Decatur – Delphus J. “Butch” Wiegard, 82, of Decatur, went to his heavenly home at 3:10 p.m., Sunday April 10, 2011, in Cornerstone Hospice Care Center, Tavares, Florida.
Mass of Resurrection will be at 11:00 a.m., Saturday April 16, 2011, at Our Lady of the Holy Spirit Church, 400 White Tail Circle, Mt. Zion with Rev. Father Joseph Molloy officiating. Visitation will be held from 9:30 a.m. till service time at the church. Burial will be in Friends Creek Cemetery, Argenta, IL. Messages of condolence may be sent to the family at www.dawson-wikoff.com. Memorials may be made to the American Heart Association 3816 Paysphere Circle, Chicago, IL 60674 or Cornerstone Hospice Care Center 2445 Lane Park Rd, Tavares, FL 32778.
Butch was born February 17, 1929 in Garnavillo, Iowa the son of Albert and Flossie (Ball) Wiegard. He married Irene Delores Macklin on August 6, 1949 in Peoria. They enjoyed a total of 61 years of marriage together. Butch and Irene spent their sixtieth wedding anniversary renewing their vows in a church in Peoria with their family. She preceded him in death on August 7, 2010.
Butch was retired from Caterpillar Tractor Co. having been the plant superintendent. Throughout his retirement he and his wife enjoyed traveling the country. He was snow bird for six months out of the year residing in Florida. He was a member of Our Lady of the Holy Spirit Church, Mt. Zion IL and St. Patrick’s Catholic Church, Mt. Dora, FL. The family is so thankful for giving us such a wonderful husband, father, grandfather, and great-grandfather. He loved the Lord and the way he lived was a witness to his faith. This was evident by the way he shared God’s love with his family and those he met each day.
Butch was an avid woodworker and craftsman, spending much time in his workshop. He also had a passion for the outdoors, including hunting, fishing and playing golf. He was an avid fan of the St. Louis Cardinals and the University of Illinois Fighting Illini. He was a member of the Knights of Columbus, a former member of the Argenta-Oreana Jaycees Club and had formerly served as a volunteer fireman for the Oreana Fire Protection District. He was a member of the Society of Manufacturing Engineers. He had volunteered as a caregiver. He was also politically involved within the community.
Surviving are his four children: Patricia Ann Cook of Warrensburg, Ronald Albert Wiegard of Tavares, FL, Janice Sue Carder and her husband Mark of Decatur, and Christine Joan Grupe and her husband Keith of Oakwood, IL; Brother: Bill Wiegard and his wife Eloise of Modoc, IL; sister: Emogene Schwartz of Bonaire, MO eleven grandchildren: Jason Wiegard and his wife Suzie, Laura Wiegard, Christa Garcia, Bryan Cook, Amie Knapp and her husband Kevin, Beth Cook, Ryan Carder, Rachel Carder, Danny Gephart and Alicia Helmick and her husband Josh; twenty one great-grandchildren also survive.
He was preceded in death by his wife, parents, and brothers: Don and Ralph and his granddaughter: Christy Gephart.
Butch was a devoted and loving husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather and friend. Within his family, they felt that he was their “Rock”. His family and his faith was the most important part of his life. He was looking forward to reuniting with his wife in Heaven. He will be missed by all who knew him.
Dawson & Wikoff Funeral Home of Mt. Zion is assisting the family with services.
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| Hendrick Polanco |
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April 15, 2011 |
My deepest condolences. May these few words from the Holy Scriptures bring you comfort in your time of grief...
John 11:32-45
32 And so Mary, when she arrived where Jesus was and caught sight of him, fell at his feet, saying to him: “Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died.” 33 Jesus, therefore, when he saw her weeping and the Jews that came with her weeping, groaned in the spirit and became troubled; 34 and he said: “Where have YOU laid him?” They said to him: “Lord, come and see.” 35 Jesus gave way to tears. 36 Therefore the Jews began to say: “See, what affection he used to have for him!” 37 But some of them said: “Was not this [man] that opened the eyes of the blind man able to prevent this one from dying?”
38 Hence Jesus, after groaning again within himself, came to the memorial tomb. It was, in fact, a cave, and a stone was lying against it. 39 Jesus said: “TAKE the stone away.” Martha, the sister of the deceased, said to him: “Lord, by now he must smell, for it is four days.” 40 Jesus said to her: “Did I not tell you that if you would believe you would see the glory of God?” 41 Therefore they took the stone away. Now Jesus raised his eyes heavenward and said: “Father, I thank you that you have heard me. 42 True, I knew that you always hear me; but on account of the crowd standing around I spoke, in order that they might believe that you sent me forth.” 43 And when he had said these things, he cried out with a loud voice: “Laz´a·rus, come on out!” 44 The [man] that had been dead came out with his feet and hands bound with wrappings, and his countenance was bound about with a cloth. Jesus said to them: “Loose him and let him go.”
45 Therefore many of the Jews that had come to Mary and that beheld what he did put faith in him;
Please go to the following link for more information regarding the Hope expressed in this passage
http://www.watchtower.org/e/200809/article_01.htm
| Ron Dugger |
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April 14, 2011 |
I'm sorry to hear of Butch's passing. He was a good guy and well liked at Cat.
Sincerely,
Ron Dugger
