Albert W. Wolff of Springfield, Illinois, died at his home on Sunday, October 6, 2013. He was born December 1, 1912, in rural Altamont, Illinois, the son of Wilhelm A. F. Wolff and Helen Marie Proefrock Wolff. He married Mildred Emilie Jagow on April 30, 1939, at Bethlehem Lutheran Church Parsonage in Altamont. They were married for 60 years. He was preceded in death by his beloved wife, "Millie", February 5, 1999, and his son, Richard, May 20, 1996. After returning from service in the U.S. Army during WWII, Mr. Wolff was employed in Springfield by several stores before becoming a U.S. Post Office clerk in 1946, retiring from there in June 1977 after 31 years of service. Al also had his own tax preparation business for 40 years. Continuing with his tax practice was not enough to keep him busy, so, in 1978 Al embarked on his next 30 years of service, as a volunteer to seniors like himself, at The Senior Center in Springfield and at St. John's Hospital, 3rd Age Living. There he helped with many and varied jobs including income tax preparation and the multitude of Medicare paperwork facing seniors. In those 30 years of service, Al served as a board member for several organizations and as a volunteer tax preparer for the Internal Revenue Service just prior to the April 15 filing deadlines. Al truly "retired" in April 2010 at the age of 97, returning to his hometown birthplace for some much deserved rest and relaxation at Lutheran Care Center, an assisted living facility in Altamont. After failing health, Al returned to Springfield April 2013 where he was cared for by caregivers, Nancy Kauffold and Sheryl Murphy. Al was fortunate to have the most kind and loving care for which anyone could hope. His family is greatly indebted to both Nancy and Sheryl. Al is survived by daughter-in-law, Janet (Wolff) Foster (husband, Doug) of Rochester; two grandchildren, Stacy Zinnen and Jeffrey Wolff (wife, Storm) of Springfield; three great-grandchildren, Myranda and Hannah Wolff and Austin Zinnen; and his sister, Florence Seales of Altamont. In addition, Al is survived by several nieces, nephews, and cousins and several great-great-nieces and nephews, and cousins. Visitation: Bisch Funeral Home West, 2931 S. Koke Mill Rd., Springfield, IL, Wednesday, October 9, 2013, 4-7 pm. Additional visitation: 9:30 a.m. until time of funeral service at 10:30 a.m., Thursday, October 10, 2013, at Our Savior's Lutheran Church, 2645 Old Jacksonville Rd., Springfield, IL. Rev. Daniel Eggold and Rev. Dr. Wayne Hoffman officiating. Burial will follow in Oak Ridge Cemetery where the Inter-Veterans Burial Detail of Sangamon County will provide military honors at the graveside.

The State Journal-Register
Oct 8,2013
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