Mary Eileen Zeal

Mary Eileen Zeal, age 91, of Hanover, Illinois, died Saturday, May 5, 2012, at Galena-Stauss Senior Care Community, Galena. A funeral mass will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, May 9, 2012, at St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church, Hanover with Father Christopher Kuhn as Celebrant. Burial will follow in the Evergreen Cemetery, Hanover. Visitation will be held from 4:30 to 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, May 8, 2012 at the Law-Jones Funeral Home, Hanover with a Rosary Service being held at 4:00 p.m. Eileen was born on November 28, 1920, the daughter of August and Nora (Sanderson) Koehler in Galena, Illinois. She attended High School at Galena and graduated with the Class of 1938. Eileen married Harley L. Zeal on May 22, 1946 in Galena. Harley preceded her in death on September 18, 1992.
Eileen taught in a country school for six years before she began raising a family. She was a homemaker who cherished her family and treasured each one of them. While raising her family, Eileen did the bookkeeping for Zeal's Service Garage which her husband opened in 1946. She was a longtime member of St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church. Her favorite pastime was playing Euchre. Gardening was also very enjoyable for her but, most of all, Eileen loved her family.
Eileen will be dearly missed by her children, Mary Fobber of Hanover and John (Jean) Zeal of Elizabeth; five grandchildren, Michael (Karina) Fobber, Connie (Alvin) Robertson, Lisa (Todd) Bonar, Jennifer (Kenneth) Kirby and Jason Zeal; eleven great grandchildren; one sister, Rosanne (Edgar) Keleher of Cuba City and a special family friend, Betty Kundert.
Eileen was preceded in death by her parents, August and Nora Koehler; her husband, Harley; and three sisters and brothers in-law, Marilyn (Wilbur) Hammer, Calista (Albertus) Glasker and Helen (Clarence) Glasker.