Obituaries

ANGELA LEONHARD

Born: March 28, 1973; in St. Charles, IL Died: December 1, 2020; in Malta, IL

Angela Leonhard, 47 of Malta, Illinois, passed away on December 1 in Malta, Illinois. Cremation was performed on December 7. A celebration of her life will be held on a future date.

Angela was born in St. Charles, Illinois, to Barbara Stuart and Patric Leonhard on March 28, 1973. Angela lived in South Carolina with Susan Miller, aka Ma Sue, and in Ocala, Florida, with her children.

Nursing graduate Kishwaukee College. Registered nurses degree. Angela worked as a charge nurse for six years.

If there was an award for her nursing field she would have gotten one.

Angela is survived by daughters Lauren Perdune and Hayley Ketterer; and boyfriend,Steve Dage.

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BRIEF

Cerny graduates from Air Force Academy

Hannah Michelle Cerny graduated on the dean’s list from the United States Air Force Academy with a bachelor’s degree in behavioral sciences with an emphasis in clinical psychology. She is commissioned as a 2nd lieutenant.

She reported Hannah Cerny to Goodfellow Air Force Base in Texas to pursue her duty in intelligence.

Cerny is the daughter of James and Robyn Cerny of Kingston. She is a 2016 graduate of Sycamore High School.

Photo provided Students at Little Lambs Preschool in DeKalb are shown with some of the birthday bags they helped pack to be donated to the Barb Food Pantry as part of Lutheran Schools Week. Pictured (from left) are Tommy Franklin, Patton Reese, Freddie Paulsen, Jimmy Halatek, Melanie Taylor, Jordan Boone and Lucas Faivre.

Little Lambs Preschool in DeKalb celebrates Lutheran Schools Week

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DeKALB – Little Lambs Preschool of Immanuel Lutheran Church recently joined more than 180,000 individuals nationally in 1,914 schools and a staff of 21,655 teachers in 35 districts to celebrate Lutheran Schools Week.

This year’s overall theme was “Sent to Serve,” according to a news release from the preschool. Themes of the day included “Sent to Serve the World,” “Jesus, Sent to Serve,” “Serving Together on God’s Team,” “Pastors and Teachers – Sent to Serve,” and “Serving in Home and Community.”

Although the COVID-19 pandemic played havoc with traditional events, the week, which took place Jan. 25 through 29 and concluding with church service activities Feb. 7, included several special activities, according to the release.

As part of the theme “Serving in Home and Community,” Little Lambs partnered with Barb Food Pantry to create and donate birthday bags. The bags included basic items for a child’s birthday party, such as a cake mix, foil pan, frosting, tablecloth, plates, candles and decorations. The children and their families donated items and the children packed the bags. Little Lambs donated 16 completed bags to the food pantry, which benefits families of DeKalb School District 428.

For the theme “Serving on God’s Team,” the children were encouraged to wear yellow or their Little Lambs T-shirts to celebrate being a part of the Little Lambs team and highlight the Bible verse from John 13:14-15: “Now you are the body of Christ and individually members of it.”

Under the theme “Jesus – Sent to Serve,” children were asked to submit their favorite family prayers and Bible stories, complete with artwork. A booklet was created for each family, as well as members of the congregation.

Special guest reader Rita Goodwin, a member of the congregation and an assistant at the Malta Township Public Library, recorded a video of the weekly Bible story to share with the children in conjunction with the daily theme, “Pastors and Teachers – Sent to serve.”

Culminating the week’s celebration with the theme “Sent to Serve in the World,” the children recorded a video of some of their favorite songs to share as part of the Sunday morning worship service at Immanuel Lutheran on Feb. 7.

Each day at Little Lambs Preschool is filled with fun, educational, spiritual activities. There is time for discovery, group work, worship, music, art, academics, motor activities and snacks.

Using the guidelines of the area school districts, classes work on their kindergarten readiness skills.

Little Lambs Preschool is open to all children and their families regardless of religious affiliation and is licensed by the state of Illinois.

For information or to schedule a tour, visit www.LittleLambsDeKalb. org or call the office at 815-756-6669.