Lillian M. Honn, age 87, of Clinton passed away at Golden Valley Memorial Hospital, Clinton, Missouri on Saturday, March 10, 2012. Funeral Mass will be 10:30 A.M., Wednesday, March 14, 2012 at Holy Rosary Catholic Church, Clinton with burial in Clinton Memory Gardens Cemetery, Clinton. A Rosary will be held at 6:00 P.M. Tuesday at the church with a visitation to follow until 7:30 P.M. Family suggests contributions to the Henry County Museum and may be left at the Vansant-Mills Chapel, Clinton.
Fond memories may be left online at www.vansant-millsfuneralhome.com.

Lillian was born Lillian Marie DiBennardi in Chicago, Illinois on January 8, 1925, the daughter of John and Lena DiBennardi. She married her loving husband, David Henry Honn on June 21, 1947. He preceded her in death on November 6, 2008. Lillian retired from Rival Manufacturing Company and went to work at Holy Rosary School as a cook. Later she worked at the Henry County Museum until she was forced to quit to care for her husband.

She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Henry; one daughter, Joyce Dickson; two sisters, Jenny Bruns and Phyllis Speed and three brothers, Nicholas, Vincent and Nick Di Bennardi.

She is survived by her three daughters, Janet Danforth and husband, Dan of the home, Joan Dennison and husband, Norman of Independence, Missouri and Jean Harris and companion Hoby Dewey of Appleton City, Missouri; two sisters, Sarah Mattson and Fran Geerdes and husband, Richard, all of Chicago, Illinois; two brothers-in-law Leland Honn and wife, Beverly of Clinton, Missouri and Pete Honn and wife, Helen of Independence, Missouri; one sister-in-law, Margaret Gregory of Mississippi. She is also survived by eight grandchildren; fourteen great grandchildren and a number of nieces ane nephews.

Lillian was loved by all and will be sorely missed by her family and her four beloved cats.

Arrangements have been entrusted to Vanant-Mills Funeral Home of Clinton.