Aldena May Pluhm, 91, of Litchfield, died Saturday evening, May 8, 2021, at 5:03 p.m. at HSHS St. Francis Hospital in Litchfield.
Funeral services will be held Tuesday, May 11,at 11 a.m. at the Zion Lutheran Church in Litchfield, with the Rev. Fred Kraemer officiating. Burial will be in Rovey Cemetery in Farmersville. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. until the time of services at the church.
Mrs. Pluhm was born on Aug. 8, 1929, at the family farm in rural Farmersville, the daughter of Henry F. and Martha L. (Cutter) Riemann. She was a graduate of Farmersville High School with the class of 1947. She married Preston M. Brown on July 31, 1950, at the Zion Lutheran Church in Farmersville, and he preceded her in death on April 13, 1977. She then married Roy H. Pluhm on Sept. 24, 1994, at Redeemer Lutheran Church in Gillespie, and he preceded her in death on May 17, 2012.
A very hardworking woman,she provided for her family through her employment by the State of Illinois in the former Department of Traffic, as well as several years at J.C. Penny in Springfield, and her last employment was with Echlin Manufacturing in Litchfield as a parts inspector.
She enjoyed gardening and planting flowers, sewing and doing crafts. She also enjoyed traveling when she could. She was a faithful member of Zion Lutheran Church of Litchfield and a member of Zion Ladies Aid.
Mrs. Pluhm is survived by her son, Preston (Leetha) Brown, Jr. of Carlinville; daughter, Janice (Jim) Meisenheimer of Glidden, WI, stepsons; Carl Pluhm of Tampa, FL, and Frank Pluhm of Sycamore; Stepdaughters, Faye (Rev. Larry L. Hintz) of Appleton, WI, and Ann Gonterman (fiance’ Paul Earley) of Pawnee; grandchildren, Valerie (Matt) Belusko, Steven Clemonds and Alex Brown; great-grandchildren, Allison and Payton Belusko.
In addition to her parents and husbands, Mrs. Brown is preceded in death by a son, James Brown; daughters, Deborah and Susan; and brothers, Harry, Gilbert and Alfred Riemann.
The family suggests memorials to Zion Lutheran Church or School, or radio station KFUO in St. Louis, MO.
Online condolences may be left at www.plummerfuneralservices.com.
