| Name |
Leo Harry Van De Warker |
| Birth |
2 Aug 1907 |
Peru, LaSalle County, Illinois  [1] |
| Gender |
Male |
| Census |
9 Jan 1920 |
1505 Columbus, Ottawa, LaSalle County, Illinois [2] |
- Will Vandewerker, Head, M, W, 44, M, Illinois, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Switchman, ERI&P RR
Maude Vandewerker, Wife, F, W, 33, M, Illinois, France, Illinois
Harry Vandewerker, Son, M, W, 15, S, Illinois, Illinois, Illinois, Laborer, Wagon Factory
Leo Vandewerker, Son, M, W, 12, S, Illinois, Illinois, Illinois, attended school
Margaret Vandewerker, Daughter, F, W, 4/12, S, Illinois, Illinois, Illinois
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| Obituary |
- Leo Van De Warker, 77, of 1401 E. Broadway, Streator, died at 7 A.M. Tuesday (April 16, 1985) at his home.
His funeral will be at 11 A.M. Friday at Winterrowd Funeral Home, Streator. Burial will be in Hillcrest Cemetery, Streator.
Visitation will be from 4 to 8 P.M. today at the funeral home.
He was born Aug 2, 1907, in Peru, a son of William H and Maud E (Mabie) Van De Warker. He married Marcella Ahrens Sept. 19, 1936, in Ottawa. She died in 1979.
Surviving are one son, Leo J., Tucson, Ariz., four sisters, Irene Murray, Largo, Fla., Margaret "Peg" Norem, Sun City, Fla., Elizabeth "Betty" Bell, Albuquerque, N.M., and Patricia Bixler, Seminole, Fla., four grand-children; and five great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by one brother and one great-grandchild.
Mr. Van De Warker lived in Streator and Ottawa areas most of his life. From 1967 until 1980, he lived in Florida. He was a former owner and operator of Reliable Rug Cleaners. He was a member and past master of the Streator Masonic Lodge and former member of the Illinois National Guard.
Leo died of lung cancer.
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| Witness-Obituary |
- WALTHAM, ILL-Stricken while visiting at the George H. Piercy farm in Waltham township, William Van De Warker, 62, of Ottawa, for many years a resident of Peru and La Salle, died suddenly about 2 o'clock Wednesday afternoon.
A verdict of death due to apoplexy was returned by a coroner's jury Wednesday evening at the Gladfelter funeral chapel, Ottawa.
Mr. Van De Warker, a brother of Mrs. Olive Behrens, La Salle, and Mrs. Winifred Witt, Peru, had been a dinner guest at the Piercy farm home eight miles north of Utica at noon Wednesday. He was accompanied to the farm by his wife.
After the meal, Mr. Van De Warker accompanied Mr. Piercy and his sons, George and Myles, as they drove a wagon into a field to load hay, it was said. Mr. Van De Warker returned to the farm residence.
A telephone call had meanwhile been made to summon a Utica physician but upon the latter's arrival, Mr. Van De Warker was pronounced dead.
Mr. Van De Warker was born in Lockport, Ill., on May 2, 1876. As a young man, he came to the La Salle-Peru community, residing in the latter city for the greater part of the time until he moved to Ottawa about 25 years ago. While residing in Peru, he was employed as a switchman for the Rock Island railroad and in Ottawa, was employed in a similar capacity until his retirement on pension just two months ago.
Surviving are the widow, two step-sons, Harry and Leo, and four daughters, Margaret, a student nurse at Ryburn-King hospital, Ottawa, Irene, a student at Illinois Normal University, Normal, Betty and Patricia, at home. One brother, Victor, of Chicago, and three sisters, Mrs. Olive Behrens, La Salle, Mrs. Estella Shinske, of Savanna, Ill., and Mrs. Winifired Witt, Peru, also survive.
Funeral services are to be held Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock from the family home. 1513 Columbus Street, Ottawa. Burial will be made in an Ottawa cemetery.
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| Residence |
1926 |
1513 Columbus, Ottawa, LaSalle County, Illinois [5] |
- Wm H VanDeWarker (Maud) (3) switchman h 1513 Columbus
Harry A VanDeWarker lab Ottawa Silica Co r1513 Columbus
Leo VanDeWarker prsopr J E Porter Corp r 1513 Columbus
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| Witness-Obituary |
15 Feb 1979 |
Tampa, Florida [6] |
- Funeral services for Mrs. Marcella J. Van De Warker, age 75, of 7001 Interbay Blvd., will be held at 10:00 o'clock Friday morning at Curry's Funeral Home, 605 S. MacDill Ave. Rev. Paul R. Neal, pastor of the Westshore Christian Church, will officiate. Cremation will follow. A former resident of Streator, Ill., Mrs. Van De Warker had lived in Tampa for 12 years and was a member of the Westshore Christian Church and the Port Tampa Chapter No. 178 O.E.S. Survivors include her husband, Leo H. Van De Warker; son, Leo J. Van De Warker, Streator, Ill.; sister, Sister Mary Stephanie, Cinn., Ohio; brother, Francis J. Ahrens, O'Dell, Ill.; 5 grandchildren and 6 great-children. The family will be at the funeral home between 7:00 and 8:00 o'clock Thursday evening with an Eastern Star Service starting at 7:30 conducted by Port Tampa Chapter No 178, O.E.S.
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| Reference Number |
32671 |
| Death |
16 Apr 1985 |
Streator, LaSalle County, Illinois [7] |
| Burial |
Y [8] |
| Person ID |
I32438 |
Maybee Society |
| Last Modified |
7 Apr 2024 |
1907 - 1985 (77 years)
