Wilma J. Baumgardt

Wilma Jean Baumgardt, age 89, of Chadwick, Illinois, died Wednesday, February 1, 2017, at Carroll County Good Samaritan Society, Mt. Carroll, Illinois. Cremation rites have been accorded. A private family graveside service will be held in Fairhaven Cemetery, Chadwick at a later date. Memorials may be given to the Carroll County Good Samaritan Society, Mt. Carroll in Wilma’s memory.
Wilma was born on August 10, 1927, the daughter of Edward and Ella (Schreiner) Kness in Wysox Township, Carroll County, Illinois. She attended Chadwick High School, and graduated with the Class of 1946. Wilma married Vernon Baumgardt on February 28, 1947.
Wilma worked at several jobs over the years in Freeport, most recently at Walmart. She was a member of the Elks Club and loved to travel, bowl, and spend time with her family and friends.
Wilma will be dearly missed by one son, Rick (Janet) Baumgardt of Chadwick; one son in-law, Eugene Thulen of Savanna, Illinois; eight grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; and four great-great granddaughters. She was preceded in death by her parents, Edward and Ella; a daughter, Lana Thulen; and eleven brothers and sisters.