Tawny Lee Lattz

Tawny (nee Holdt) Sippel Lattz Born July 11, 1947, in Chicago Heights, Illinois, to Norman and Wylma (Crowder) Holdt. She was a lifelong Beecher resident and a 1965 graduate of Beecher High School. She was baptized and confirmed at St. Lukes United Church of Christ and later, as an adult was confirmed in the Lutheran faith, and became a member of Zion Lutheran Church, also attended St. John Lutheran Church. The churches merged becoming Peace Lutheran where she remained a member. Tawny was a retired banker, having worked for 27 yrs at Farmers State Bank, followed by 14 yrs at First National Bank, Olympia Fields, as bank manager. She served for 20 yrs on Beecher Board of Education, 16 yrs as secretary, was the fund-raising co-chair of the Beecher Scholarship Association for 20 yrs, was a member of the Beecher Education Foundation, and founding member and secretary of the Beecher Athletic Hall of Fame, board member of the Abby Foundation, serving on the scholarship committee, was a board member and past President of the Mattesson area Chamber of Commerce. Tawny's happiest moments were spent with family and friends, particularly attending whatever sporting event her granddaughters were participating in at Beecher High School and University of St. Francis. She also attended all Muskie Baseball games, preceded by Beecher High School and USF baseball games. She is survived by her son and daughter-in-law Todd and Melissa (Bruns) Sippel, her granddaughters, Kaylie and Abby Sippel, her sister, Tami (Don Evans) Sloan and her son, Timothy O'Laughlin, her stepsister Linda (John) O'Meara and three of their children, Nicolas (Raquel), Caitlin and Kasey. Sisters-in-law and brothers-in-law, Donna Sippel, Ruth Lattz, Myrna (Rich) Van Swol, Betty Pattenaude, Wendell (Pamela) Lattz, and Peggy (Bruce) Biesterfeld. She also survived by many nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her death by her parents, stepfather William Coop, her husband Ernie Sippel, Harold Lattz, brother and sister-in-law Terry and Sharon (Wole) Holdt, nephew Christopher O'Meara. In lieu of flowers please make a memorial donation's to the family.