Andrew Neitzer

ANDREW "ANDY" NEITZER

Age 18 of Mackinaw, Illinois passed away Wednesday May 31, 2006 at St. Francis Hospital in Peoria.

Born March 25, 1988 in Joliet, Illinois, Andy is a son of Tom and Lorraine (Hobbs) Neitzer. He was a 2006 graduate of Dee-Mack High School and was planning on attending Illinois Central College. Andy was a very popular young man with a great sense of humor and strong love for his family and friends. He was a member of the Mission of St. Joseph Catholic Church in Hopedale, Illinois.

Survivors include his loving family; Parents: Tom and Lorraine Neitzer and sister Jacque Neitzer both of Mackinaw; Maternal grandparents: Ben and Sandy Hobbs-Galyon of Wilmington, Illinois; paternal grandparents: Ron and Dorothy Neitzer of Braceville, Illinois and Casa Grande, Arizona; Aunts and Uncles: Richard and Andrea Hobbs of Anchorage, Alaska, Mark and Heather Hobbs of Wilmington, Illinois, Alicia and Frank Levi of Maryland, John Kline of South Wilmington, Illinois, Brian Neitzer of Braceville, Illinois, Craig and Lisa Galyon of Shorewood, Illinois and Shelli Bayer of Bloomington, Indiana.

Andy was preceded in death by his maternal great grandparents: Clarence and Alice Henderson; Aunt: Joanne Paul; Cousin Sheri Paul and Paternal great grandparents: Emerick and Elaine Neitzer and Joseph and Evelyn Ballune.

Visitation will be held on Thursday June 01, 2006 between the hours of 4:00PM and 8:00PM at the New Castle Bible Church, 17931 Dee Mac Road in Mackinaw. Funeral services will follow on Friday June 02, 2006 at 10:00AM in the Mission of Saint Joseph Catholic Church, located at the corners of Second and Washington Streets in Hopedale, Illinois. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated with Rev. Gerald Verdun and Deacon Donald Dyer from St. Rose Catholic Church in Wilmington officiating. Burial will be in Braceville-Gardner Cemetery in Braceville, Illinois.

In Lieu of Flowers, memorials may be made as gifts in Andy's memory to the Dee Mack High School, 401 East 5th Street a�" PO Box 110, Mackinaw, Illinois 61755 or to the Mission of St. Joseph Catholic Church c/o St. Mary's Church, PO Box 769, Delavan, Illinois 61734.

As a result of the family donations to the Gift of Hope, over 50 people will be helped to survive.

Funeral services and arrangements are under the direction of Reeves Funeral Home in Wilmington, Illinois.