Born February 14, 1906, in Roberts Township, Marshall County, IL, to Gustav and Hedwig Ollman Junker, she married Ernest Lenz on December 22, 1925, in Peoria. He died August 11, 1990.
One son, William; one brother; and four sisters also preceded her in death.
Surviving are one son, Robert of New Albany, IN; one daughter, Lois (and Dr. Donald) Bauer of Park Forest; two brothers, Harold Junker of Colorado Springs, CO, and Gerhardt Junker of Wenona; one sister, Agnes (and Gary) Lenz of Lacon; nine grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; and five great-great-grandchildren.
She was a member of St. Paul's Lutheran Church of Varna, where she taught Sunday School for 50 years and was a member of the Ladies Aid.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Lenz Memorial Home in Lacon, where visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. tonight and one hour before services. The Rev. Peter Glock will officiate. Burial will be in Lacon Cemetery.
Memorials may be made to her church, St. Joseph Nursing Home or any charity.
PEORIA JOURNAL STAR JUNE 27, 2000 PAGE B 4
Born February 14, 1906, in Roberts Township, Marshall County, IL, to Gustav and Hedwig Ollman Junker, she married Ernest Lenz on December 22, 1925, in Peoria. He died August 11, 1990.
One son, William; one brother; and four sisters also preceded her in death.
Surviving are one son, Robert of New Albany, IN; one daughter, Lois (and Dr. Donald) Bauer of Park Forest; two brothers, Harold Junker of Colorado Springs, CO, and Gerhardt Junker of Wenona; one sister, Agnes (and Gary) Lenz of Lacon; nine grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; and five great-great-grandchildren.
She was a member of St. Paul's Lutheran Church of Varna, where she taught Sunday School for 50 years and was a member of the Ladies Aid.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Lenz Memorial Home in Lacon, where visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. tonight and one hour before services. The Rev. Peter Glock will officiate. Burial will be in Lacon Cemetery.
Memorials may be made to her church, St. Joseph Nursing Home or any charity.
PEORIA JOURNAL STAR JUNE 27, 2000 PAGE B 4
Family Members
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Gertrude Edith Harriet Junker Chamberlain
1900–1981
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Elfrieda L. Junker Kemnitz
1902–1989
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Clara A. Junker Junker
1904–1988
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Ernest P. Junker
1908–1996
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Agnes Ollman Junker Lenz
1912–2006
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Lydia Bertha Leona Junker
1917–1932
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LTC Harold R. Junker
1919–2005
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Harold R Junker
1919–2005
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Gerhardt G. "Gary" Junker
1921–2017
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