Volk, Anton Joseph 'Andy'

1926 - 2010  (84 years)

• Name	Volk, Anton Joseph 'Andy'
  Birth	10 May 1926	Wendelin, Clay County, Illinois
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	VOLK.A004
  _FGRAVE	53613703
  Military Service	World War II, United States Army  [1]
  		United States of America Flag, 48 Stars (1912-1959) In 1912, two stars were added to the United States flag, representing Arizona and New Mexico, bringing the total number of stars to 48. They were arranged in six rows of eight stars each. American fighting men would fight under this flag during four wars: World War I, World War II, the Korean War, and the beginning of the Vietnam War. (In 1959,…
  		World War II (1939-1945)
  		Brochure, World War II Memorial, Flora, Illinois, Nov 11, 2007 On Veterans' Day, 2005, the city of Flora, Illinois dedicated a memorial to all known Clay County, Illinois World War II Veterans. Located on the south side of the city library, this is a copy of the brochure honoring that event. This 2007 brochure adds a matrix for locating the memorial brick that was laid in honor of each veteran. …
  Death	30 Jun 2010	Apostolic Christian Restmor, Morton, Tazewell County, Illinoi
  Burial	Hillcrest Memory Gardens, Morton, Tazewell County, Illinois
  Person ID	I44820	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	10 Jan 2023

  
  

  Father	Volk, Anton Constand,   b. 19 May 1897, Jasper County, Illinois d. 7 Jan 1982, Olney Care Center, Olney, Richland County, Illinois (Age 84 years)
  Mother	Kuenstler, Catherine Frances 'Kate',   b. 13 Apr 1897, Clay County, Illinois d. 15 Nov 1980, Olney Care Center, Olney, Richland County, Illinois (Age 83 years)
  Marriage	Y  [2]
  Family ID	F16486	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 10 May 1926 - Wendelin, Clay County, Illinois Death - 30 Jun 2010 - Apostolic Christian Restmor, Morton, Tazewell County, Illinoi Burial - - Hillcrest Memory Gardens, Morton, Tazewell County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  WASHINGTON, IL - Anton J. "Andy" Volk, 84, of Washington passed away at 12:55 a.m. Thursday, June 3, 2010, at Apostolic Christian Restmor in Morton, IL. He was born on May 10, 1926, in Wendelin, Ill., to Anton C. and Catherine Kuenstler Volk. Andy married Dorothy Kapper in Olney, Ill., on Sept. 25, 1954. Dorothy survives. Also surviving are two daughters, Karen Jatkowski of Fisher, Ind., and Phyllis (Michael) Austin of Morton; one son, Kenneth (Monica) Volk of Tremont; one daughter-in-law, Sandra Volk of Lee's Summit, Mo.; three sisters, Sister Loretta Volk and Sister Antoinette Volk, both of Donaldson, Ind., and Ethel (Herman) Zwilling of Claremont, Ill.; one brother, Don (Arlene) Volk of Wendelin; and nine grandchildren. He was preceded in death by one son, Duane, who died in 2004; and two brothers. Andy had retired from Caterpillar, where he had worked for 43 years and was an inspector in the East Peoria facilities. An Army veteran of World War II, Andy had served in France, England and Manila. During his time of service he walked usually three to four miles every day. Andy was a member of St. Patrick Catholic Church and also a member of Knights of Columbus, Father John Menco Council 6707, and was a 4th degree Knight. A funeral Mass will be celebrated for Andy at 10 a.m. on Monday at St. Patrick Catholic Church, with Father Joseph Donton officiating. Burial will follow in Hillcrest Memory Gardens, south of Washington. Visitation will be from 2 to 4 p.m. on Sunday at the Mason-White Funeral Home and one hour prior to services at the church. Memorials may be made to either his church or the Parkinson's Foundation. Published in the Peoria Journal Star on 6/5/2010

  
  

• Sources

  [S137] World War II Memorial, Flora, Illinois (Reliability: 2). [S4700] Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, Pixley Township, Clay County, Illinois, District 13-18, image 19, page 10a, (https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/2442/M-T0627-00769-00441?backurl=https%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fsearch%2fdb.as) (Reliability: 2).