Will-Iroquois County IL Archives Obituaries.....Lohrbach, George Charles November 16, 2007
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Kankakee Journal, November 19, 2007
George Charles Lohrbach, 70, of Buckley, died Friday, November 16, 2007, at 
Heritage Manor in Carlinville. 
Visitation:  Noon, Monday, November 26 til the 1 p.m. service 
Ford-Baier Funeral Home, 306 E. Lincoln Street, Buckley 
Rev. Barb Lohrbach will officiate.
Burial: Peotone Cemetery. 
Memorials: Christ Lutheran High School, Buckley. 

Born June 24, 1937, in Peotone, to George Conrad and Mary Margaret Wiffen 
Lohrbach. 
1956 graduate of Peotone High School
Worked at the locker plant in Peotone during high school 
Veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps, serving from March 1957 to October 1959. 
Part-time police officer for the Village of Peotone until moving to Buckley in 
1973. 
Meat cutter for Joe Knaga in the Kankakee area
Janitor for St. John's Lutheran School 
Driving school bus in the Buckley-Loda area
Meat cutter for Illini Institutional Foods in Rantoul until 1998
Member of St. John's Lutheran Church, Buckley
Member of the Marine Corps League, the Buckley American Legion Post, the 
AMVETS, the Sportsman's Club and the Izaak Walton League
Bred and showed golden retrievers
4-H leader for the Iroquois County Mounties
Horseman for many years and an avid lover of the outdoors
During his years in the nursing home, he was well-known for his green thumb, 
taking care of the plants for all the residents.

Surviving: 2 daughters and one son-in-law:
Diana Lohrbach of Buckley
Kim and Tom Barber of Carlinville
5 grandchildren, Marlena Lohrbach of Champaign
Billie Lohrbach of Buckley
Kody and Jacob Brown
and Katelyn Barber, all of Carlinville
and 3 great-grandchildren

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