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Louis Werremeyer Obituary
SIDNEY - Louis Leroy Werremeyer, 90, of Sidney passed away at 11 p.m. Saturday (Aug. 9, 2025) at Carle Foundation Hospital, Urbana.
Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Friday, Aug. 15, at Free Methodist Church on Mattis Avenue in Champaign. The Rev. Chadwick Anderson and the Rev. Dick Smith will officiate. Burial will be in Mt. Hope Cemetery, Sidney. Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday at Freese Funeral Home, Sidney.
Mr. Werremeyer was born May 9, 1935, in Sidney, a son to Clarence and Helen Toppe Werremeyer. He married Joyce Brummet on Nov. 29, 1959, and she survives.
Also surviving are two sons, Randy Werremeyer and Timothy Werremeyer, both of Sidney; an adopted-at-heart daughter, Yucha (Greg) Cain of Japan; his grandchildren, Sang (Minnie), Kayley Lemon and Taylor Onstott; and great-grandchildren, Amber and Rudy.
He was preceded in death by his parents and his sister, Karen Fenwick.
He served in the National Guard and was an avid blood donor, always donating as soon as he was able. He farmed in the Sidney area and was well known for his sense of humor and orneriness.
Memorials may be made to the Corey Thompsen Scholarship Fund at the University of Illinois Credit Union.
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Sam Bowen
August 15, 2025
Dear Leroy, thank you for such fun memories, the gentle joshing and that twinkle in your eye.
Along with happy memories of you and your beautiful Joyce I'll never forget our close brush with danger when we helped my Dad and Sue build their garage roof.
Sat in the metal 'bucket' of your digger as you cheerfully lifted me several feet into the sky, full of thunder storm and nearby lightning, we helped maneuver the large metal I beams into place. Metal, lightening, height ... was a little risky combination, but we both laughed louder than the thunder and got the job done.
Leroy you were one in a million and I will remember you fondly this side of the mirror. Much love, Jo xx
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