Eileen-Tanner-Obituary

Eileen Tanner

Rockford

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EILEEN TANNER ROCKFORD - Eileen Tanner passed away on Tuesday, Sept. 25, 2007, in Provena Cor Mariae Center after a long battle with cancer. She was born Aug. 21, 1927, in Kankakee, the daughter of James and Katherine (Klanowski) Mattingly. Formerly married to Dwight E. Tanner Jr. of Rockford....

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Tyler, Courtney and I express our sympathy and offer wishes for peace and comfort to Eileen's entire family. Eileen's almost trademark use of the phrase "oh my gosh!" is imbedded in my mind and always will be. In fact, I can hear her exclaiming it now as I write. I have to wonder if the mischief Steve got into as a youngster is what precipitated her use of that phrase? (Sorry Steve! I HAVE to wonder!)

Eileen was a remarkable lady with the ability to accomplish whatever she put her...