Florence Telle, 93 of Sun City, Huntley, passed away on Sunday morning, December 13, 2015 in Elgin following a lengthy illness.
She was born October 6, 1922 in Altenburg, Missouri, the daughter of Adolph and Emilie (Fiedler) Petzoldt. She was raised and received her education in Missouri. She was united in marriage to Eugene Telle on February 26, 1955. Florence worked for General Electric for over 20 years. She had been a member of the St. Louis Metro Polka Club, the O’Fallon American Legion Women’s Auxiliary Post 388, Good Shepherd and Chapel of the Cross Lutheran churches and was currently a member of Immanuel Lutheran Church in Crystal Lake.
She is survived by her husband, Gene of Huntley, her son, Jim (Robin) Telle of Glendale, Arizona, her daughter, Julie (Randy) Helm of Algonquin and her grandchildren, Elizabeth Telle, Jennifer (Tyler) Wirth, Daniel, Thomas and Jessica Helm. She was preceded in death by her brothers and sisters, Vera Duvall, Marvin Petzoldt, Milton Petzoldt and Lorene Zoellner.
Visitation will be Tuesday, December 15th from 4:00-8:00 p.m. at the DeFiore-Jorgensen Funeral Home, 10763 Dundee Road, Huntley, and on Wednesday, December 16th from 10:00 a.m. until the time of the 11:00 a.m. Funeral Service all at Immanuel Lutheran Church, 178 McHenry Avenue, Crystal Lake. Burial will be in Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery, St. Louis. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the City on a Hill Campaign for Immanuel Lutheran Church.
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Sorry I can not attend the visitation or service for Florence. I will be out of town for work. Gene you and your family are in my thoughts and prayers. Peace.
Florence and the entire family are in our thoughts and prayers at this time. Mike,Barb,Ava,Sean