LaVerne J. Danner

Name:    LaVerne J. Danner                                 Age:    75
Address:   
Date of Death:     November 1, 2012         Time:      
Place:        Peoria, IL
Date of Birth:    April 15, 1937        Place:    Table Grove, IL
Parents:    Earnest and Letha (Lauffrey) Danner
Married:    Mary L. Simmons on May 23, 1958.  She preceded him in death on January 30, 2006.
Survivors:    Daughter-Charli (and Jake) Schisler of Alva, FL
        Daughter-Tracey L. Danner of Peoria, IL
        Son-Anthony Danner of Peoria, IL
        Step-son-David (and Susan) Fulton of Muscatine, IA
        4 grandsons
        Sister-Ollidean Danner of Napa Valley, CA
Preceded by:     Wife and 3 brothers, Raymond, Lester, and Delbert Danner
Occupation:    Helped on the family farm and worked as a farmer for many years while also working as a welder at Caterpillar.  He retired from Caterpillar in 2000.
Military:        no

Memberships:   LaVerne developed a strong interest in genealogy and research of his family line helped him to discover his roots as a 7th generation direct descendant of Michael and Anna (Bend) Danner, who came to the New World aboard the James Goodwill vessel, arriving in Philadelphia on September 27, 1727.
    LaVerne was born to Earnest and Letha (Lauffrey) Danner, the son of Edward and Barbara (Weber) Danner, the son of Jacob and Amanda (Kopp) Danner, the son of Henry and Catherine (Senft) Danner, the son of David and Magdalena (Stambaugh) Danner, the son of Heinrich and Elizabeth (Kehr) Danner, the son of Michael and Anna (Bend) Danner. 
Services:     11:00 a.m. Saturday, May 23, 2015
Place:          Graveside, South Fulton Cemetery
Officiating:    
Visitation:          none
Interment:    South Fulton Cemetery, Astoria, IL
Memorials:      Donor’s choice
Services By:      Shawgo Memorial Home, Astoria, IL. Online condolences may be given to the family at www.shawgomemorialhome.org