Lori Ann (Eiten) Brophy

Lori Ann Brophy, 57, of 111 Oak St. Dalzell, died at 1:34 A.M. on March 22, 2016 comforted by her mother and husband, in her home, after a brief illness. 

Mass of Christian burial will be at 10:30 A.M. Tuesday in St. Joseph’s Church in Peru with Rev. Harold Datzman OSB officiating.  Burial will be in Valley Memorial Park in Spring Valley.  Visitation will be from 4:00 P.M. to 8:00 P.M. Monday in the Hurst Funeral Home in Ladd with a rosary to be recited at 3:45 P.M.  Additional visitation will be in the church on Tuesday from 9:30 A.M. until the time of services.

Lori was born in Spring Valley on August 27, 1958 to Lavern M. and Patricia (Hopkins) Eiten. She married James Brophy in St. Benedict’s Church in Ladd on May 29, 2004. Lori was a 1976 graduate of Hall Township High School. She continued her education and graduated from IVCC and the University of Illinois Chicago where she received her Bachelor’s degree in Pharmacy.  Lori then went on to further her education at Midwestern University where she received her Doctor of Pharmacy degree in 2001. She was a pharmacist at St. Margaret’s Hospital where she had been employed for the past 29 years.

She enjoyed traveling, shopping, crossword puzzles, Sudoku, and was an avid reader.  She loved her life, her job and, most of all, her family. 

Lori was the fortunate recipient of a kidney and pancreas transplant 25 years ago. Lori and her family will be forever grateful to the Darlene Woldt (Derek Walsvick) family for this blessing.

Lori is survived by her husband James of Dalzell; her mother Patricia Eiten of Ladd; two sisters, Lynn (Michael) Klein of Cherry and Carla (Robert) Breisch of McHenry; one brother Dean (Lisa) Eiten of Ottawa; five nieces and nephews, Kailey and Brigitte Klein, Gabrielle, Nathan and Patrick Breisch. She is preceded in death by her father Lavern M. Eiten, her grandparents, aunts, uncles and cousins.

Pallbearers will be Steve Novario, Joseph Tonozzi, Lawrence Haupt, Terry Arkins, and Nathan and Patrick Breisch. 

Memorial donations can be made in Lori’s honor to St. Margaret’s Hospice.

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