Wanda Maxine (Hofmann) Burgess, age 85, of Paris, Illinois passed away at 9:55 A.M. on Saturday, March 18, 2023, surrounded by family.

A visitation is scheduled for Thursday, March 23, 2023, from 11:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. at Stewart and Carroll Funeral Home, with the funeral service starting at 1:00 p.m. Burial will follow at Barr-Johnson Cemetery in rural Paris.

Wanda was born on September 4, 1937, to the late Allan H. and Phyllis (Davis) Hofmann. She married Connie Lee Burgess on December 18, 1958, at First Christian Church in Paris, and he survives.

Wanda, a lifelong resident of Paris, graduated from Paris High School with the class of 1955. She remained active in her community through her work at the Compassionate Food Pantry, and her time as a member of the Otterbein United Methodist Church. Wanda enjoyed many things during her life, but above all else, she enjoyed being a wife to Connie, a mother to their daughters, and a grandmother to her grandchildren and great grandchildren, in which she was always thrilled to babysit.

She is survived by her husband, Connie Lee Burgess of Paris, Illinois; her children: Stacy Lynn (Glenn) Strow of Paris, Illinois, Stefanie Lee (Jeff) Turner of Homer, Illinois; her granddaughters: Kirstin (Lucas) Mills of Paris, Illinois, Katrina Strow of Paris, Illinois; and her great grandchildren.

Wanda is preceded in death by her parents, and her siblings: Gayla Arlene Hofmann, Roy Allan Hofmann, and Anita Kay High.

Memorials may be made to Otterbein United Methodist Church or Compassionate Food Pantry.