Camilla Irene Reimer

Camilla Irene Reimer died November 27, 2024 at Memorial Hospice, Springfield, IL. She was born February 27, 1928 on the family farm southwest of Hillsboro, IL, to parents Sharon Green and Katrina Newport Green. Camilla was a descendant of pioneers in that community. She attended rural schools and graduated from Hillsboro High School. Her yearbook noted “Camilla is very wise and prudent and a good commercial student”.

She married Charles Reimer of Springfield on September 16, 1950, at First Presbyterian Church in Hillsboro. She had previously worked as a dental assistant and as a secretary in the State Capitol Building. She was on the Temporary Founding support staff at the Illinois Revenue Department and later on the founding staff of Sangamon State University (now UIS). She retired after eighteen years of service and on her retirement day was named the university’s Employee of the Month.

Camilla was preceded in death by: husband Charles Reimer, infant son David in 1955, daughter Sally Davis in 2000, sisters and brothers-in-law: Virginia and “Bob” Robbins, Betty and Gail Milliken and JoAnn and Bernard Hopley. She is survived by: sister Sharon Green, Naples, FL., brother Harold Green of Hillsboro, son Charles Reimer II; daughters Elizabeth Reimer of Dallas, TX and Susan Smith (“Rick”) of Chatham; granddaughter Shannon (Dr. Jackson Graves) and great-grandson Sullivan Graves of Peoria.

The family will host a memorial gathering on December 3, 2024 from 1:00pm until 2:00pm at Bisch Funeral Home West, 2931 Koke Mill Road. A private burial will take place in Oak Ridge Cemetery. In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be made to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital with a notification request sent to [email protected] and condolences may be left at www.bischfuneralhomewest.com.