Anna Marie Lidy (84) of Island Grove

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Published on January 12 2016 9:31 am

Anna Marie Lidy, 84, of Island Grove, IL, passed away on Monday, January 11, 2016, at Lakeland Rehabilitation and Health Care Center in Effingham.

Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Friday, January 15 at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Island Grove, with burial in the church cemetery. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday at St. Joseph Catholic Church with a 6:30 p.m. wake service and a visitation will also be from 9:30 a.m. until time of service Friday at the Parish Hall. Arrangements are in the care of Johnson Funeral Home in Effingham. Memorials may be made to donor’s choice.

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Anna Marie was born on January 17, 1931, in Effingham, IL, the daughter of Joseph J. and Mary (Luchtefeld) Riemann. She married James H. Lidy on May 3, 1952, and he preceded her in death on December 22, 2005. Annie was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church in Island Grove. Before Annie was married she worked at St. Anthony’s Memorial Hospital and G.C. Murphy’s Dime Store. She enjoyed gardening and working with her flowers. She also enjoyed socializing with her family and friends over a good cup of coffee. Annie especially loved spending time with her children and grandchildren and went to many of their sporting events throughout her lifetime. She was an avid Western movie and “Soap” opera T.V. enthusiast.

Annie is survived by her sons, Joseph (Karen) Lidy and Kenny (Donna) Lidy, both of Island Grove, and Don (Tina) Lidy of Effingham; daughters, Linda (Rex) Borries of Dieterich, Judy Lidy of Mattoon, Joyce  (Richard) Tegenkamp of Island Grove, Rose (Charles) Goeckner of Teutopolis, Barbara (Rex) McKinney of Madisonville, KY, and Doris (Roy) Probst of Bishop Creek; 22 grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; three step-grandchildren; and two step-great-grandchildren; and sister, Rita Mahon of Effingham.

She was preceded in death by her parents; husband; and sister, Marcella Bourgeois.