Isabel Amelia Bitting
November 16, 1940 ~ September 2, 2017
Isabel Amelia Bitting, 76, of Tiskilwa died at 10:58 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 2, 2017, at OSF St. Francis Medical Center in Peoria. Born Nov. 16, 1940, in Princeton to Howard and Kathryn (Stutzman) Eigsti, she married Robert D. Bitting Feb. 14, 1960, in Tiskilwa, He survives. She was a homemaker, and a loving and caring mother and grandmother. She enjoyed traveling, especially to see extended family. She was a member of the Willow Springs Mennonite Church in Tiskilwa. Also surviving are two sons, R. David (Jane) Bitting of Pekin and Daniel W. (Julie) Bitting of Carmel, Ind.; one daughter, Kelley Millemon of Enid, Okla.; five grandchildren, Nicholas (Jessica) Bitting of Michigan, Lynnae Bitting of Oklahoma, Annie Bitting of Carmel, Ind., Amelia (C.J.) Guth of New Jersey and Leah (Brian) Pomeroy of Maine; and one sister, Susan (Ted) Stuckey of Hesston, Kan. She was preceded in death by her parents and one brother, James Eigsti. She graduated from Buda High School in 1958 and attended Goshen College in Goshen, Ind. Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 7, at Willow Springs Mennonite Church in Tiskilwa with Pastor Cal Zehr officiating. Cremation rites will be accorded and inurnment will be in Willow Springs Cemetery, Tiskilwa, at later date. Visitation will be from 10 to 11 a.m. Thursday in the church. The Grant-Johnson Funeral Home in Princeton is assisting the family. Online condolences may be left at www.grant-johnsonfh.com. In lieu of flowers, please make donations to Willow Springs Mennonite Church in Tiskilwa.
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Dave and Jane, thinking of you and praying for comfort for you and your family during this difficult time. Know that our thoughts are with you and thinking of you.
Mike & Kathy
We just learned of the loss of “Issy” this evening. Our thoughts and prayers are with you and your family Bob. We pray that the Lord will give you the strength to endure the pain of your loss and the will to continue your journey…
Bob and Family, we are so sorry for the loss of Isabel a wonderful wife, mother and grandmother. We will hold you all in our prayers during this difficult time.
Kelley so sorry for your loss. Prayers to you and family
Kelly and Dan….and the ENTIRE family, I am so sorry for your loss. Your Mother was a ~Beautiful~ person. Prayers and Hugs to all of you.
So very sorry for your loss. I am sorry that we were not there for the funeral. We could not get any information of the time and place of services Please know that we would have been there had we known when and where. I feel so bad You are still cousins and part of our family and we love you. God be with you and give you peace and mercy Please let all the family know of our love and everyone is in our prayers. God bless.