Notes on Bill Wolf

2001 Interview with Bill Wolf - Bill farmed all of his life and is now retired. An interesting hobby he had was breeding an unusual corn which had each kernel enclosed in a husk. He crossed this corn with Indian corn and eventually produced a corn which not only had each kernel enclosed in a husk but was red in color in both the kernels and the stalk and leaves.

Early in his life Bill got an Appendicitis attack. His Mother was working in the kitchen when he told her of his pain. She immediately went into the field to get his Father. The doctor was called. He had an appendix operation right there in the home on the kitchen table because of the seriousness of the illness.

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20 Feb 2010

I stopped by Bill Wolf's home in rural Lostant, Illinois. He was happy to have company and we talked about old times. He told me he used to raise Hamshire work horses. He talked about cutting down weeds in the farm field with a big knife (I forgot the name of the knife that he mentioned). When I asked about his sister, Mildred, he said that she had died a while ago. (It was Apr of 2009) He is in very good shape for almost 104 years old. I hope to visit him with his first cousin, Catherine Wolf, for his birthday in March 2010 about a month from now. C. Y. - 2010

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March - Catherine and I were able to visit Bill for his 104th Birthday. He was bedridden but we all enjoyed the visit. C. Y.

STREATOR — William B. "Bill" Wolf, 104, of rural Streator, passed away Friday, May 7, at St. Mary's Hospital, Streator.

Mass of Christian burial will be 10 a.m. Tuesday at Sts. Peter and Paul Church, Leonore, with the Rev. Charles McCarthy officiating. Burial to follow in St. John's Cemetery, Lostant. Visitation will be 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Monday at Mueller Funeral Home, Lostant, with recital of the Rosary at 4:15 p.m. Additional visitation will be Tuesday from 9 a.m. until the time of services at the church.

Mr. Wolf was born March 15, 1906, in Melvin, to Conrad and Ella (McKenzie) Wolf. He married Cora Arenz, Jan. 30, 1936, at Sts. Peter and Paul Church, Leonore. She passed away March 3, 2006.

Mr. Wolf was a lifelong farmer. Before he married, he worked for the Civilian Conservation Corps which cleared land at Starved Rock State Park. Mr. Wolf also was in a trucking partnership with his brother, Henry, transporting livestock to the Peoria Stockyards.

He was a member of Sts. Peter and Paul Church, Leonore, the La Salle County Farm Bureau and Modern Woodman Fraternity.

He is survived by his two sons, Dale (Kathleen) Wolf of Ottawa and Glen Wolf of La Salle; two grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his wife, Cora, two brothers and three sisters.

Memorials may be directed to Sts. Peter and Paul Church or St. Mary's Hospital, Streator.