Lois Mary Hilby, 84, of Menominee, IL, passed peacefully Thursday, April 4, 2019, at Midwest Medical Center, in Galena, IL.

The Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 A/M, on Monday, April 8, 2019, at the Nativity B.V.M. Church, in Menominee, with Fr. Wayne Droessler officiating.  Burial will be in Nativity B.V.M. Cemetery.

Friends may call from 1 P/M to 5 P/M, on Sunday, April 7, 2019, at the Miller Funeral Home, in East Dubuque, where the St. Ann's Society Rosary will be recited at 12:30 P/M.  Friends may also call from 9 A/M to 9:45 A/M, on Monday, April 8, 2019, at the funeral home.

Lois was born May 1, 1934, in Hazel Green, WI, daughter of Arthur and Clara (Placke) Budden.  She was united in marriage to Cletus Hilby on October 6, 1954, at St. Joseph's Church, in Sinsinawa, WI.  Lois worked for many years as a waitress at the Safari Supper Club in East Dubuque.  She also worked at Grant Hills Motel along with the many duties of being a farm wife.

Lois enjoyed playing Solo, Sequences and a good game of Euchre.  She especially loved spending time with her family, grandchildren and great-grandchildren, attending their sporting events and helping her children with painting, staining, and varnishing projects.

Lois is survived by her husband, Cletus; her (6) children, Diane (Glenn) Heller, Nancy (Paul) Fleege, Cathy (Mike) Brotzman, Bob (Polly) Hilby, Joyce (Randy) Wills, and Tom (Judy) Hilby; (13) grandchildren; (7) step-grandchildren; (22) great-grandchildren and another baby due in July; (11) step-great-grandchildren; (1) sister, Ellen Timmerman; (1) brother, Richard Budden; brothers and sisters-in-law, Arlene Budden, Kay Budden, Judy Budden-Tigges, Wayne and Rosetta Arand, Eileen Hilby, Rita and Louis Berning, Kenneth Hilby, and Lorraine Wills.

She was preceded in death by her parents, (2) grandsons, Jared Fleege and Nick Hilby; her brothers, Jim and Roger Budden; her sister, Joan Kieler; her brothers and sisters-in-law, Bob and Viola Scharpf, Merlin Hilby, Janice Hilby, and LaVerne Wills; along with many nieces and nephews.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be given to the Menominee Athletic Association Playground Equipment Fund.

The family would like to "thank" Dr. Koenigs, of Medical Associates, and the staff at Midwest Medical Center, for the wonderful care, and Lee Donar for his visits.

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