Lillian P. Lessner, 92, of Chalmers, Indiana, died at 9:40 a.m. Monday, September 8, 2008. She was born December 12, 1915 in Danville, Illinois to the late Charles and Theresa (Schentler) Seidler. In 1918 after the death of her mother, she was raised by Frank and Elizabeth Bossung, her aunt and uncle, in Chalmers. Lillian was a 1933 graduate of Chalmers High School. She moved to Chicago, Illinois where she attended and graduated from Metropolitan Business College. Her marriage was to Edward F. Lessner in June of 1939 in St. Ita Catholic Church of Chicago. He died in January of 1982. She was employed at Elmhurst Memorial Hospital in admissions until retiring in 1980. She was a member of Our Lady of the Lakes Catholic Church in Monticello, Indiana, a long standing member of the VFW Ladies Auxiliary in Bensenville, Illinois and a lifetime member of St. Anthony's Guild. In 1990, she and her loving cousin Betty Doud, moved back to her childhood home in Chalmers where she lived the remainder of her life. Surviving is her son, Wayne F. Lessner (wife: Rhonda) of Peru, Illinois. There will be a rosary service at 4:45 p.m. followed by visitation from 5-8 p.m. Thursday, September 11, 2008 in Hartzler-Clapper Funeral Home of Brookston. Funeral mass 10 a.m. Friday, September 12, 2008 at Our Lady of the Lakes Catholic Church in Monticello. Also surviving are her grandchildren, Wayne E. Lessner, Courtney Lessner and Dana Martinez; great-grandchildren, Ethan, Anabell, Nicolas and Christian; Jim and Kathy Gosley and family of Lafayette and Shirley Wadley of Bradley, Illinois. Preceding her in death is a son, Ronald; two sisters and five brothers. Memorials may be made to the St. Anthony's Guild. Friends and family are encouraged to share memories and condolences online at www.clapperfuneralservices.com.