Overview
- St. Louis City SC said on March 9 that Ilona Löwen died that morning after a two-year fight with cancer.
- The club's message called her an example of love, humility and kindness and asked the City community to pray for the family.
- St. Louis City SC shared a note from family pastor Marc Sikma, who said her suffering had ended and affirmed the couple's Christian faith.
- Eduard Löwen had publicly disclosed his wife's cancer about two years earlier during a club press conference.
- Former teams including 1. FC Nürnberg and FC Augsburg, as well as the official Bundesliga account, posted public condolences.