Schonert, Harry E.

1893 - 1988  (94 years)

• Name	Schonert, Harry E.
  Birth	9 Oct 1893	Richland County, Illinois   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	SCHO.H006
  _FGRAVE	35820987
  Funeral	Zirkle Funeral Home, Olney, Richland County, Illinois   [1]
  Military Service	World War I, Corporal, United States Army  [2, 3]
  Death	11 Jul 1988	Olney, Richland County, Illinois   [1]
  	HARRY E. SCHONERT, 94 . Harry E. Schonert, 94, Ebenezer community, died at 3:15 p.m. Monday, July 11, 1988, in his home. . Services will be 10 a.m. Thursday in the Zirkle Funeral Home in Olney with the Rev. Kenneth Bissey presiding. Visitation will be 6-8 p.m. Wednesday. Burial will be in Ebenezer Cemetery. . Mr. Schonert was born Oct. 9, 1893, in Richland County, the son of Andrew C. and Margaret (Steury) Schonert. He married Lela Miller in 1919 and she preceded him in death in 1939. He then married Winona Farris Wilson in 1944 and she survives. . He owned and operated a farm and was a member of the Ebenezer United Methodist Church. He was a member of Richland Post No. 30 American Legion, the Olney Memorial Post 4226 Veterans of Foreign Wars and Richland Barracks 466 Veterans of World War I. . Surviving, in addition to his wife, are a son, Wayne Schonert, Olney; a daughter, Mrs. Clayton (Marie) Gillard, Ottawa; two step-sons, Kenneth and Gene Wilson, both of Belleville; eight grandchildren; four step-grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; four step-great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. . He was preceded in death by three sisters, his parents and his first wife. Published in the Olney (IL) Daily Mail Tuesday July 12, 1988.
  Burial	Ebenezer Cemetery, Olney, Richland County, Illinois   [1, 2]
  Person ID	I57181	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	25 Aug 2026

  
  

  Family	Miller, Lela,   b. 9 Jan 1897   d. 25 Mar 1933 (Age 36 years)
  Marriage	1919  [1, 2, 4]
  Age at Marriage	He : ~ 25 years and 2 months - She : ~ 21 years and 11 months.
  Children	1. Schonert, Marie E.,   b. 18 May 1925, Olney, Richland County, Illinois d. 20 Oct 2012, Heritage Health and Rehabilitation, Streator, LaSalle County, Illinois (Age 87 years) > 2. Schonert, Wayne Andrew,   b. 24 Nov 1929, Richland County, Illinois d. 13 Apr 2009, Olney, Richland County, Illinois (Age 79 years)
  Family ID	F21307	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Oct 2026

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 9 Oct 1893 - Richland County, Illinois Funeral - - Zirkle Funeral Home, Olney, Richland County, Illinois Death - 11 Jul 1988 - Olney, Richland County, Illinois Burial - - Ebenezer Cemetery, Olney, Richland County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S17115] https://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Schonert, Harry E., 94, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/35820987/harry-schonert), none. (Reliability: 2). [S17116] https://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Schonert, Lela M. and Harry E., (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/35820987/harry-schonert), none. (Reliability: 2). [S15884] Kaleb Beavers, List of Richland County World War I Veterans, Compiled by Kaleb Beavers, (24 October 2018) (Reliability: 2). [S17114] https://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Schonert, Lela Miller, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/43470483/lela-schonert), none. (Reliability: 2).