Freeport- Anna K. (Engel) Lamia, age 82, passed away on Friday, October 22 ^nd at home with her family at her side. She was born May 19, 1939 in Rockford, IL to Lloyd and Ruth (Beightol) Engel.  She attended Dakota High School and graduated in 1957.  She married Richard Lamia in 1986 at the Church by the Side of the Road in Rockton, IL.  He died in May of 2018. She worked for 41 years at Micro Switch Honeywell in data processing, engineering and she was a secretary for several superintendents of fabrication and she finished in the purchasing department.

Anna enjoyed life in many ways.  She loved little children and was a wonderful aunt to her nephew, Tim.  When she was little she learned how to drive a farm truck at age 7 and she also learned how to drive a team of horses at a young age on the farm growing up.  As she grew older, she learned how to paint water colors and she created a lot of pet portraits. This all began by drawing on grocery bags. She was an avid reader and she also wrote poetry.  One of her favorite things to do was to create miniature story books that she would write and illustrate and then give as gifts.   She also enjoyed sewing as a past time.  Her sewing skills began by sewing with feed sack cloth.  Her other hobbies included ceramics, flower gardening, motorcycling, fishing at Cass Lake with her husband and dog, Kelly, and dancing at a variety of venues in the state line region.  She was also an avid Green Bay Packers and Chicago Cubs fan, due to the influence of her sister and her nephew, Tim.  She supported the Friends Forever Humane Society.

Surviving her are her sister, Sandra Connors of Freeport and her nephew, Tim (Becky) Connors also of Freeport.  Her great nephews are Ethan Connors of Freeport and Henry Connors of Hawaii.

Also surviving her are her step daughter, Christine Lamia of Vancouver, WA; step-granddaughter Clara Lamia (Abraham Mongatuo) and step great grandson, Gabriel of Vancouver, WA; Step daughter, LuAnne (Todd) Ostle; granddaughters, Ava & Nicole Ostle of Spokane, WA; Brother-in-law, Alan (Carolyn) Lamia of Shawano, WI; Step-nephew, Joe (Sarah) Lamia and children, Mady, Sophie and Andy of Clintonville, WI, and step nephew, Mike Lamia of Chicago, IL; Her amazing Caregiver, Jennie Ils, and her furry buddy "Nash", the awesome Golden Retriever.

Preceding her in death are her parents, her husband, brother-in-law, Bob Connors and her beloved puppy dog Abby.

Services will be held on Saturday, October 30 ^th at Walker Mortuary with a visitation beginning at 10am with a service to follow at 11:30am. Her final resting place will be at Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens. A memorial has been established in her name at Friends Forever Humane Society and for the FHS Theatre Scholarship Program. Condolences can be left for the family at www.walkermortuary.com The service will be available via Zoom:

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