Louise M. Heidemann 96 of Chicago and formerly of Ottawa and Germantown died Friday September 5, 2008 at Resurrection Hospital in Chicago 

She was born March 5, 1912 in Damiansville to William and Louisa (Rickher) Billhartz: they preceded her in death 

She married August Heidemann May 17, 1938 at St. Damian Church in Damiansville and he preceded her in death May 25, 1992

 Also preceded in death by brothers Wilbert, Harry, Edward, Arnold, Robert, Franklin and Victor Billhartz, Emilia Robben and Mamie Peltes,  a son-in-law Michael McNeill

 Survving are her children August (Elma) Heidemann of Ottawa Canada, Carol McNeill of Auburn N.Y., Eugene (Jannet) Heidemann of Mexico City, Mexico, Stan (Kathy) Heidemann of LaGrange, IL, Marge (Phillip) Thouvenin of Ottawa, IL 

16 Grandchildren Jennifer Brown, Stephen Heidemann, Michael McNeill, Stacy McNeill, Robert McNeill, Carrie Ieda, Erika Ralph, Nicholas Heidemann, Stephanie Heidemann, Kathryn Heidemann, Jill Heidemann, Scott Heidemann, Kenneth Heidemann, Noelle Thouvenin, Renee Chernick, Lucas Thouvenin

6 great grandchildren

Close Family friend Carolyn Heidemann of Columbiaville MI

 Louise was a homemaker

 Member of St. Patrick Catholic Church in Ottawa, IL and past member of St. Boniface Catholic Church and Altar Sodality in Germantown and Daughters of Isabella Precious Blood Circle 718 for over 50 years 

Funeral Mass of Christian Burial will be Saturday September 13, 2008 at 11:00 am at St. Boniface Catholic Church in Germantown with Fr. James Buester officiating Interment St. Boniface Cemetery

 Visitation will be on Friday September 12 from 4 to 8 PM and Saturday September 13 from 9:00 to 10:45 am at the Moss Funeral Home in Germantown 

Daughters of Isabella will pray the rosary Friday at 7:00 PM at the funeral home

 Memorials can be made to St. Boniface Church or Mater Dei High School and will be received at the funeral home