PIPER CITY — Floyd Louis Wahls, 87, of Piper City, passed away at 5:37 a.m. Thursday (Jan. 16, 2020) at Prairieview Lutheran Home, Danforth.
Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Monday at St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church, Chatsworth. His funeral will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at the church with the Rev. Mauricio Vieira officiating. Burial will follow services at Chatsworth Cemetery. Calvert & Martin Funeral Home, Chatsworth, is handling arrangements for the family. Memorial contributions may be made to St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church, Chatsworth or Prairieview Lutheran Home, Danforth.
He was born Feb. 17, 1932, in rural Chatsworth, a son of Roy Albert and Rose Reinhart Wahls. He married Sally J. Danenberger on Feb. 19, 1955, at Christ Lutheran Church, Normal. She passed away on Feb. 7, 2012.
Lou is survived by his children, Steven Wahls, Nancy (Charles) Hay, Gregory (Cathy) Wahls, Victoria (Jay) Beck and Glenn (Laura) Wahls; 15 grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren and many nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents, two brothers, wife and one granddaughter, Stephanie Wahls.
He was raised and educated in the Chatsworth area. Lou served his country in the United States Army during the Korean War, starting as a medic, ending as a tank driver on the front lines. He was a farmer all his life and also worked at Nickel's Homeshield for over 30 years. In his retirement, Lou delivered The Pantagraph on the rural routes for many years. Lou was a member of the St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church, Chatsworth and the Walter Clemons American Legion Post 613. He enjoyed camping, bird watching, woodworking and welding. Most of all, family was most important to him. He will be missed and remembered as a loving dad, grandpa, great-grandpa, uncle and friend.
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Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Monday at St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church, Chatsworth. His funeral will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at the church with the Rev. Mauricio Vieira officiating. Burial will follow services at Chatsworth Cemetery. Calvert & Martin Funeral Home, Chatsworth, is handling arrangements for the family. Memorial contributions may be made to St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church, Chatsworth or Prairieview Lutheran Home, Danforth.
He was born Feb. 17, 1932, in rural Chatsworth, a son of Roy Albert and Rose Reinhart Wahls. He married Sally J. Danenberger on Feb. 19, 1955, at Christ Lutheran Church, Normal. She passed away on Feb. 7, 2012.
Lou is survived by his children, Steven Wahls, Nancy (Charles) Hay, Gregory (Cathy) Wahls, Victoria (Jay) Beck and Glenn (Laura) Wahls; 15 grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren and many nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents, two brothers, wife and one granddaughter, Stephanie Wahls.
He was raised and educated in the Chatsworth area. Lou served his country in the United States Army during the Korean War, starting as a medic, ending as a tank driver on the front lines. He was a farmer all his life and also worked at Nickel's Homeshield for over 30 years. In his retirement, Lou delivered The Pantagraph on the rural routes for many years. Lou was a member of the St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church, Chatsworth and the Walter Clemons American Legion Post 613. He enjoyed camping, bird watching, woodworking and welding. Most of all, family was most important to him. He will be missed and remembered as a loving dad, grandpa, great-grandpa, uncle and friend.
Pantagraph (Bloomington, IL) - January 17, 2020
PIPER CITY — Floyd Louis Wahls, 87, of Piper City, passed away at 5:37 a.m. Thursday (Jan. 16, 2020) at Prairieview Lutheran Home, Danforth.
Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Monday at St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church, Chatsworth. His funeral will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at the church with the Rev. Mauricio Vieira officiating. Burial will follow services at Chatsworth Cemetery. Calvert & Martin Funeral Home, Chatsworth, is handling arrangements for the family. Memorial contributions may be made to St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church, Chatsworth or Prairieview Lutheran Home, Danforth.
He was born Feb. 17, 1932, in rural Chatsworth, a son of Roy Albert and Rose Reinhart Wahls. He married Sally J. Danenberger on Feb. 19, 1955, at Christ Lutheran Church, Normal. She passed away on Feb. 7, 2012.
Lou is survived by his children, Steven Wahls, Nancy (Charles) Hay, Gregory (Cathy) Wahls, Victoria (Jay) Beck and Glenn (Laura) Wahls; 15 grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren and many nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents, two brothers, wife and one granddaughter, Stephanie Wahls.
He was raised and educated in the Chatsworth area. Lou served his country in the United States Army during the Korean War, starting as a medic, ending as a tank driver on the front lines. He was a farmer all his life and also worked at Nickel's Homeshield for over 30 years. In his retirement, Lou delivered The Pantagraph on the rural routes for many years. Lou was a member of the St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church, Chatsworth and the Walter Clemons American Legion Post 613. He enjoyed camping, bird watching, woodworking and welding. Most of all, family was most important to him. He will be missed and remembered as a loving dad, grandpa, great-grandpa, uncle and friend.
Pantagraph (Bloomington, IL) - January 17, 2020
Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Monday at St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church, Chatsworth. His funeral will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at the church with the Rev. Mauricio Vieira officiating. Burial will follow services at Chatsworth Cemetery. Calvert & Martin Funeral Home, Chatsworth, is handling arrangements for the family. Memorial contributions may be made to St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church, Chatsworth or Prairieview Lutheran Home, Danforth.
He was born Feb. 17, 1932, in rural Chatsworth, a son of Roy Albert and Rose Reinhart Wahls. He married Sally J. Danenberger on Feb. 19, 1955, at Christ Lutheran Church, Normal. She passed away on Feb. 7, 2012.
Lou is survived by his children, Steven Wahls, Nancy (Charles) Hay, Gregory (Cathy) Wahls, Victoria (Jay) Beck and Glenn (Laura) Wahls; 15 grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren and many nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents, two brothers, wife and one granddaughter, Stephanie Wahls.
He was raised and educated in the Chatsworth area. Lou served his country in the United States Army during the Korean War, starting as a medic, ending as a tank driver on the front lines. He was a farmer all his life and also worked at Nickel's Homeshield for over 30 years. In his retirement, Lou delivered The Pantagraph on the rural routes for many years. Lou was a member of the St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church, Chatsworth and the Walter Clemons American Legion Post 613. He enjoyed camping, bird watching, woodworking and welding. Most of all, family was most important to him. He will be missed and remembered as a loving dad, grandpa, great-grandpa, uncle and friend.
Pantagraph (Bloomington, IL) - January 17, 2020
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