John O. Bangert
Son of Philip Aloyisus Oliver and Sara Elizabeth Montgomery Bangert. Brother of William Joseph, Emma Agnes, Josephine, Everett R., Margaret Elizabeth, H. Frank, Dorothy May, Luther, and Ralph Lawrence Bangert.
He married Ruby Ilene Cochran June 7, 1939. Father of Everett Maurice, Lyle Patrick, Ronald Gene, and Jona Bea Bangert.
John worked many years in the oil industry. He began with an old truck that was converted into a tank truck to be used in the oil fields. Over the years his equipment & employees grew into a thriving business. At the time of his death he was the owner of Bangert Casing Pulling Company which was located in Clay City, IL.
JOHN O. BANGERT, 54, OF OLNEY, PASSES AWAY
John O. Bangert, age 54, of Olney, Rt. 2, passed away unexpectedly last evening. Mr. Bangert was on a business trip to Carlyle with Judge Raymond Horn when he was stricken with an apparent heart seizure. He was taken to Breeze hospital and was being transferred to Richland Memorial Hospital when his death occurred near Salem.
A native of Clay County, Mr. Bangert was the son of Oliver Bangert and Elizabeth Montgomery Bangert. He was a Veteran of World War II and a member of the American Legion and the Veterans of Foreign Wars.
Mr. Bangert was the owner and operator of the Bangert Casing Pulling Company for the past 18 years in Clay City. He was an extremely active person in all phases of community life. He was a member of the Moose Lodge, the Elks Lodge and several Masonic bodies and the Ainad Shrine. His friendly and courteous manners gained him a wide acquaintance of friends and business associates.
He is survived by his wife and three children: Maurice Bangert, Ronald Gene Bangert and Jona Bea Bangert, all of Clay City. Other survivors are two brothers and two sisters: Mrs. Dorothy Kessler and Miss Maggie Bangert, both of Ingraham; Ralph Bangert of Newton and Frank Bangert of Kankakee.
There are also three grandchildren.
A son, Lyle Patrick, and brothers and sisters have preceded him in death.
Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Thursday in Summers-Marshall Funeral Home with the Rev. R. E. Dowden and Rev. Ron Payne officiating. Interment was in the Ingraham Cemetery .
Friends may call at the funeral home from 2 to 4 p.m. and from 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday. Masonic services were held at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday in the funeral home and Military graveside rites will be under the direction of the Clay City and Olney Veteran organizations.
(Olney Daily Mail Newspaper obituary)
World War II Service Information:
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
ENTERED ACTIVE SERVICE AS A DRAFTEE ON JUNE 14, 1944 AT FORT SHERIDAN, ILLINOIS. COMPLETED BASIC TRAINING, QUALIFIED IN THE MILITARY OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALTY OF RIFLEMAN (745), AND DEPARTED THE CONTINENTAL U.S. ON NOVEMBER 23, 1944 AS A REPLACEMENT BOUND FOR THE EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS. ASSIGNED TO AND FOUGHT WITH THE 143RD INFANTRY REGIMENT, 36TH 'PANTHER' INFANTRY DIVISION IN THE RHINELAND AND CENTRAL EUROPE CAMPAIGNS. EARNED GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, COMBAT INFANTRYMAN BADGE, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL WITH 2 BRONZE BATTLE STARS AND WWII VICTORY MEDAL. HONORABLY DISCHARGED AS A TECHNICIAN 5TH GRADE ON APRIL 4, 1946 AT THE SEPARATION CENTER, CAMP MCCOY, WISCONSIN.
The above has been entered at the National World War II Memorial.
World War II Memorial
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We dedicate the following poem in memory of our dad, John Bangert, who left us very suddenly on June 11, 1973.
John O. Bangert
Son of Philip Aloyisus Oliver and Sara Elizabeth Montgomery Bangert. Brother of William Joseph, Emma Agnes, Josephine, Everett R., Margaret Elizabeth, H. Frank, Dorothy May, Luther, and Ralph Lawrence Bangert.
He married Ruby Ilene Cochran June 7, 1939. Father of Everett Maurice, Lyle Patrick, Ronald Gene, and Jona Bea Bangert.
John worked many years in the oil industry. He began with an old truck that was converted into a tank truck to be used in the oil fields. Over the years his equipment & employees grew into a thriving business. At the time of his death he was the owner of Bangert Casing Pulling Company which was located in Clay City, IL.
JOHN O. BANGERT, 54, OF OLNEY, PASSES AWAY
John O. Bangert, age 54, of Olney, Rt. 2, passed away unexpectedly last evening. Mr. Bangert was on a business trip to Carlyle with Judge Raymond Horn when he was stricken with an apparent heart seizure. He was taken to Breeze hospital and was being transferred to Richland Memorial Hospital when his death occurred near Salem.
A native of Clay County, Mr. Bangert was the son of Oliver Bangert and Elizabeth Montgomery Bangert. He was a Veteran of World War II and a member of the American Legion and the Veterans of Foreign Wars.
Mr. Bangert was the owner and operator of the Bangert Casing Pulling Company for the past 18 years in Clay City. He was an extremely active person in all phases of community life. He was a member of the Moose Lodge, the Elks Lodge and several Masonic bodies and the Ainad Shrine. His friendly and courteous manners gained him a wide acquaintance of friends and business associates.
He is survived by his wife and three children: Maurice Bangert, Ronald Gene Bangert and Jona Bea Bangert, all of Clay City. Other survivors are two brothers and two sisters: Mrs. Dorothy Kessler and Miss Maggie Bangert, both of Ingraham; Ralph Bangert of Newton and Frank Bangert of Kankakee.
There are also three grandchildren.
A son, Lyle Patrick, and brothers and sisters have preceded him in death.
Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Thursday in Summers-Marshall Funeral Home with the Rev. R. E. Dowden and Rev. Ron Payne officiating. Interment was in the Ingraham Cemetery .
Friends may call at the funeral home from 2 to 4 p.m. and from 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday. Masonic services were held at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday in the funeral home and Military graveside rites will be under the direction of the Clay City and Olney Veteran organizations.
(Olney Daily Mail Newspaper obituary)
World War II Service Information:
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
ENTERED ACTIVE SERVICE AS A DRAFTEE ON JUNE 14, 1944 AT FORT SHERIDAN, ILLINOIS. COMPLETED BASIC TRAINING, QUALIFIED IN THE MILITARY OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALTY OF RIFLEMAN (745), AND DEPARTED THE CONTINENTAL U.S. ON NOVEMBER 23, 1944 AS A REPLACEMENT BOUND FOR THE EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS. ASSIGNED TO AND FOUGHT WITH THE 143RD INFANTRY REGIMENT, 36TH 'PANTHER' INFANTRY DIVISION IN THE RHINELAND AND CENTRAL EUROPE CAMPAIGNS. EARNED GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, COMBAT INFANTRYMAN BADGE, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL WITH 2 BRONZE BATTLE STARS AND WWII VICTORY MEDAL. HONORABLY DISCHARGED AS A TECHNICIAN 5TH GRADE ON APRIL 4, 1946 AT THE SEPARATION CENTER, CAMP MCCOY, WISCONSIN.
The above has been entered at the National World War II Memorial.
World War II Memorial
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We dedicate the following poem in memory of our dad, John Bangert, who left us very suddenly on June 11, 1973.
