William
William B. Van De Velde
d. May 2, 2006
William B. Van De Velde, age 75, of Chadwick, Illinois, died Tuesday, May 2, 2006 at FHN Freeport Memorial Hospital, Freeport, Illinois. A Funeral Mass will be held 10:30 a.m. Saturday, May 6, 2006 at SS. John & Catherine Catholic Church, Mt. Carroll, Illinois with Father Moises Apostol as Celebrant. Interment will take place in the Chadwick Cemetery with Full Military Rites, Chadwick, Illinois. A Scripture Wake Service will be held at 4:45 p.m. Friday, May 5, 2006 at the Frank-Law-Jones Funeral Home, Mt. Carroll, with a visitation to be held from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. Friday at the Funeral Home.
William was born September 8, 1930, the son of William and Ida (Van Acker) Van De Velde, in Fairfield Township, Illinois. On December 9, 1950, William married Marilyn Hadley in Sheffield, Illinois. In 1954, he entered the United States Air Force serving four years.
William worked in the Pentagon in Washington D.C. for four years. Upon returning to the family farm in the Bureau County area, William and his family farmed and worked in Feed and Grain sales. In 1969, William, Marilyn and their family moved to Chadwick. He worked for Standard Oil, then owned and operated Bill’s Oil & Ag Company in Chadwick for twenty-one years. He was a Chadwick Volunteer Fireman for seventeen years. William was a member of SS. John & Catherine Catholic Church, Mt. Carroll, the Knights of Columbus, the Chadwick Lions Club for over thirty-four years, and a past Chadwick School Board President for nine years. William enjoyed working, traveling, going out to eat, but most of all he loved and enjoyed spending time with his family.
William will be deeply missed by his loving wife, Marilyn of Chadwick; his daughter, Lisa (Thomas) Grentz of Loves Park, Illinois; a daughter in-law, Jennifer Van De Velde and two grandsons, Justin and Philip, all of Papillion, Nebraska; two sisters, Doretha (“Bus” Glen) Russell of Park Forest, Illinois and Nancy Gentry of Clearwater, Florida; many nieces, nephews and cousins.
William is preceded in death by his parents; and one son Vincent H. Van De Velde in 1998.
William was born September 8, 1930, the son of William and Ida (Van Acker) Van De Velde, in Fairfield Township, Illinois. On December 9, 1950, William married Marilyn Hadley in Sheffield, Illinois. In 1954, he entered the United States Air Force serving four years.
William worked in the Pentagon in Washington D.C. for four years. Upon returning to the family farm in the Bureau County area, William and his family farmed and worked in Feed and Grain sales. In 1969, William, Marilyn and their family moved to Chadwick. He worked for Standard Oil, then owned and operated Bill’s Oil & Ag Company in Chadwick for twenty-one years. He was a Chadwick Volunteer Fireman for seventeen years. William was a member of SS. John & Catherine Catholic Church, Mt. Carroll, the Knights of Columbus, the Chadwick Lions Club for over thirty-four years, and a past Chadwick School Board President for nine years. William enjoyed working, traveling, going out to eat, but most of all he loved and enjoyed spending time with his family.
William will be deeply missed by his loving wife, Marilyn of Chadwick; his daughter, Lisa (Thomas) Grentz of Loves Park, Illinois; a daughter in-law, Jennifer Van De Velde and two grandsons, Justin and Philip, all of Papillion, Nebraska; two sisters, Doretha (“Bus” Glen) Russell of Park Forest, Illinois and Nancy Gentry of Clearwater, Florida; many nieces, nephews and cousins.
William is preceded in death by his parents; and one son Vincent H. Van De Velde in 1998.
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