IN LOVING MEMORY OF
Luwilla
Pillar
December 31, 1969 – February 10, 2024
Obituary
LuWilla S. Pillar, 91, passed away on February 10, 2024. She was born on March 16, 1932 to Agnes (Rentmeester) and Alvin Pigeon in Green Bay, WI.
LuWilla was a talented fiber artist, spinning and dying yarn, felting and weaving. She also raised seven children, and will be remembered for being a devout, strong-willed, caring and compassionate woman. She was an advocate for mental health issues and Right-to-Life.
She is survived by her children, Michele (Dennis) Redding, Anne (Max) Calle, Julia (Paul) Schaefer, Monica (Maged) Dessouky, Daniel Pillar, and Stephen Pillar; grandchildren, Ben Redding, Sarah (Leon) Chen, Nicholas Calle, Maura Schaefer, Colm Schaefer, Nathan Dessouky, and Alexander (Jen) Dessouky; great-grandchildren, Miles Redding, Wesley Redding, Ronan Chen, and Ellis Chen; sister, Mary (Ed) Holschuh; sister in-law Pat Pillar; as well as many nieces, nephews and other family and friends.
Preceding her are her parents, Agnes and Alvin; husband, James Pillar; son, Christopher Pillar; sisters, Arletta Laundre and Ann Emmel.
A celebration of life will be held in Urbana, IL at a later date.
The family would like to extend a special thank you to the caring and compassionate staff at Evergreen Retirement Community in Oshkosh, WI.
LuWilla was a talented fiber artist, spinning and dying yarn, felting and weaving. She also raised seven children, and will be remembered for being a devout, strong-willed, caring and compassionate woman. She was an advocate for mental health issues and Right-to-Life.
She is survived by her children, Michele (Dennis) Redding, Anne (Max) Calle, Julia (Paul) Schaefer, Monica (Maged) Dessouky, Daniel Pillar, and Stephen Pillar; grandchildren, Ben Redding, Sarah (Leon) Chen, Nicholas Calle, Maura Schaefer, Colm Schaefer, Nathan Dessouky, and Alexander (Jen) Dessouky; great-grandchildren, Miles Redding, Wesley Redding, Ronan Chen, and Ellis Chen; sister, Mary (Ed) Holschuh; sister in-law Pat Pillar; as well as many nieces, nephews and other family and friends.
Preceding her are her parents, Agnes and Alvin; husband, James Pillar; son, Christopher Pillar; sisters, Arletta Laundre and Ann Emmel.
A celebration of life will be held in Urbana, IL at a later date.
The family would like to extend a special thank you to the caring and compassionate staff at Evergreen Retirement Community in Oshkosh, WI.
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