Dean Wilson Obituary Roosevelt Utah, Death And Funeral Details

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Dean Wilson Obituary, Death Cause – Dean L. Wilson, 82, of Morton died Tuesday, June 20, 2023, at OSF St. Francis Medical Center in Peoria. He was born in Peoria to Lyle and Edna (Martin) Wilson on February 6, 1941. Dean married Marcia Schloz in Peoria on May 25, 1963. Just celebrated 60 years of marriage. He is survived by his wife, Marcia Wilson of Morton; children, Lori (Richard) Gruen of Moweaqua, Ill., Julie (Tim) George of East Peoria, Mark Wilson of Morton, Kurt Wilson of Beloit,

Wisc., and Kevin (Jennifer) Wilson of Morton; ten grandchildren, Logan Myers, David Myers, Mya George, Malina George, Shellby (Alex) Perschall, Charlotte Peterson, Miles Runyon, Keaton Walsh, Kennedy Walsh, and Kessler Wilson; and three great-grand Dean worked at a parts warehouse after high school and became a parts manager for various Morton auto dealerships, including Schmidgall Pontiac and Bill Clasen Ford.

Dean then founded Wilson Auto Supply, a mobile business in Illinois. Keller Products, later acquired by Peerless Motors, employed him. Dean worked at Summit Motors until May 2023. He was a Morton Optimist and Kennel Lake Sportsmen’s Club member. Dean loved NASCAR and St. Louis Cardinals. His Bristol and Indianapolis NASCAR excursions were fun. Dean enjoyed motorhome camping, fishing, and family vacations.

Family was everything to him. Knapp-Johnson Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Morton will hold a funeral at 10 a.m. Thursday, July 20, 2023. The funeral home will have visitation from 5 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, July 19 and 9 to 10 a.m. Thursday, July 20, before the service. Peoria’s Resurrection Cemetery will host the burial. Morton’s Kennel Lake Sportsmen’s Club accepts memorials. Morton’s Knapp-Johnson Funeral Home and Cremation Center arranges.

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