Ethel Mae File Taylorville, Illinois Obituary

Ethel Mae File

<p id="descr" class="show-read-more" itemprop="description"> Ethel Mae File, age 99, off Greenville, IL passed away Tuesday, June 8, 2021 at Greenville Nursing and Rehab Center. Funeral services will be conducted Saturday, June 12, 2021 at 1 PM at Young Funeral Home. Interment will be in Mt. Auburn Cemetery. Friends may call Saturday after 12 PM until service time. Memorial contributions are suggested to Mt. Auburn Cemetery Association.<br/>Ethel was born June 1, 1922 in O'Fallon, IL to John and Kate (Schmidt) Schildknecht. She married Elmer Lutz on June 20, 1948 and later divorced. She then married Clarence Ervene File on November 19, 1990. He died November 23, 2008.<br/>She is survived by her son Michael (Patricia) Lutz of Lake St. Louis, MO, her stepchildren, Dennis (Janie) File of Springfield, IL, Janice (Gil) Frith of Highland, IL and Mark (Lori) File of Greenville, IL. Her grandson Christopher (Andrea) Lutz, her grand daughters Kimberly (Daniel) Benner and Kelly (Gregory) Franklin, her great grand children Mason Lutz, Mackenzie Lutz, Emelia Benner, Jackson Franklin, Addyson Franklin and Ava Franklin. She is also survived by her step grandchildren Jim (Ruth) File, Denise (Travis) Blaney, Marianne (Paul) Peterson, Melissa (Tony) Macke, Susan (Scott) Matter and Julie (Bill) Gruen along with her step great grandchildren Kay and Carson Blaney, Ava, Luke and Emilia Peterson, Chase, Michael, Kamden DeJournett and Alex Matter, Nathaniel and Dominic Gruen.<br/>She was preceded in death her husband Clarence File, her son Arthur Charles Lutz who died at eight months, her step grandson Rodney Leidner, her brothers Lester Schildknecht, Clarence Schildknecht, Leo Schildknecht and Earl Schildknecht along with her sisters Lucille Boedeker and Irene Lanter. <br/>Ethel grew up in the O'Fallon/Lebanon, IL area and attended Oakhill School. After her marriage to Clarence File they lived in Sarasota, FL of several years before moving back to Greenville in 1994. In 2007 they sold their home on Ladue Place in Greenville and moved to The Glenwood where she remained until moving to Greenville Nursing and Rehab this past fall.<br/>Ethel was a loving and dedicated mother, always providing constant encouragement and support to her family. She had a special passion to sing songs around the house, particularly her favorite hymns. She enjoyed playing cards, especially rummy and was amazingly lucky at bingo.<br/>Ethel will be remembers as one with a quiet demeaner, a loving grandmother and having a kind heart. <br /><br /> </p><strong>Visitation</strong><br>Saturday, June 12, 2021<br><div class="f-service-details"> <div class="f-service-time"> <i class="fa fa-clock-o" aria-hidden="true"></i> <span>12:00 PM</span> <!-- schema data --> <span style="display:none!important;" itemprop="startDate">6/12/2021 12:00:00 PM</span> </div> <div class="f-service-location-info"> <i class="fa fa-map-marker pull-left" aria-hidden="true"></i> <span class="name">Young Funeral Home</span> <p> 118 E College Avenue <br/>Greenville, IL 62246 </p> <!-- schema data --> <div style="display:none!important;" itemprop="location" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/Place"> <span class="location-name" itemprop="name"> Young Funeral Home </span> <div class="location-address" itemprop="address" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/PostalAddress"> <span class="street-address" itemprop="streetAddress">118 E College Avenue</span> <span class="address-locality" itemprop="addressLocality">Greenville</span> <span class="postal-code" itemprop="postalCode">62246</span> <span class="address-region" itemprop="addressRegion">IL</span> <div class="address-country" itemprop="addressCountry" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/Country"> <span class="address-country-name" itemprop="name">United States</span> </div> </div> </div> <!-- end schema data --> </div> </div><strong>Service</strong><br>Saturday, June 12, 2021<br><div class="f-service-details"> <div class="f-service-time"> <i class="fa fa-clock-o" aria-hidden="true"></i> <span>1:00 PM</span> <!-- schema data --> <span style="display:none!important;" itemprop="startDate">6/12/2021 1:00:00 PM</span> </div> <div class="f-service-location-info"> <i class="fa fa-map-marker pull-left" aria-hidden="true"></i> <span class="name">Young Funeral Home</span> <p> 118 E College Avenue <br/>Greenville, IL 62246 </p> <!-- schema data --> <div style="display:none!important;" itemprop="location" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/Place"> <span class="location-name" itemprop="name"> Young Funeral Home </span> <div class="location-address" itemprop="address" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/PostalAddress"> <span class="street-address" itemprop="streetAddress">118 E College Avenue</span> <span class="address-locality" itemprop="addressLocality">Greenville</span> <span class="postal-code" itemprop="postalCode">62246</span> <span class="address-region" itemprop="addressRegion">IL</span> <div class="address-country" itemprop="addressCountry" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/Country"> <span class="address-country-name" itemprop="name">United States</span> </div> </div> </div> <!-- end schema data --> </div> </div><strong>Location</strong><br><br><div class="f-service-details"> <div class="f-service-location-info"> <i class="fa fa-map-marker pull-left" aria-hidden="true"></i> <span class="name" itemprop="name">Mt. Auburn Cemetery</span> <!-- schema data --> <span style="display:none!important;" itemprop="description">Final Resting Place</span> <p class="cemetery-location"> 1402 E. College Avenue <br/>Greenville, IL 62246 </p> <!-- schema data --> <div style="display:none!important;" itemprop="address" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/PostalAddress"> <span class="final-street-address" itemprop="streetAddress">1402 E. College Avenue</span> <span class="final-address-locality" itemprop="addressLocality">Greenville</span> <span class="final-postal-code" itemprop="postalCode">62246</span> <span class="final-address-region" itemprop="addressRegion">IL</span> <div class="final-address-country" itemprop="addressCountry" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/Country"> <span class="final-address-country-name" itemprop="name">United States</span> </div> </div> <!-- end schema data --> </div> </div><h3>Memorial Contribution</h3> <div> Mt. Auburn Cemetery</strong> </div>
June 1, 1922 - June 8, 202106/01/192206/08/2021
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Ethel Mae File, age 99, off Greenville, IL passed away Tuesday, June 8, 2021 at Greenville Nursing and Rehab Center. Funeral services will be conducted Saturday, June 12, 2021 at 1 PM at Young Funeral Home. Interment will be in Mt. Auburn Cemetery. Friends may call Saturday after 12 PM until service time. Memorial contributions are suggested to Mt. Auburn Cemetery Association.
Ethel was born June 1, 1922 in O'Fallon, IL to John and Kate (Schmidt) Schildknecht. She married Elmer Lutz on June 20, 1948 and later divorced. She then married Clarence Ervene File on November 19, 1990. He died November 23, 2008.
She is survived by her son Michael (Patricia) Lutz of Lake St. Louis, MO, her stepchildren, Dennis (Janie) File of Springfield, IL, Janice (Gil) Frith of Highland, IL and Mark (Lori) File of Greenville, IL. Her grandson Christopher (Andrea) Lutz, her grand daughters Kimberly (Daniel) Benner and Kelly (Gregory) Franklin, her great grand children Mason Lutz, Mackenzie Lutz, Emelia Benner, Jackson Franklin, Addyson Franklin and Ava Franklin. She is also survived by her step grandchildren Jim (Ruth) File, Denise (Travis) Blaney, Marianne (Paul) Peterson, Melissa (Tony) Macke, Susan (Scott) Matter and Julie (Bill) Gruen along with her step great grandchildren Kay and Carson Blaney, Ava, Luke and Emilia Peterson, Chase, Michael, Kamden DeJournett and Alex Matter, Nathaniel and Dominic Gruen.
She was preceded in death her husband Clarence File, her son Arthur Charles Lutz who died at eight months, her step grandson Rodney Leidner, her brothers Lester Schildknecht, Clarence Schildknecht, Leo Schildknecht and Earl Schildknecht along with her sisters Lucille Boedeker and Irene Lanter.
Ethel grew up in the O'Fallon/Lebanon, IL area and attended Oakhill School. After her marriage to Clarence File they lived in Sarasota, FL of several years before moving back to Greenville in 1994. In 2007 they sold their home on Ladue Place in Greenville and moved to The Glenwood where she remained until moving to Greenville Nursing and Rehab this past fall.
Ethel was a loving and dedicated mother, always providing constant encouragement and support to her family. She had a special passion to sing songs around the house, particularly her favorite hymns. She enjoyed playing cards, especially rummy and was amazingly lucky at bingo.
Ethel will be remembers as one with a quiet demeaner, a loving grandmother and having a kind heart.

Visitation
Saturday, June 12, 2021
12:00 PM 6/12/2021 12:00:00 PM
Young Funeral Home

118 E College Avenue
Greenville, IL 62246

Young Funeral Home
118 E College Avenue Greenville 62246 IL
United States
Service
Saturday, June 12, 2021
1:00 PM 6/12/2021 1:00:00 PM
Young Funeral Home

118 E College Avenue
Greenville, IL 62246

Young Funeral Home
118 E College Avenue Greenville 62246 IL
United States
Location

Mt. Auburn Cemetery Final Resting Place

1402 E. College Avenue
Greenville, IL 62246

1402 E. College Avenue Greenville 62246 IL
United States

Memorial Contribution

Mt. Auburn Cemetery

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