Archie Elmer ELLERMAN

MENDON, Ill. -- Archie Elmer Ellerman, 91, of Mendon, died at 2:41 a.m. Thursday (June 9, 2011) in St. Vincent's Home, Quincy.

He was born April 19, 1920, in Quincy, a son of Arthur and Norma Mae Means Ellerman. He married Frances Johanna Lish on May 30, 1941, in St. Boniface Catholic Church, Quincy. She survives.

Archie was a member of St. Edward the Confessor Catholic Church in Mendon. He worked at Motorola Inc. for 25 years and was a watchmaker. He owned Mendon Variety and Hardware and Augusta Variety Store for many years and was a member of the American Society for Quality Control.

Survivors include his wife, Frances, of Mendon; three children, Mike Ellerman and his wife, Jeanne, of Augusta, Terry Ellerman and his wife, Regina, of Quincy, and Patricia Damm and her husband, John, of Quincy; 15 grandchildren, Eric Ellerman and his wife, Ronda, of Mount Sterling, Bradley Ellerman and his wife, Teresa, of Lodi, Wis., Gregory Ellerman of Springfield, Douglas Ellerman and his wife, Linda, of Bloomington, Aaron Ellerman of Quincy, Amy Quincy and her husband, Jason, of Quincy, Luke Ellerman of Quincy, Bridget Ellerman of Quincy, Robert Damm and his wife, Laura, of Starkville, Miss., Kathy Carter and her husband, Mike, of Quincy, Teresa Darnell and her husband, Tom, of Quincy, Julie Tuley and her husband, Wayne, of Quincy, David Damm and his wife, Christine, of Quincy, Steve Damm and his wife, Shannon, of Lake St. Louis, Mo., and Susie Gray and her husband, Abe, of Quincy.

Survivors also include 31 great-grandchildren, Michelle Ellerman, Michael Ellerman, Josh Ellerman, Aubrey Ellerman, A.J. Ellerman, Grace Ellerman, Kaitlyn Quincy, Madelyn Quincy, Gavin Quincy, Ethan Quincy, Dorothy Damm, Mary Damm, Emily Damm, Evan Carter, Elana Carter, Caleb Carter, Clara Carter, Emma Carter, Amanda Darnell, Jacob Darnell, Jason Darnell, Alex Tuley, Abby Tuley, Sam Tuley, Ella Damm, Lisa Damm, John Damm, Peter Damm, Jacob Damm, Isaac Gray and David Gray; a sister, Shirley Johnson of Quincy; and two nephews, Jeff Johnson and Paul Johnson and his wife, Rhonda, both of Quincy.

SERVICES: A Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Monday in St. Edward the Confessor Catholic Church with the Rev. Lou Schlangen and the Rev. Jeff Stone conducting. Interment will be in Calvary Cemetery, Quincy.

VISITATION: 4 to 5:30 p.m. Sunday in the church with a rosary service at 5:30 p.m.

MEMORIALS: In lieu of flowers, Masses may be made to the Catholic church of the donor's choice.

ARRANGEMENTS: Hunter Funeral Home, Mendon.

WEBSITE: www.hunterfh.com.

Condolences may be expressed online at www.whig.com.