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Joseph Edward Dvorchak

Joseph Edward Dvorchak

Male 1925 - 2007  (82 years)

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  • Name Joseph Edward Dvorchak 
    Born 13 Oct 1925  Wood River, Madison, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Also Known As Yogz 
    FindaGrave ID 22408992 
    Occupation Amoco Oil Company 
    Died 23 Oct 2007  Alton, Madison, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • 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.
    Obituary of Joseph E. Dvorchack
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    Buried Bethalto, Madison, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Joseph Edward 'Yogz' Dvorchak (1925 - 2007) - Find A Grave Memorial
    Grave of Joseph E. Dvorchak
    Person ID I507  Lasbury Family
    Last Modified 10 Jan 2024 

    Father Joseph Dvorchak
              b. 1890
              d. 1961, Alton, Madison, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 71 years) 
    Mother Mary E.
              b. 1893
              d. 1968, Alton, Madison, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years) 
    Married Yes, date unknown 
    Family ID F1210  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Wife Alice Lee Lasbury
              b. 25 Jun 1930, Wood River, Madison, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. 28 Aug 2014, Godfrey, Madison, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 84 years) 
    Married 19 May 1951  Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Jill Ann Dvorchak
              b. 29 Apr 1954, Alton, Madison, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. 3 Dec 2001, St. Louis, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 47 years)
     2. Janet Lee Dvorchak
     3. Joli Michelle Dvorchak
    Last Modified 10 Jan 2024 
    Family ID F166  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 13 Oct 1925 - Wood River, Madison, Illinois, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 19 May 1951 - Illinois, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 23 Oct 2007 - Alton, Madison, Illinois, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Bethalto, Madison, Illinois, USA Link to Google Earth
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    Joseph Dvorchak and Alice Lee Dvorchak (nee Lasbury)
    Joseph Dvorchak and Alice Lee Dvorchak (nee Lasbury)
    Joseph E. Dvorchak