JOSEPH LAMPO SR.
Funeral services for Joseph P. Lampo Sr., Moline, are 11 a.m. Wednesday, March 19, 2008, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Moline. Entombment is in St. Mary's Mausoleum, East Moline, where the East Moline American Legion Post 227 will conduct military honors.
Visitation is 3-7 p.m. Tuesday at Van Hoe Funeral Home, East Moline, where a liturgy will be read at 3 p.m.
Joe passed away Saturday, March 15, 2008, at his home, surrounded by his family. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Sacred Heart Church or to Riverside United Methodist Church, Moline.
Joe was born Oct. 15, 1930, in East Moline the son of Alphons and Mary DeBel Lampo. Joe graduated from St. Mary's School, East Moline, and was in the class of 1948 at UTHS. He enlisted in the Army Air Force in 1948 and served in the Korean War. Joe achieved the rank of staff sergeant before being discharged in 1952. He married Jeanette Lundeen on May 5, 1952.
He began his work career at Cobert's Appliance, then Rock Island Lines Railroad, and was employed for 38 years at McLaughlin Body Co., Moline, retiring in November 1992. Jeanette passed away October 15, 1985. They were married for 33 years and had five children together.
In June of 1986, Joe married Carolyn Culver Cheek. This marriage added an additional four children to the family. Joe was a member of Sacred Heart Church, Moline. He was a life member of the East Moline AMVETS Post 147, a life member of the Catholic Order of Foresters, and a member of VFW Post 2056. He belonged to the Friends Circle Club and the Hand-in-Hand Bolders.
Joe loved life, and he knew how to share the joy that was such a part of him. He never met a stranger, and everyone he met left him with a smile on their face and a lighter step because he had shared with them. He was a family man, a provider, a hard worker, a gardener, a fisherman, a friend, a true Christian and the world is a better place because he was here.
Survivors include his wife Carolyn; children and spouses, Mona Jean and Rodger Johnson, Lincoln, Neb., Joseph P. Jr. and Vicki Lampo, East Moline, Kathy and Randy Collins, Estes Park, Colo., Tom and Joan Lampo, Elmhurst, Ill., and Steve and Lori Lampo, New London, Pa.; stepchildren and spouses, Michael Cheek, Coal Valley, Vicki and Kevin Lawson, Bloomington, Ill., Julie and Eric Freedman, Franklin, Mich., and Paul and Angie Cheek, Moline; 21 grandchildren; a great-granddaughter; sisters, Anne Blomme, Silvis, MaryAnn Meincke, East Moline, and Theresa Challenger, Freeport, Ill.; and brothers, Albert Lampo, East Moline, Gerard Lampo, Minnesota City, Minn., and Edward Lampo, East Moline.
Funeral services for Joseph P. Lampo Sr., Moline, are 11 a.m. Wednesday, March 19, 2008, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Moline. Entombment is in St. Mary's Mausoleum, East Moline, where the East Moline American Legion Post 227 will conduct military honors.
Visitation is 3-7 p.m. Tuesday at Van Hoe Funeral Home, East Moline, where a liturgy will be read at 3 p.m.
Joe passed away Saturday, March 15, 2008, at his home, surrounded by his family. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Sacred Heart Church or to Riverside United Methodist Church, Moline.
Joe was born Oct. 15, 1930, in East Moline the son of Alphons and Mary DeBel Lampo. Joe graduated from St. Mary's School, East Moline, and was in the class of 1948 at UTHS. He enlisted in the Army Air Force in 1948 and served in the Korean War. Joe achieved the rank of staff sergeant before being discharged in 1952. He married Jeanette Lundeen on May 5, 1952.
He began his work career at Cobert's Appliance, then Rock Island Lines Railroad, and was employed for 38 years at McLaughlin Body Co., Moline, retiring in November 1992. Jeanette passed away October 15, 1985. They were married for 33 years and had five children together.
In June of 1986, Joe married Carolyn Culver Cheek. This marriage added an additional four children to the family. Joe was a member of Sacred Heart Church, Moline. He was a life member of the East Moline AMVETS Post 147, a life member of the Catholic Order of Foresters, and a member of VFW Post 2056. He belonged to the Friends Circle Club and the Hand-in-Hand Bolders.
Joe loved life, and he knew how to share the joy that was such a part of him. He never met a stranger, and everyone he met left him with a smile on their face and a lighter step because he had shared with them. He was a family man, a provider, a hard worker, a gardener, a fisherman, a friend, a true Christian and the world is a better place because he was here.
Survivors include his wife Carolyn; children and spouses, Mona Jean and Rodger Johnson, Lincoln, Neb., Joseph P. Jr. and Vicki Lampo, East Moline, Kathy and Randy Collins, Estes Park, Colo., Tom and Joan Lampo, Elmhurst, Ill., and Steve and Lori Lampo, New London, Pa.; stepchildren and spouses, Michael Cheek, Coal Valley, Vicki and Kevin Lawson, Bloomington, Ill., Julie and Eric Freedman, Franklin, Mich., and Paul and Angie Cheek, Moline; 21 grandchildren; a great-granddaughter; sisters, Anne Blomme, Silvis, MaryAnn Meincke, East Moline, and Theresa Challenger, Freeport, Ill.; and brothers, Albert Lampo, East Moline, Gerard Lampo, Minnesota City, Minn., and Edward Lampo, East Moline.
JOSEPH LAMPO SR.
Funeral services for Joseph P. Lampo Sr., Moline, are 11 a.m. Wednesday, March 19, 2008, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Moline. Entombment is in St. Mary's Mausoleum, East Moline, where the East Moline American Legion Post 227 will conduct military honors.
Visitation is 3-7 p.m. Tuesday at Van Hoe Funeral Home, East Moline, where a liturgy will be read at 3 p.m.
Joe passed away Saturday, March 15, 2008, at his home, surrounded by his family. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Sacred Heart Church or to Riverside United Methodist Church, Moline.
Joe was born Oct. 15, 1930, in East Moline the son of Alphons and Mary DeBel Lampo. Joe graduated from St. Mary's School, East Moline, and was in the class of 1948 at UTHS. He enlisted in the Army Air Force in 1948 and served in the Korean War. Joe achieved the rank of staff sergeant before being discharged in 1952. He married Jeanette Lundeen on May 5, 1952.
He began his work career at Cobert's Appliance, then Rock Island Lines Railroad, and was employed for 38 years at McLaughlin Body Co., Moline, retiring in November 1992. Jeanette passed away October 15, 1985. They were married for 33 years and had five children together.
In June of 1986, Joe married Carolyn Culver Cheek. This marriage added an additional four children to the family. Joe was a member of Sacred Heart Church, Moline. He was a life member of the East Moline AMVETS Post 147, a life member of the Catholic Order of Foresters, and a member of VFW Post 2056. He belonged to the Friends Circle Club and the Hand-in-Hand Bolders.
Joe loved life, and he knew how to share the joy that was such a part of him. He never met a stranger, and everyone he met left him with a smile on their face and a lighter step because he had shared with them. He was a family man, a provider, a hard worker, a gardener, a fisherman, a friend, a true Christian and the world is a better place because he was here.
Survivors include his wife Carolyn; children and spouses, Mona Jean and Rodger Johnson, Lincoln, Neb., Joseph P. Jr. and Vicki Lampo, East Moline, Kathy and Randy Collins, Estes Park, Colo., Tom and Joan Lampo, Elmhurst, Ill., and Steve and Lori Lampo, New London, Pa.; stepchildren and spouses, Michael Cheek, Coal Valley, Vicki and Kevin Lawson, Bloomington, Ill., Julie and Eric Freedman, Franklin, Mich., and Paul and Angie Cheek, Moline; 21 grandchildren; a great-granddaughter; sisters, Anne Blomme, Silvis, MaryAnn Meincke, East Moline, and Theresa Challenger, Freeport, Ill.; and brothers, Albert Lampo, East Moline, Gerard Lampo, Minnesota City, Minn., and Edward Lampo, East Moline.
Funeral services for Joseph P. Lampo Sr., Moline, are 11 a.m. Wednesday, March 19, 2008, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Moline. Entombment is in St. Mary's Mausoleum, East Moline, where the East Moline American Legion Post 227 will conduct military honors.
Visitation is 3-7 p.m. Tuesday at Van Hoe Funeral Home, East Moline, where a liturgy will be read at 3 p.m.
Joe passed away Saturday, March 15, 2008, at his home, surrounded by his family. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Sacred Heart Church or to Riverside United Methodist Church, Moline.
Joe was born Oct. 15, 1930, in East Moline the son of Alphons and Mary DeBel Lampo. Joe graduated from St. Mary's School, East Moline, and was in the class of 1948 at UTHS. He enlisted in the Army Air Force in 1948 and served in the Korean War. Joe achieved the rank of staff sergeant before being discharged in 1952. He married Jeanette Lundeen on May 5, 1952.
He began his work career at Cobert's Appliance, then Rock Island Lines Railroad, and was employed for 38 years at McLaughlin Body Co., Moline, retiring in November 1992. Jeanette passed away October 15, 1985. They were married for 33 years and had five children together.
In June of 1986, Joe married Carolyn Culver Cheek. This marriage added an additional four children to the family. Joe was a member of Sacred Heart Church, Moline. He was a life member of the East Moline AMVETS Post 147, a life member of the Catholic Order of Foresters, and a member of VFW Post 2056. He belonged to the Friends Circle Club and the Hand-in-Hand Bolders.
Joe loved life, and he knew how to share the joy that was such a part of him. He never met a stranger, and everyone he met left him with a smile on their face and a lighter step because he had shared with them. He was a family man, a provider, a hard worker, a gardener, a fisherman, a friend, a true Christian and the world is a better place because he was here.
Survivors include his wife Carolyn; children and spouses, Mona Jean and Rodger Johnson, Lincoln, Neb., Joseph P. Jr. and Vicki Lampo, East Moline, Kathy and Randy Collins, Estes Park, Colo., Tom and Joan Lampo, Elmhurst, Ill., and Steve and Lori Lampo, New London, Pa.; stepchildren and spouses, Michael Cheek, Coal Valley, Vicki and Kevin Lawson, Bloomington, Ill., Julie and Eric Freedman, Franklin, Mich., and Paul and Angie Cheek, Moline; 21 grandchildren; a great-granddaughter; sisters, Anne Blomme, Silvis, MaryAnn Meincke, East Moline, and Theresa Challenger, Freeport, Ill.; and brothers, Albert Lampo, East Moline, Gerard Lampo, Minnesota City, Minn., and Edward Lampo, East Moline.
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Second wife: Carolyn Culver Cheek.
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