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| Name: |
Wilfred L. McCarthy
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| Birth Date & Death Date |
April 9th, 1915 - June 30th, 2010
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| Obituary: |
Morton - Wilfred L. “Willie” McCarthy, 95, of Morton, passed away at 9:17 a.m. Wednesday, June 30, 2010, at Apostolic Christian Restmor in Morton.
He was born April 9, 1915, at the family home in rural Harmon, Ill., the eighth of 10 children born to Joseph and Anna (O’Brien) McCarthy. He married Helen Lawonn on Oct. 5, 1936, at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Pekin.
Surviving are his wife, Helen McCarthy of Morton; two children, Judy (John) Schertz of Morton and Laren (Alice) McCarthy of Lincoln; five grandchildren, Jay (Karen) Schertz, Jill (David) Tobias, Kay (Paul) Ebelherr, Kelly (Jon) LaMoth and Bobbi McCarthy; eight great-grandchildren, Ashley and Megan Schertz, Leah, Katie and Drew Tobias, Preston and Payton Ebelherr, Devyn McCarthy.
He was preceded in death by his parents; six brothers and three sisters.
Willie graduated from Pekin Community High School in 1933 and began his career at J.C. Penney Co. in Pekin, rising to assistant manager. In 1940, he became a tool grinder at Caterpillar Inc., retiring in 1977 after 37 years of service.
He attended Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church in Morton. He was a former member of Loyal Order of Moose Lodge 916 in Pekin.
He was a member of the United Auto Workers Local 974 and Caterpillar Retirees Club, both in East Peoria, and the Kennel Lake Sportsman’s Club in Morton.
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| Cemetery: |
Hirstein Cemetery
Hirstein Road
Morton, IL 61550 (map/driving directions)
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| Visitations: |
10:00AM to 11:00AM on Friday, July 2nd, 2010 at Ludwig Mortuary (map/driving directions)
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| Services: |
11:00AM at Ludwig Mortuary on Friday, July 2nd, 2010 (map/driving directions)
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