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1925 - 2007 (82 years)
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Name |
Joseph Edward Dvorchak |
Birth |
13 Oct 1925 |
Wood River, Madison, Illinois, USA |
Gender |
Male |
Also Known As |
Yogz |
FindaGrave ID |
22408992 |
Occupation |
Amoco Oil Company |
Death |
23 Oct 2007 |
Alton, Madison, Illinois, USA |
- Joseph Dvorchak
Joseph E. "Yogz" Dvorchak, 82, died at 12:05 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2007, at Alton Memorial Hospital.
Born Oct. 13, 1925, in Wood River, he was the son of Joseph and Mary Dvorchak.
He and the former Alice L. Lasbury were united in marriage on May 19, 1951. She survives.
From 1943 until 1946, he served with the U.S. Navy and was later employed as an operator at Amoco for 42 years.
A member of the Wood River Moose and Knights of Columbus, he served as a trustee with the Wood River Township Board from 1967 until 1973. He loved sports, particularly bowling and golf, and playing cards with family.
In addition to his wife, he is survived by two daughters and sons-in-law, Jan and Charlie Sneed of Wood River and Joli and Roger Downer of Edwardsville; five grandchildren, Sonya and Natalie Sneed, Rebecca Carlisle and her husband, Chris, Shalyn Jackson and her husband, Kevin, and Whitney Downer; four great-grandchildren, Taylor and Hannah Cruse, Colton Carlisle and Carter Jackson; two sisters-in-law, Ada Link and her husband, Virgil, of Wood River and Dorothy Lasbury of Alton; numerous nieces and nephews; and a son-in-law, John Lefringhouse of Bethalto.
He was preceded in death by his parents; a daughter, Jill Lefringhouse; a sister, Mary Markovich; and a brother, Paul Dvorchak.
Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Paynic Home for Funerals in Rosewood Heights. A prayer service will be held at 7 p.m.
A funeral Mass will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Friday at Holy Angels Catholic Church in Wood River by Father James Flach.
Burial will follow at Rose Lawn Memory Gardens in Bethalto.
Memorials may be given to the Adoration Chapel at Saint Anthony's Hospital or the American Cancer Society.
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Burial |
Bethalto, Madison, Illinois, USA |
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Person ID |
I507 |
Lasbury Family |
Last Modified |
26 Apr 2024 |
Father |
Joseph Dvorchak b. 1890 d. 1961, Alton, Madison, Illinois, USA (Age 71 years) |
Mother |
Mary E. b. 1893 d. 1968, Alton, Madison, Illinois, USA (Age 75 years) |
Marriage |
Yes, date unknown |
Family ID |
F1210 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Wife |
Alice Lee Lasbury b. 25 Jun 1930, Wood River, Madison, Illinois, USA d. 28 Aug 2014, Godfrey, Madison, Illinois, USA (Age 84 years) |
Marriage |
19 May 1951 |
Illinois, USA |
Children |
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Family ID |
F166 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Last Modified |
26 Apr 2024 |
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Event Map |
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| Birth - 13 Oct 1925 - Wood River, Madison, Illinois, USA |
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| Marriage - 19 May 1951 - Illinois, USA |
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| Death - 23 Oct 2007 - Alton, Madison, Illinois, USA |
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| Burial - - Bethalto, Madison, Illinois, USA |
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