Complied June 12, 2025 - Person Sheet
Complied June 12, 2025 - Person Sheet
NameOra June Meyer 
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172Birth21 Jun 1925, Leland, LaSalle, Illinois
Death22 Mar 2020, Shabonna, DeKalb, Illinois Age: 94
Spouses
Birth18 Sep 1923, DeKalb, DeKalb, Illinois
MiscSep 1942, Completed 8 Weeks Of Training As A Flying Cadet At Kenosha Washington Age: 18
Memoper Daily Chronicle 9/5/1942
Death24 Mar 2001, Provena Mercy Medical Center, Aurora, DuPage, Illinois173 Age: 77
BurialOak Ridge Cemetery, Sandwich, DeKalb, Illinois173
OccupationPostmaster (Sandwich Ill, 1971-1985), Owner Tastee Freeze Drive-In (1956-1966)
OccupationRoll Man at Electric Factory in 1950 Census
FatherCharles Harwood Bannister (1888-1986)
MotherEthel Caroline Holmgren (1892-1953)
Marriage11 Aug 1945, Methodist Church Of Sycamore, Sycamore, DeKalb, Illinois174
Notes for Ora June Meyer
Obituary for Ora "June" Bannister
Ora “June” Bannister, 94, of Somonauk, passed away Sunday, March 22, 2020 at Prairie Crossing Living and Rehabilitation Center in Shabbona, IL. She was born June 21, 1925 in Leland, IL the daughter of Homer and Vida (Casey) Meyer. She married Russell O. Bannister on August 11, 1945 in DeKalb, IL. She was a member of The Federated Church in Sandwich, IL for many years. June and Russell operated the Tastee Freeze Drive-in in Sandwich, IL from 1956 to 1966. She worked at CTS Knights in Sandwich and volunteered at Sandwich Opera House. June loved her garden and was well known for her flowers. She enjoyed baking and sewing quilts. June was a kind- and warm-hearted person. Most of all she loved spending time with her family, especially her grandchildren. She will be missed by her family and many friends.
She is survived by two daughters, Barbara Bannister of Sandwich, IL, and Iris Steinhoff of Somonauk, IL; one son, Richard (Sharon) Bannister of Glen Ellyn, IL; four grandchildren, David (IvyJean) Steinhoff, Diane (Thomas) Haggart, Roger (Lisa) Bannister, and Alan (Jessica) Bannister; five great grandchildren, Savannah, Adalyn, Reilly, River, and Brandon; several nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, Russell, one son-in-law, Jack Steinoff, and her eight siblings.
Ora “June” Bannister, 94, of Somonauk, passed away Sunday, March 22, 2020 at Prairie Crossing Living and Rehabilitation Center in Shabbona, IL. She was born June 21, 1925 in Leland, IL the daughter of Homer and Vida (Casey) Meyer. She married Russell O. Bannister on August 11, 1945 in DeKalb, IL. She was a member of The Federated Church in Sandwich, IL for many years. June and Russell operated the Tastee Freeze Drive-in in Sandwich, IL from 1956 to 1966. She worked at CTS Knights in Sandwich and volunteered at Sandwich Opera House. June loved her garden and was well known for her flowers. She enjoyed baking and sewing quilts. June was a kind- and warm-hearted person. Most of all she loved spending time with her family, especially her grandchildren. She will be missed by her family and many friends.
She is survived by two daughters, Barbara Bannister of Sandwich, IL, and Iris Steinhoff of Somonauk, IL; one son, Richard (Sharon) Bannister of Glen Ellyn, IL; four grandchildren, David (IvyJean) Steinhoff, Diane (Thomas) Haggart, Roger (Lisa) Bannister, and Alan (Jessica) Bannister; five great grandchildren, Savannah, Adalyn, Reilly, River, and Brandon; several nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, Russell, one son-in-law, Jack Steinoff, and her eight siblings.