Annette Niles

Born: August 5, 1938

Died: December 13, 2019

Annette (Breault) Niles, 81, of Ottawa, passed away on Friday, December 13, 2019 at Heritage Woods in Ottawa.

Funeral services will be at 7 p.m. on Thursday, December 19, 2019 at the Mueller Funeral Home in Ottawa with Rev. Duane Kaufman officiating. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. at the funeral home. Inurnment will take place alongside her husband at Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery on a later date.

Annette was born on August 5, 1938 in New Bedford, MA, a daughter of Armond and Jeanne (Hevey) Breault. She married Eldon “Skip” Niles, of North Dartmouth, MA, on August 18, 1956 in Fairhaven, MA. They celebrated 60 years of marriage before he preceded her in death on January 2, 2017. Annette worked at Union Carbide in Ottawa. After Annette and her husband retired, they enjoyed working with Louie Goetsch at his farm stand in Ottawa, where they helped for over 30 years. She enjoyed working outside at the stand where she could visit with old friends, as they stopped by. Annette loved to cook and was always looking for new recipes to try.

Surviving are her children, Eldon Niles, Jr. of Grand Ridge, Margaret Hiller, of Naplate, and Ann Wiborg, of Ottawa; grandchildren, Nick (Carlie) Niles, of Ottawa, Chad Niles of Ottawa, David (Jessi) Ham, Jr., of Grand Ridge, Matthew Ham, of Ottawa, and Alisen Wiborg, of Ottawa; great-grandchildren, DeLainey and Korben Niles, Aubree and Mason Wiborg, Reid Reece and Reigen Ham, and Zenna Cupples; a sister Rachel (Robert) Constant, of New Bedford, Ma; and a sister-in-law Rita Breault, of Ocala, FL.

She was preceded in death by her parents; and her husband Eldon; a brother, Robert Breault; and 2 sons-in-law, Randy Hiller and Craig Wiborg.

Memorials may be directed to the donor’s choice in Annette’s name.

You may sign the online guestbook and share remembrances at www.MuellerFH.com.

Mueller Funeral Home and Crematory

800 First Avenue, Ottawa, IL 61350

815-434-4433