in Savanna. She owned and operated “Marie’s Flower Shop” for 25 years before her retirement in 1983. She enjoyed traveling with her husband and taking care of her pets.

Marie was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Mel; a sister, Dorothy Beneke and a sister in-law, Audrey Trubacik.