News Flash Home
The original item was published from 9/14/2020 4:27:00 PM to 9/14/2020 4:44:38 PM.

News Flash

City News

Posted on: September 14, 2020

[ARCHIVED] Geneva Flag Lowered For Longtime City Employee

City Hall Flag Lowered

The Geneva flag outside City Hall has been lowered to half-staff in memory of Lillian Skaar, 93, who was a longtime executive secretary for several Geneva mayors.

The Geneva resident moved to the City in the early 1950s where she was a homemaker raising her five children with her husband Loren. After her children were grown, she then learned to drive and worked for the City, "a job which she loved until her retirement in 1988," according to her obituary.

Ms. Skaar’s retirement was announced in a local newspaper with a banner headline that proclaimed her "The Nicest Person on the Planet!!!" her obituary stated.

The City of Geneva would like to express its condolences to the Skaar family and friends for their loss.

All flags across the state already have been lowered - and will continue to remain so - to remember the lives lost to COVID-19.

Facebook Twitter Email

Other News in City News

Work In Progress Under Construction

Two IDOT ADA Projects Planned For Geneva

Posted on: February 12, 2026
Work In Progress Under Construction

Water Main Break Repair Scheduled Near Delnor Hospital

Posted on: January 23, 2026 | Last Modified on: February 2, 2026
Leaves

Geneva Curbside Leaf Program Completed In January

Posted on: December 19, 2025 | Last Modified on: January 12, 2026
Money Graphic

City Approves Record Low Property Tax Rate

Posted on: December 17, 2025
Holiday Lights Recycling

Recycle Your Old Holiday Lights In Geneva

Posted on: November 19, 2025
Fire Hydrant Flushing 2

Public Works To Flush Fire Hydrants This Fall

Posted on: October 15, 2025 | Last Modified on: October 22, 2025
Work In Progress Under Construction

Geneva's Underground Electric Replacement Project Starts In July

Posted on: June 19, 2025 | Last Modified on: August 26, 2025