Adelaide M. Lechnir, 87, of East Dubuque, IL, passed away on Tuesday, June 28, 2002, at the Galena Stauss Senior Care Community, in Galena, IL.

Funeral Services will be at 12:00 (Noon) on Monday, July 11, 2022, at the Miller Funeral Home, in East Dubuque. Burial will be in Linwood Cemetery in Dubuque.

Family and friends may call from 9 A/M - 11:45 A/M, on Monday, at the funeral home.

Adelaide was born on May 5, 1935, in Prairie du Chien, WI, the daughter of Alva and Adella (Brown) DuCharme. She was a graduate of Prairie du Chien High School, the Class of 1953. Adelaide was united in marriage to John "Jack" Lechnir in 1960. He preceded her in death in January of 1997.

Jack and Adelaide operated the Swiss Inn in East Dubuque since 1983. She was a professional artist doing oil painting along with her sister, Janelle, for Hruska-Kray Studios. She and Janelle loved to travel. Adelaide was also a die-hard Green Bay Packer fan.

Surviving are five children, Rick (Moni) Lechnir, of Germany, Deb (Dave) VanOstrand and Dave (Barb) Lechnir, both of East Dubuque, IL, Scott (Suzanne) Lechnir, of Colorado, and Jeff (Donna) Lechnir, of Surprise, AZ; 16 grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; siblings, Alvin DuCharme, of Sonul, CA, Lucille Walters, of Prairie du Chien, WI and Marilyn Vance, of Cincinnati, OH.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Alva and Adella; a grandson, Jason Wanke; and her siblings, Albert DuCharme, Lloyd DuCharme, and Janelle Westerfield.

The family wishes to extend a sincere thank you to the nurses and staff at the Galena Stauss Senior Care Community and Hospice of Dubuque for your special care of our mother and grandmother.

Online condolences may be left for the family at www.millerfhed.com