Wilke, Gary Sylvan (1936 - 2018)

WILKE, DARRELL, SONDAG, GENTILE, PAULEY

Posted By: Denise Wurner (email)
Date: 8/19/2018 at 15:33:20

Name of deceased: Gary Sylvan Wilke (“Tootie”)

Aged: 82 yrs, 2 mo, 2 days

Residence: Portsmouth, Shelby County, IA

Born: May 20, 1936; Dunlap, Harrison & Crawford Counties, IA

Died: July 22, 2018; Portsmouth, Shelby County, IA

Funeral services: Mass of Christian Burial: July 25, 2018; St. Mary Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Church, Portsmouth, IA; burial was in St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery, Portsmouth, IA

Survived by: Children, David Wilke of Council Bluffs, IA, Tom Wilke of Council Bluffs, Charlene (spouse, Chuck) Darrell of Elk Horn, IA, Dennis (spouse, Pam) Wilke of Council Bluffs, IA, Roger Wilke of Westboro, MO, and Mark (spouse, Lisa) Wilke of Council Bluffs, IA; 7 grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; brother, Gene (spouse, Linda) Sondag of Grand Prairie, TX; sisters-in-law, Peggy Wilke of Omaha, NE, Monica Wilke of Panama, IA, and Betty Gentile of Plattsmouth, NE

Predeceased by: Parents, William and Lena (nee Sondag) Wilke; wife, Mitz; son, Larry; siblings, Elroy (and spouse, Helen) Wilke, Raymond Wilke, Don (and spouse, Valerie) Wilke, Sylvan (and spouse, Rose) Wilke, Virgil Wilke, Norbert (and spouse, Dorothy) Wilke, Joseph (and spouse, Mary) Wilke, Kenny Wilke, Robert Wilke, Billy Wilke, Stella Wilke, Dorette Wilke, Margie Wilke, Betty Wilke, Pat Sondag

Education: Attended St. Joseph’s Catholic School, Earling, IA through grade school

Religious affiliation: member, St. Mary’s Catholic Church, Portsmouth, IA

Military service: Enlisted into the U. S. Navy, April 1954 – May 1954, stationed in San Diego, CA

Marriage: Mary “Mitz” Pauley; July 27, 1957; St. Mary’s Catholic Church, Panama, IA

Employment: Employed by Wilson’s Pack in Omaha, NE and Iowa Beef in Denison, IA. In 1969, he began his own business as the local butcher at Portsmouth Locker in Portsmouth, IA; he retired in 1982

Hobbies/Interests: Member, Portsmouth American Legion Post No. 547; enjoyed fixing things, from electric motors to sewing machines, and often helped local house-bound people with projects that needed to be done.

Sources: harlanonline.com; kjan.com; pauleyjones.com