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Mt. Pulaski: Hilma L. Wilham Horn, 92, of Mt. Pulaski, IL died Sunday, January 5, 2014 at Vonderlieth Living Center in Mt. Pulaski.

Hilma was the daughter of Dr. Everett and Rebecca Burris Wilham and was born on October 11, 1921 near Mt. Pulaski. She was married to Norman "Jack" Horn.

She is survived by three children: Carol Ann (Paul) Turner of River Forest, IL; Larry Horn of Mt. Pulaski; and Maryan (Alan) Murphy of Chestnut. Three grandchildren: Jennifer (Randy) Awe; Bethany Murphy; and Erica (Kenny) Winkler; great-grandchildren; Cole and Jessica Awe, Mackenzie Murphy, Chase and Austin Winkler; sister-in-law Esther Wilham; niece Sandra Wilham of Lincoln, nephews Gary and Greg Wilham and Jeff and Troy Wilham; several great-nieces and great-nephews.

She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, an infant sister, her brothers Carl Wilham and Merle "Bus" Wilham and nephew Byron Wilham.

Hilma attended Scroggin School, then the Mt. Pulaski Schools, graduating from high school in 1939. She went to nursing school at Michael Reese Hospital in Chicago, then worked at Stanford University Hospital in San Francisco for a year. Upon her return, she worked at Deaconess Hospital in Lincoln. She later went back to work at Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital; Mary Henry Nursing Home and then Vonderlieth Living Center. She was also a school nurse at Mt. Pulaski Grade School, and a "soda jerk" at both Bertoni's Restaurant and Dean's Sundries.

Hilma loved to travel, and went on at least five trips to Hawaii, her favorite being Maui. Her frequent traveling companion Dorothy Curtis wrote up their adventures under the heading "Recycled Teenagers" for the Mt. Pulaski Times-News.

Services for Hilma will be at 11:00 A.M. Friday January 10, 2013 at Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home in Mt. Pulaski with Rev. Rachel Stockle officiating. Visitation will be from 9:30-11:00 A.M. prior to services at the funeral home. Burial will be at Steenbergen Cemetery, Mt. Pulaski.

Memorials may be made to the Mt. Pulaski United Methodist Church or Vonderlieth Living Center.