Mary Lou Aton Obituary
The memory of Mary Lou Aton of Ridgway, Illinois, who passed away on September 23, 2025 at the age of 89, will forever remain in the hearts of those touched by this precious presence in their lives. Leave a sympathy message to the family on the memorial page of Mary Lou Aton to pay them a last tribute.
She was predeceased by: her parents, John Zilch and Mary Louise Zilch (O'Leary); her former husband Donald "Jake" Drone; her husband Richard "Dick" Aton; her siblings, Alice and Don Zilch; and her grandson Jonathan David Drone.
She is survived by: her children, Stephen Drone (Candie) of Ridgway, Julie Stricklin (Gaylon) of Carrier Mills, David Drone (Reta) of Ridgway, Thomas Drone (Janice) of Ridgway and Nancy Schmitt (Terry) of Ridgway; her stepchildren, Debbie Wilms (Ray) and Dan Aton (Melanie) of Titusville, FL.; her grandchildren, Amy Knott (Jeremy) of Ridgway, Adam Drone of Ridgway, Jacob Stricklin (Tiffany) of Paducah, Kentucky, Paige Tesorero (Rafael) of Ladenburg, Germany, Ryan Stricklin (Megan) of Harrisburg, Elizabeth Duffy (Matt) of Wesley Chapel, Florida, Mackenzie James (Brady) of Buncombe, Illinois, Dustin Drone of Ridgway, Kyle Wilms (Ashley), Heather Robinson (Josh), Kristen Grimes (Wes) of Titusville, Hope Sheldon (Kris) of Valrico, Florida, Camryn Aton of Jacksonville Fl, Chloe, Caylee Aton of Titusville, Florida, Drew Creel (Taylor) of Corpus Christi, Texas and Jessie Lengefeld of Florida; her siblings, Dave Zilch (late Jackie) of Wayne, Illinois, Mike Zilch (late Janet) of Colrain, Massachusetts, Pat Zilch (Jan) of Marco Island, Florida, Janet Smith (Pete) of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, Charlotte Lilliensiek (Dennis) of Glen Carbon, Ilinois and Bill Zilch (Lucy) of Bloomingdale; and her sister-in-law Jan Zilch of North Barrington, Illinois.. She is also survived by 34 great-grandchildren.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorial contributions be made to Gallatin County School Angel Tree.
