Obituary for Virgil Armin Zastrow
PEORIA – Virgil Armin Zastrow, 90, of Peoria, passed away at 8:20 a.m. Tuesday, October 16, 2018 at Lutheran Hillside Village in Peoria. Virgil was born to Herbert and Flora (Dahl) Zastrow on June 25, 1928 in New Haven Missouri.
He married Frances Louise Cockrill on August 23, 1953 in Sage, AR; she survives. Also surviving are his daughter, Karen Williams of Peoria; his sister, Dorothy (Don) Stumpe of Kansas City, KS; his grandson, Timothy Williams; his granddaughter, Nicky Williams; and great-granddaughter, Isis Williams. He was preceded in death by his son, David M. Zastrow; as well as 5 brothers and 1 sister.
Virgil received a Masters degree from Bradley University and worked as a mechanical engineer at Caterpillar for nearly 40 years. He was also a U.S. Army veteran and served our country during the Korean Conflict. He was an active member, deacon, and Sunday school teacher at Vale Baptist Church, formerly Dayton Avenue Baptist Church in Peoria.
Services will be held at Vale Baptist Church on Saturday October 20, 2018 at 11 a.m. with the Rev. Joe Gardner officiating. Visitation will be from 5 to 7 pm Friday, October 19, 2018 at The Wilton Mortuary and Saturday, one hour before services at the church.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to his church.
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Previous Events
Visitation
Friday
19
Oct
5:00 PM
- 7:00 PM
The Wilton Mortuary
2101 N. Knoxville Ave.
Peoria, IL 61603
Visitation
Saturday
20
Oct
10:00 AM
- 11:00 AM
Vale Baptist Church
3707 N. Dayton Ave.
Peoria, Illinois 61614
Service
Saturday
20
Oct
11:00 AM
Vale Baptist Church
3707 N. Dayton Ave.
Peoria, Illinois 61614
Cemetery Details
Location
Mt. Hawley Cemetery
Rt. 40
Peoria, IL 61615
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