BLOOMINGTON - David Edgar Isaacson, 82, of Bloomington, passed away peacefully Thursday, February 10, 2022, in his home surrounded by his family.
His funeral will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday, February 15, 2022, at Holy Apostles Orthodox Church, Bloomington. Burial will be in East Lawn Memorial Gardens, Bloomington. Visitation will be from 4 - 7 p.m. Monday, February 14, 2022, at Carmody-Flynn Funeral Home, Bloomington, which will conclude with the Trisagion, a short Orthodox prayer service.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Holy Apostles Orthodox Church.
He was born July 17, 1939, in Rock Island, a son of Willard and Madeline Hansgen Isaacson. He married Janie Dikos on July 4, 1965 in Peoria.
Surviving are his wife; a son and his wife; a daughter andherhusband; 8 grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; a brother and his wife; a sister-in-law and a brother-in-law.
He was preceded in death by his parents; a sister, Gay Isaacson Hoyt and his daughter-in-law, Angela Isaacson.
David earned his engineering degree at Bradley University and was a proud veteran of U.S. Marine Corps. He was a member of Holy Apostles Orthodox Church and the NRA. With his blue-collar blood and white-collar mind, he founded and led Isaacson Construction where he always displayed tenacity, strength and dependability. David had a love of the history of his country and a natural gift for teaching others his trade. While his expectations of his work family were high, he was also quick to show compassion and generosity. A man who placed family above all else, David will be most remembered for the love he showed his wife, children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
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His funeral will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday, February 15, 2022, at Holy Apostles Orthodox Church, Bloomington. Burial will be in East Lawn Memorial Gardens, Bloomington. Visitation will be from 4 - 7 p.m. Monday, February 14, 2022, at Carmody-Flynn Funeral Home, Bloomington, which will conclude with the Trisagion, a short Orthodox prayer service.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Holy Apostles Orthodox Church.
He was born July 17, 1939, in Rock Island, a son of Willard and Madeline Hansgen Isaacson. He married Janie Dikos on July 4, 1965 in Peoria.
Surviving are his wife; a son and his wife; a daughter andherhusband; 8 grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; a brother and his wife; a sister-in-law and a brother-in-law.
He was preceded in death by his parents; a sister, Gay Isaacson Hoyt and his daughter-in-law, Angela Isaacson.
David earned his engineering degree at Bradley University and was a proud veteran of U.S. Marine Corps. He was a member of Holy Apostles Orthodox Church and the NRA. With his blue-collar blood and white-collar mind, he founded and led Isaacson Construction where he always displayed tenacity, strength and dependability. David had a love of the history of his country and a natural gift for teaching others his trade. While his expectations of his work family were high, he was also quick to show compassion and generosity. A man who placed family above all else, David will be most remembered for the love he showed his wife, children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Pantagraph (Bloomington, IL) - February 12, 2022
BLOOMINGTON - David Edgar Isaacson, 82, of Bloomington, passed away peacefully Thursday, February 10, 2022, in his home surrounded by his family.
His funeral will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday, February 15, 2022, at Holy Apostles Orthodox Church, Bloomington. Burial will be in East Lawn Memorial Gardens, Bloomington. Visitation will be from 4 - 7 p.m. Monday, February 14, 2022, at Carmody-Flynn Funeral Home, Bloomington, which will conclude with the Trisagion, a short Orthodox prayer service.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Holy Apostles Orthodox Church.
He was born July 17, 1939, in Rock Island, a son of Willard and Madeline Hansgen Isaacson. He married Janie Dikos on July 4, 1965 in Peoria.
Surviving are his wife; a son and his wife; a daughter andherhusband; 8 grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; a brother and his wife; a sister-in-law and a brother-in-law.
He was preceded in death by his parents; a sister, Gay Isaacson Hoyt and his daughter-in-law, Angela Isaacson.
David earned his engineering degree at Bradley University and was a proud veteran of U.S. Marine Corps. He was a member of Holy Apostles Orthodox Church and the NRA. With his blue-collar blood and white-collar mind, he founded and led Isaacson Construction where he always displayed tenacity, strength and dependability. David had a love of the history of his country and a natural gift for teaching others his trade. While his expectations of his work family were high, he was also quick to show compassion and generosity. A man who placed family above all else, David will be most remembered for the love he showed his wife, children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Pantagraph (Bloomington, IL) - February 12, 2022
His funeral will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday, February 15, 2022, at Holy Apostles Orthodox Church, Bloomington. Burial will be in East Lawn Memorial Gardens, Bloomington. Visitation will be from 4 - 7 p.m. Monday, February 14, 2022, at Carmody-Flynn Funeral Home, Bloomington, which will conclude with the Trisagion, a short Orthodox prayer service.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Holy Apostles Orthodox Church.
He was born July 17, 1939, in Rock Island, a son of Willard and Madeline Hansgen Isaacson. He married Janie Dikos on July 4, 1965 in Peoria.
Surviving are his wife; a son and his wife; a daughter andherhusband; 8 grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; a brother and his wife; a sister-in-law and a brother-in-law.
He was preceded in death by his parents; a sister, Gay Isaacson Hoyt and his daughter-in-law, Angela Isaacson.
David earned his engineering degree at Bradley University and was a proud veteran of U.S. Marine Corps. He was a member of Holy Apostles Orthodox Church and the NRA. With his blue-collar blood and white-collar mind, he founded and led Isaacson Construction where he always displayed tenacity, strength and dependability. David had a love of the history of his country and a natural gift for teaching others his trade. While his expectations of his work family were high, he was also quick to show compassion and generosity. A man who placed family above all else, David will be most remembered for the love he showed his wife, children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Pantagraph (Bloomington, IL) - February 12, 2022
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