Wallace "Red" Wickkiser

Wallace "Red" Wickkiser, 83
Of Long Point
Passed away Monday (Mar.16th)
at St. Mary's Hospital, Streator
Visitation will be held Friday (Mar. 20th) from 10AM 12Noon at the Winterrowd Funeral Home
Services will be held Friday at 12Noon
at the Funeral Home
Burial will be in Long Point Cemetery w/ full military honors conducted by members of the Long Point American, Streator American Legion and Streator VFW
Born, April 20, 1925 in Walnut, IL
Parents, Harry and Vera (Wolff) Wickkiser
Married, Louise Averweg on Aug. 14, 1948,
she passed away Aug. 23, 1987
Surviving are
2 Sons, Gary (Marcia) Wickkiser - Converse, IN
Brian (Diane) Wickkiser - Streator
3 Grandchildren, Michael (Kerri),
Kristine (Fiance Mike Foltin) Wickkiser, Ali Pekoske
3 Great-Grandchildren
Sister, Doris Ragusa - Streator
Brother, Eugene Wickkiser - Vancouver, WA
Preceded in death by, parents, wife, Daughter, Lori Wickkiser, Sister, Ruth Morgan
Veteran of WWII serving in the US Navy aboard Aircraft Carrier on the Shangrai La
Retired from Commonwealth Edison in 1984, worked for Rittenhouse Implement, & owned & operated Long Point Standard Oil Gas Station
Member of the Long American Legion, and served 10 yrs on the Long Point Cemetery board, Long Point Christian Church
Attended Long Point School
Memorials may be made to Long Point Christian Church, St. James' Hospice Program or charity of the donors' choice