Marilyn Mohr

Marilyn June Mohr, 93 of Mahomet passed away at 8:30 PM on Thursday, June 12, 2025, at Bridle Brooke in Mahomet.

The funeral service will be at 12:00 pm on Wednesday, June 18th at Blair-Owens Funeral Home, 102 E. Dunbar St. Mahomet, IL. 61853. VIsitation will be one hour prior to the service at the funeral home (11:00). Burial will immediately follow at Riverside Cemetery, Mahomet.

Marilyn was born on June 19, 1931, in Mahomet to Hubert “Nick” & Lela (Lindsey) Ponder. Marilyn attended and graduated from Mahomet Schools where she met her husband, John Mohr also of Mahomet. They were married on June 9, 1951, in Mahomet where they built a beautiful life and family together. Marilyn worked alongside John farming, and beyond that, she served on the Board at the University of Illinois Extension Office, Board Member and volunteered for Cunningham Children’s Home in Urbana and was also a Board member with United Methodist Women Organization and was a member of the Mahomet United Methodist Church. Marilyn was a talented seamstress, crocheter and shared these gifts with countless community members and youth who sought to learn the art.

Marilyn was preceded in death by her parents, her husband John D. Mohr, her four siblings, John (Freda)Ponder, Louise (Ed)Bice, Wanda Elliott, Harold Ponder, nephew Reid (Linda) Ponder and great granddaughter Hannah Roberts. She is survived by her son, Dennis (Dawn) Mohr of Mahomet, Anne Marie Mohr of Mahomet, three grandchildren, Caitlin & Lindsay Domboski of Mahomet, Jordan (Adrienne) Roberts of Ste. Marie, IL. Four great grandchildren, Elanor, Maximus, Samuel and Finley Roberts of Ste. Marie, and a large extended family of nieces, nephews, and cousins.

In Lieu of Flowers, the family asks that memorials be made to Cunningham Children’s Home in Urbana.

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