Obituary East Peoria - Sigrid G. Reichert, 75, of East Peoria died at 10:30 PM Sunday December 22, 2013 in Venice, FL. She was born January 15, 1938 in Berlin, Germany to Eberhard vom Dorp and Gretel Spremberg. She is survived by her husband Ralph G. Reichert who she married in Solingen, Germany on December 16, 1967. Also surviving are two daughters Rebecca (O'Neil Cuffe) Reichert of Dania Beach, Florida and Pamela Marie Fountain of Ossian, Indiana; three grandchildren Aslan, Jason and Nicolas; one sister Gina (Fred) Troczinski of Duesseldorf, Germany and one brother Horst-Peter vom Dorp of Berlin, Germany. She was preceded in death by her parents. In her early 20s Sigrid took a Dutch ship and traveled around the world over the course of one year. She stopped to visit family and took on jobs in several locations including six months at Mobil Oil in New Zealand. She worked as an executive secretary for six years for Drache Cutlery, Inc. in Germany. She also worked for many years as secretary and business manager and assisted with sales for her husband's art business, R.G. Reichert Fine Arts. As a result of a tragic accident on January 2, 1990, she spent the last 24 years of her life as a quadriplegic partially paralyzed from the neck down. Through her strength and resilience and the loving care of her husband, Sigrid continued to be involved in everything, she loved flowers and enjoyed using dried flowers to create framed pictures and greeting cards. She was a very active member of Trinity Lutheran Church in Peoria, where she sang in the choir among other ministries. She was also a member of Damenchor, the German-American Society in Peoria. There will be a funeral service for Sigrid at 11 AM on Friday January 3, 2014 at Trinity Lutheran Church in Peoria. Rev. Mark J. Nelson and Rev Dr. David Peter will officiate. There will be a visitation one hour prior to the service at the church. Interment will take place at Glendale Cemetery in Washington. Deiters Funeral Home in Washington is handling arrangements. Visitation JAN 3. 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM Trinity Lutheran Church 135 NE Randolph Ave Peoria, IL, US Service JAN 3. 11:00 AM Trinity Lutheran Church 135 NE Randolph Ave Peoria, IL, US