Wayne Stohl

Wayne A. Stohl, 90, of Cleveland, Ill., passed away Sunday July 13, 2014, at Genesis Medical Center, Silvis. A Mass of Christian Burial will be 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Patrick's Catholic Church, Colona. Visitation will be 4 to 9 p.m. Friday at Schroder Mortuary, Colona, with a rosary at 3:30 p.m. Burial will be at Dayton Corners Cemetery, Colona. In lieu of flowers, Masses or memorials may be made to St. Patrick's Catholic Church, a charity of one's choice or by an act of kindness in memory of Wayne. Wayne was born Dec. 28, 1923, in Cleveland, Ill., son of John Gregory and Mary Imelda Newbery Stohl. He married Helen Lucille Lulich on Nov. 7, 1942 in East Moline. Wayne served in the Navy in the Philippines during World War II. He worked as a welder at John Deere and International Harvester before becoming a plastering contractor. He was an amateur boxer and was a fan of the Grand Ole Opry. Wayne was a devoted family man with a lifelong interest in agriculture. Survivors include his wife, Helen, Cleveland; children, Mary Pellizzari, Champaign, Ill., Sharon, Berkeley, Ill., Barbara (Dave) Baker, Springfield, Mo., Louise (Ron) Cover, Blue Grass, Nadine (Jerry) Palmgren, Geneseo, Steve (Jan), Colona, Anthony (Jenny), Geneseo, Michael, Colona, Julie (William) Houseman, Marina Del Rey, Calif., Joan, Chicago, and Tracey, Savannah, Ga.; 16 grandchildren; 11 great- grandchildren with one on the way; and a sister, Teresa Mae (Bob) Coopman, Hollywood, Fla. Wayne was preceded in death by his son-in-law, Bill Pellizzari; two brothers, John and William; and two sisters, Viola Peterson and Rosemary Bybee.