Eugene “Gene” J. Pyrz, 94, of Delavan, died May 13, 2016, at Aurora Lakeland Medical Center in Elkhorn.
He was born in La Salle, Ill., Oct. 27, 1921, to Adam and Joanne (Wisniewski) Pyrz. He married Doris Jenkins Oct. 28, 1950, in La Salle, Ill. He attended St. Hyacinth’s Parochial School and La Salle Peru High School. He served in the U.S. Army Air Corps during World War II for three years. He worked at Westclox for more than 30 years and then worked for Borg Indak for 20 years. He became the caretaker of St. Andrew’s Cemetery in 1986, and was a longtime member of St. Andrew’s Catholic Church. He also belonged to the American Legion Post 95.
He is survived by his two daughters, Debbie (Richard) Bernstorff, of Minong, and Cindy (Bill) Schenk, of Elkhorn; a son-in-law, Don Boss; grandchildren, Bridget (Jeremy) DeVries, Shannon (Mike) Lindberg, Kenneth Schenk and Bradley Schenk; 12 great grandchildren; and a great-great grandchild. He is preceded in death by his wife, Doris; a daughter, Janet Lynn; and his parents.
Funeral service will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at St. Andrew Catholic Church, 714 E. Walworth Ave. in Delavan. Visitation will be from 9:30 a.m. until the time of the service Tuesday at the church. Burial will take place at St. Andrew’s Cemetery in Delavan. Memorials can be directed to Aurora Hospice.
Monroe Funeral Home is assisting the family.
