Alida J Wilner

ALIDA J (nee WAKKER) WILNER, 89, was born August 15, 1927, in Brooklyn, NY, and passed away at the Red Bud Regional Care Center on Wednesday, July 12, 2017.

She grew up in Hoboken, NJ, and enjoyed going to Coney Island and the Catskill Mountains as a child.  Alida attended the Elizabeth General Hospital’s nursing program, graduating as a Registered Nurse.

She married James W Wilner on October 23, 1948, and then eventually moved to Fairview Heights, IL.  She practiced nursing at the TB Sanitarium in Fairview Heights, Castle Haven Nursing Home and the Shrine of Our Lady of the Snows Nursing Home in Belleville.

She was a tremendous dog lover, and could remember the names of every dog the family had.  Her father was a baker, and she loved baking as much as he did. She enjoyed cake decorating and made many birthday cakes as her children grew up.  She spent many years enjoying sewing, crafts of all kinds, and dollhouse making.

Alida was preceded by her parents, William and Elizabeth (nee Miedema) Wakker and her husband James Wilner, whom preceded her in death on September 11, 2010.

She is survived by her children Russell Wilner, Hillsboro, MO; Jeff (Kathy) Wilner, Vail, AZ; Sheri (Gene) Hubbard, Waterloo, IL; and Jackie (Tom) White, Red Bud, IL; and by her two grandchildren Rachel and Thomas White.

Many thanks go to her cousin Bill Menzel for keeping her in touch with her NJ relatives.  And to everyone at the Red Bud Regional Care Center, we thank you sincerely for taking such good care of Mom.

Alida donated her body to Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri.

Memorial Service:  7:00 pm, Tuesday, July 18, 2107

Welge-Pechacek Funeral Home, Red Bud, Illinois

Officiating:            Chaplain Royal Boeder

Visitation:             Tuesday - 4:00 pm – 7:00pm

Welge-Pechacek Funeral Home, Red Bud, Illinois

Memorial: Michael J Fox Foundation, Donation Processing

P.O. Box 5014
Hagerstown, MD 21714-5014