Whitmer, Oliver S.

WHITMER, VEER, DETTMAN, SIMMONS, RITCHIE

Posted By: Ruth Maring - Volunteer (email)
Date: 12/1/2007 at 15:30:56

Whitmer, Oliver S.

SAVANNA, Ill. — Oliver S. Whitmer, age 85, of Galesburg, Illinois, formerly of Savanna, Illinois, died Friday, October 26, 2007, at the Heartland Healthcare Center in Galesburg. A Funeral Service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, November 13, 2007, at the Law-Jones Funeral Home in Savanna. Burial will be in the Savanna Township Cemetery, Savanna. Friends may call from 10:00 - 11:00 a.m., November 13, 2007, one hour prior to the service at the Funeral Home. Online condolences may be sent to the family www.lawjonesfuneralhome.com. Oliver was born on February 10, 1922, in Clinton, Iowa, the son of Richard and Thresa (Veer) Whitmer. Oliver graduated from Savanna High School with the Class of 1940. On February 8, 1941, Oliver married Esther C. Dettman in Clinton, Iowa. Esther died on January 5, 1996 in Clinton, Iowa. Oliver worked for the Savanna Army Depot during World War II. After the war he went to work for the Chicago Burlington and Quincy Railroad. He retired in 1982 as a Railroad Clerk after 38 years of service. Oliver enjoyed gardening, bird watching and model railroading. Most of all he enjoyed spending time with his family. Oliver will be dearly missed by one son, Dennis (Mary) Whitmer of Freeport, Illinois; one daughter Rita (Doug) Simmons of Galesburg, Illinois; six grandsons, Andrew, Christopher, and Jonathan Whitmer, and Scott (Kari), Jeremy (Mindi) and Ryan (Kristina) Ritchie; six great-grandchildren. Oliver is preceded in death by his parents; his wife, Esther; a brother, Richard; and son-in-law, Jerry Ritchie. Death date: Oct. 26, 2007
Published in the Clinton Herald from 11/9/2007 - 11/11/2007