Streator Times Press Deanna M. Younker Westerhold 1942-2007 11/01/2007, 10:22 am STREATOR -- Deanna M. Westerhold, 65, of Streator, died Wednesday morning, Oct. 31, at St. Mary's Hospital. There will be no funeral services. Burial will be in Riverview Cemetery in Streator.
Mrs. Westerhold was born April 26, 1942, to Harold and Elaine (Christensen) Younker. She married Herman L. Westerhold on Nov. 3, 1967. He died Feb. 23, 1999.
She attended Streator Township High School and retired from Thatcher Glass Company in Streator.
She is survived by a daughter, Darlene (Douglas) Parington of Lakeland, Fla.; three sons, Troy, Don (Leslie) and Ron Westerhold, all of Streator; her stepchildren, Donna (Chuck) Gensel of Madera, Calif., Russel (Viola) Westerhold of Verseilles, Ky., Joan (Kim) Harding of Manville and Steve (Cindy) Westerhold of Streator; four grandchildren; 10 stepgrandchildren; several great-grandchildren; a sister, Julie (Doug) Reynolds of Streator; and two brothers, Nick (Sue) Younker of Streator and Mike Younker of Iowa.
She was preceded in death by a stepson; a stepgrandson; and a sister, Patricia Eichelberger.
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Sharon Kear (Hostetler)
Deanna was another Sherman School classmate of mine. I never knew her well, but those grade school classmates are all part of some very dear memories.