By Jim Meridith
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  • Visitation

    Memorial Visitation

    Friday, July 14, 2023

    from 4:00 to 7:00 pm

    and Saturday, July 15, 2023

    from 9:00 to 10:00 am

    at St. Joseph Catholic Church, Lebanon, IL

  • Service

    Mass of Christian Burial

    Saturday, July 15, 2023

    10:00 am

    St. Joseph Catholic Church, Lebanon.

  • Full Obituary

    Donna Jean Weil, 77, of Lebanon, IL, died Friday, June 30, 2023, at St. Elizabeth Hospital, Belleville, IL, with her family by her side.

    Donna Jean was born November 24, 1945, to Charles and Loretta (Nee Ohlendorf) Porter, in Highland, IL.  In April 1991, she married Thomas E. Weil.

    She was a very active member of St. Joseph Catholic Church, Lebanon.  She helped spearhead and kept running Joseph House, a ministry for McKendree University students.  She was a director for Lebanon Food Pantry and treasurer for The Pregnancy Care Center, Belleville, IL.  She delivered many thousand diapers over the years.  She also helped many years with the Lebanon Alumni Golden Reunion. Donna Jean loved baseball and playing Bunko and Farkle.  She loved hosting parties and being around friends and family. She was always on the go helping others.

    Donna Jean was preceded in death by her husband, Thomas E. Weil; her parents, Charles and Loretta Porter; sister-in-law, Kathy Porter.

    She is survived by her sister-in-law and brother-in-law, Mary and Terry Weil; nephew, Travis (Jill) Weil, son, Thomas R. Weil; niece, Tricia (Rene’) Cruz, and children, Noah and Caroline; brother, Charles W. “Bill” Porter, and daughter, Robin Stevens; uncle, Harold Blumberg; nieces and nephews; cousins; many friends; and her fur baby, Cassie.

    Memorials may be made to Joseph House or Pregnancy Care Center.

    Memorial Visitation: Friday, July 14, 2023, from 4:00 to 7:00 pm, and Saturday, July 15, 2023, from 9:00 to 10:00 am, at St. Joseph Catholic Church, Lebanon, IL

    Mass of Christian Burial: Saturday, July 15, 2023, at 10:00 am at St. Joseph Catholic Church, Lebanon.

    Interment: College Hill Cemetery, Lebanon.

    Meridith Funeral Home, Lebanon, IL.

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4 Condolences
 
  1. Avrel North / July 5, 2023 at 6:52 pm

    I grew up with Donna as our farms were right next to each other. Donna was an extremely bright and successful person. She CARED deeply about others. We all must think of her when attending our Lebanon High School Reunions in that she was the mastermind of the beautiful flowing process. My childhood memories of her on the farm go way back as I have known her all of my life. Bless her heart. Love.

  2. Wayne Loehring / July 7, 2023 at 7:22 pm

    My deepest sympathies are extended to the Weil and Porter family members.

  3. Dcn. George Mills / July 9, 2023 at 12:44 pm

    I pray, “Eternal rest grant unto her O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon her. May her soul and all the souls of the faithful departed rest in peace. Amen!”

  4. David Schmisseur / July 10, 2023 at 9:43 pm

    Dear Bill and Weil family,
    We are praying that our Lord will give you His Comfort and His Peace as you celebrate the life of Donna.

    As an older cousin, I can remember when Donna was born and the joy she brought to the entire family. Being a dairy farm girl, Donna knew how to work; she was also a wonderful and generous lady who always wanted to make things better. She was also a lot of fun.

    Donna touched our lives in many ways, and like you, we will miss her. We also look forward to the time we will see her again in Heaven. In the Spirit of Ps 37:4. ‘May the Lord Bless you, and all you hold dear.’

    David for the David, Ronald, and Robert Schmisseur families

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