Russell Charles TALLMAN

HAMER, WINKELVOSS, RODE

Posted By: Sarah Thorson Little (email)
Date: 3/21/2012 at 14:22:05

June 20, 1923 --- March 14, 2012

WASHINGTON — Russell Charles Tallman, 88, of Washington, died at 10:03 a.m. Wednesday, March 14, 2012, at Methodist Medical Center in Peoria. Born June 20, 1923, in Clarion, Iowa, to Joe and Lydia Hamer Tallman, he married Alice Winkelvoss Aug. 12, 1949, in McKeesport, Pa.; she survives. Also surviving are a daughter, Kathi (Dennis) Rode of LaPorte, Pa.; a son, Randall (Andrea) Tallman of Kenosha, Wisc.; two grandsons; two step-grandsons; and six step-great-grandsons. He was preceded in death by one brother and two sisters.

He served with the U.S. Army during WWII, serving during the Pacific Theater, in the Philippines and during the Army occupation of Japan. He graduated from Buena Vista University in Storm Lake, Iowa, and worked at U.S. Steel in Dravosburg, Pa. He then taught six years in Cardington, Ohio, and later taught history at Washington Community High School for 20 years, retiring in 1983. He was an avid woodworker and enjoyed camping and golfing. He was a member of the Masonic Lodge No. 325 in Clarion, Iowa, the American Legion Post No. 100 in Washington and the Tazewell County Retired Teachers Association. He also was a member of Crossroads United Methodist Church in Washington for nearly 50 years.

Funeral Services will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Crossroads United Methodist Church. The Rev. Tom Goodell and Rev. Dan Doty will officiate. Visitation will be from 5-7 p.m. Sunday at Deiters Funeral Home and Crematory in Washington. Additional visitation will be one hour prior to the service on Monday at the church. Burial will be in Glendale Cemetery in Washington where military rites will be accorded by the U.S. Army. Memorials may be made to his church.

March 15, 2012
Washington Times-Reporter -- Peoria, Illinois