Robert Doddek

Robert Harold Doddek,84, of Decatur, IL., died on Saturday (May 24, 2008) at 12:15 P.M. at Fair Havens Christian Home.Funeral services will be held on Tuesday (June 3, 2008) at 10:00 A.M. at Concordia Lutheran Church, Decatur, IL.,with visitation on Monday (June 2, 2008) from 5:00 P.M. until 8:00 P.M. at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home and also one hour prior to service time at the church. Burial will be held at the St. Johns Lutheran Cemetery Decatur, IL. Military Rites will be conducted by the Macon County Honor Guard. Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home are handling the arrangements.Memorials may be made to: Concordia Lutheran Church.Harold was born on August 29, 1923 in Decatur, IL., the son of William Doddek and Anna (Heusterberg) Doddek. He married Mary M. Walser on September 29, 1946 in Decatur, IL. Mary preceded him in death on October 31, 1990. He married Aurelia Lil Signoretti Carlson on October11, 1992. Harold was a Charter Member of Concordia Lutheran Church, Decatur, IL. He also served in the U.S. Army Air Corps during WWII, serving in Italy, France, and Germany including the Anzio Invasion. Harold worked for A.E. Staley for forty- two years retiring as Office Services Manager in 1983. He enjoyed his family, traveling, music, dancing, and winters spent in Texas with his many friends.Surviving are his wife Lil of Decatur, IL.; five children: Nanci Grandone and husband Bill of Gillespie, IL., Robert Bob Doddek and wife Susan of Decatur, IL., Thomas Tom Doddek and wife Diane of Normal, IL., Marilyn Baker and husband Ed of Decatur, IL., and Barbara Glinsky and husband Michael of Houston, TX.; step-children: Lindy Sander of Woodstock, IL., Lory Lysik and husband David of St. Germaine, Wisc., and Leonard Carlson and wife Tammy of Gilbert, AZ.; twenty one grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.He was preceded in death by his parents, wife-Mary, brother- Herbert Doddek, sisters- Ruth Doddek, Elsie Sablotny, Dorothy Sablotny, Alma Doddek, and Marie Fortner. The family wishes to thank the staff at Fair Havens Christian Home and Decatur Memorial Hospital Hospice for their kind services.Condolences may be left to the family at www.brintlingerandearl.com. "
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