R. Emmerson "Shorty" Kosher

R. Emmerson “Shorty” Kosher, age 85 of Savanna, Illinois, formerly of Lanark, Illinois died Wednesday, April 8, 2015 at Eagle Point Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Clinton, Iowa. A funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, April 11, 2015 at Law-Jones Funeral Home, Mt. Carroll, with Pastor Mark Godfrey officiating. Burial will take place in Lanark Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 10:00 to 11:00 a.m. prior to the service at the funeral home. Memorials may be made in R. Emmerson’s name to Pinnacle Place Supportive Living, Savanna, Illinois.
Shorty was born July 23, 1929, the son of Clarence and Mabel (Oberheim) Kosher in Freedom Township, Lanark. He attended Lanark Schools, and graduated with the Class of 1947. After High School, Shorty served his country in the United States Air Force from 1948-1952. He married Wanda Van Buer on December 9, 1950 in Savanna. Wanda died June 19, 2009.
After his time in the Air Force, Shorty worked on the family farm—Smokey Valley Plantation—in the Lake Carroll area. He then went on to become a Maintenance Supervisor for Eaton Manufacturing for 26 years until his retirement in 1992. He loved spending winters in Bradenton, Florida with his wife, Wanda. He enjoyed going to car shows, gardening and doing anything mechanical. After his wife died, he moved to Pinnacle Place in Savanna.
Shorty will be dearly missed by his son Pat and daughter-in-law Julie Kosher of Cornell, Wisconsin; grandson, Nathan, and his wife, Malory Kosher of New Brighton, Minnesota; grandson, Christopher Kosher, and his special friend, Kayla Guanella, of La Crosse, Wisconsin; one great-granddaughter, Camille Kosher and one nephew, Lyle (Peggy) Kosher of Hamilton, Ohio. He is preceded in death by his wife, Wanda; one brother, Kenneth, and his parents.