Marita Ann Hilmes Obituary
It is always difficult saying goodbye to someone we love and cherish. Family and friends must say goodbye to their beloved Marita Ann Hilmes of Germantown, Illinois, born in Breese, Illinois, who passed away at the age of 85, on March 6, 2024. Leave a sympathy message to the family in the guestbook on this memorial page of Marita Ann Hilmes to show support.
She was predeceased by: her father Joseph T.; her former husband Donald "Pete" Dierkes; her husband Eugene Hilmes; her daughter Mary Margaret Dierkes; her brother Jerry Wobbe; her parents-in-law, George, Leona, Aloys and Frances; and her brothers-in-law, Stanley Bach, Chuck Albers, Rich Sellers, Joseph Rakers, Raymond Hilmes and Leroy "Perk" Dierkes (Phyllis) of Plainfield, IN.
She is survived by: her sister-in-law Marcella Korte (Fred); her children, Bruce Dierkes (Kathy) of Germantown and Kimberly Hemker (Scott Diekemper) of Carlyle; her grandchildren, Lauren Essenpreis (Brad), Brett Dierkes (Ariel), Jordan Nordike (Chastidy Campbell), Rebecca Hemker (Anthony Jung) and Mariah Hemker; her great grandchildren, Brynlee, Ava Essenpreis, Ames, Maeve Dierkes, Bentley Hemker, Oakley Jung, Oliver, Declan Nordike, Aubree Kapp and Amity Bittle; her sister Kathie Heimann (Jim) of Germantown; and her siblings-in-law, Mary Ann Wobbe of Breese, Carolyn Santel (John) of New Memphis, Janet Bach of Carlyle, Pat Reed (Steven) of Pacific, MO, Shirley Etter (Skip) of Carlyle, Diane "Mert" Albers of Germantown, JoAnn Sellers of Germantown and Kathy Rakers of Carlyle. She is also survived by numerous nieces and nephews.
