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Vincent “Speary” Oklesen

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Vincent “Speary” Oklesen

Birth
La Salle, LaSalle County, Illinois, USA
Death
9 Sep 2014 (aged 90)
Spring Valley, Bureau County, Illinois, USA
Burial
La Salle, LaSalle County, Illinois, USA GPS-Latitude: 41.3650879, Longitude: -89.095064
Plot
block 101 E half, lot 76, grave 1
Memorial ID
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Vincent "Speary" Oklesen, 90, of La Salle, IL, passed away at 12:00 AM, Tuesday, September 9th, at St. Margaret's Hospital.

Funeral Mass will be held at 11:00 AM on Saturday, September 13th in St. Hyacinth Church.

Burial in St. Vincent's Cemetery.

Visitation will be on Saturday 9:30 - 11:00 AM in St. Hyacinth Church.

Born in LaSalle on October 27, 1923 to Anton and Anna (Klansek) Oklesen.

Worked for E.U.C. as a tool and dye machinist

Former member of Resurrection Church, Holy Name Society, and Bingo committee Member of V.F.W. and Cedar Point Sportsman's Club.

He served in the U.S. Army in WW II.

Survivors:
Brother John Oklesen, of LaSalle;
Sister Dorothy Nagle, of LaSalle.

Several Nieces and Nephews

Preceded in death by Parents, 2 Sisters, and 6 Brothers.

Mendota Veterans will perform full military services.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to family for Masses.
Vincent "Speary" Oklesen, 90, of La Salle, IL, passed away at 12:00 AM, Tuesday, September 9th, at St. Margaret's Hospital.

Funeral Mass will be held at 11:00 AM on Saturday, September 13th in St. Hyacinth Church.

Burial in St. Vincent's Cemetery.

Visitation will be on Saturday 9:30 - 11:00 AM in St. Hyacinth Church.

Born in LaSalle on October 27, 1923 to Anton and Anna (Klansek) Oklesen.

Worked for E.U.C. as a tool and dye machinist

Former member of Resurrection Church, Holy Name Society, and Bingo committee Member of V.F.W. and Cedar Point Sportsman's Club.

He served in the U.S. Army in WW II.

Survivors:
Brother John Oklesen, of LaSalle;
Sister Dorothy Nagle, of LaSalle.

Several Nieces and Nephews

Preceded in death by Parents, 2 Sisters, and 6 Brothers.

Mendota Veterans will perform full military services.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to family for Masses.


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  • Created by: Ken Nagel
  • Added: Sep 10, 2014
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/135688549/vincent-oklesen: accessed ), memorial page for Vincent “Speary” Oklesen (27 Oct 1923–9 Sep 2014), Find a Grave Memorial ID 135688549, citing Saint Vincent Cemetery, La Salle, LaSalle County, Illinois, USA; Maintained by Ken Nagel (contributor 47221898).