"To al the family, Warren will be truly missed, because he was truly Loved, even in his home away from home ?Lake Talquin Lodge? Quincy Fl. I have so very many special memories of him and Doris in the few short years that God granted me to share with them! We also have many little cars and boxes he made for the Grandkids and two of Doris? pheasant feather pictures and a cross stitch sampler she made me Love and prayers for you all!"
In loving memory of
Warren K. Vahle
July 11, 1927 - September 20, 2022
Warren K. Vahle, age 95, of Quincy, died peacefully with family present Tuesday, September 20, 2022, at 8:16 pm in Blessing Hospital. He was a resident of the Illinois Veterans Home in Quincy.
Warren was born July 11, 1927 the son of George H. and Wilhelmina (Minnie) Brinkman Vahle. He attended Quincy Public Schools and Quincy College. Warren married Doris M. Schluckebier at Immanuel Lutheran Church, West Ely, MO on July 10, 1949. She preceded him in death on August 27, 2013.
Warren served in the US Navy during WWII, and was stationed in Shanghai, China, after the war. He worked as pattern maker until his retirement, making wood and metal patterns for industrial castings, and was a partner in Sass Brothers Pattern, Inc., and Quincy Pattern Co.
He is survived by his three sons: Chet (Barbara) Vahle, of Quincy, Michael (Jean) Vahle, of Franklin, NC, and Kirk Vahle, of Taylor, MO; seven grandchildren, Michael Vahle (Emily) of Cumming, GA, Kristen (Vahle) Buerstatte (Craig) of Washington, DC, Mark Vahle (Nerissa) of Florence, SC, Kari (Vahle) Adams (Mark) of Annandale, VA, Maury (Vahle) Schmitt (Aaron) of Destin, FL, Jacob Vahle (Anne) of Quincy, IL, and Rev. Joshua Vahle (Julie) of Quincy, IL; 15 great-grandchildren: Charlotte, Cooper, and Ann Camille Vahle, Teddy Buerstatte, Jack and Anna Kate Vahle, Luke, Elaina, and Caleb Adams, Hudson, Madelyn and Bennett Vahle, Samuel, Adelaide and Jerram Vahle; a sister, Georgene (Vahle) Sandheinrich of Sandy, UT; and his brother-in-law and friend, Kenneth Schluckebier, of Palmyra, MO.
In addition to his wife, he was preceded in death by his grandson, Ryan Vahle, and a daughter in law, Sharon Vahle.
Warren was a member and past Elder of Our Redeemer Lutheran Church from his marriage until his death, a long-time member of the Quincy Ducks Unlimited Committee, a life-long member of South Side Boat Club, a Life Member of the National Rifle Association, member of The American Legion, and past president of the Quincy Local Office of the Pattern Makers League of North America.
Warren and Doris loved to fish, and traveled extensively during their marriage, to Canada and most states including Alaska, with numerous steamboat trips on the Mississippi and Ohio Rivers. Warren was also an avid hunter and shooter, and regularly shot sporting clays and skeet, scoring 50 straight at skeet when he was 88. He loved spending his time hunting, fishing and puttering at his camp and his farm, where he, family and friends had built cabins. A skilled woodworker as a result of his being a pattern maker, he built the molds for the Sturhahn Jewelers clock, and in later years enjoyed making hidden drawer bandsaw boxes as well as toy wooden cars that he distributed to his great-grandchildren, day care centers and other children he met by chance. He truly enjoyed the innocence and laughter of small children.
Services: 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, September 27, 2022 at Our Redeemer Lutheran Church with Rev. Martin Eden officiating.
Burial: Greenmount Cemetery, Quincy, Illinois
Visitation: 10:00 - 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, September 27, 2022, at Our Redeemer Lutheran Church.
The family suggests that in lieu of flowers that memorials be made to Our Redeemer Lutheran Church, Advocacy Network for Children, Ducks Unlimited, or a charity of the donor's choice.
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Hansen-Spear Funeral Directors are in charge of the arrangements.
Tributes
"One of the most Special people I?ve ever met, I was given the privilege and pleasure of having Warren and Doris both as friends and visited them both in my home, our camp in Fl. And in their home in Quincy. They both meant so much to our family and especially my grandchildren . Our love and prayers to the family, especially those of you we were able to meet ! 2004 till their passing "
"Chet, so very sorry to hear of your Dad's passing. Kate and I send our sympathies to you, Barb and your family."
"Chet,Mike and Kirk So sorry for your loss. Our deepest sympathy to you and your families "
"Chet, I am so sorry for the loss of your father. Warren was a wonderful man and I enjoyed his stories of his younger years. I was with him the day he shot that 50 straight in skeet. Prayers to you and your family. David McMillen Ankeny, Ia"
"My boys still have their wooden cars that Great Uncle Warren made! Love and hugs to family and friends ?? "
"Our sympathy to the family. Many fond memories of bowling and pitching horseshoes with Warren. "
"Warren was a wonderful neighbor, full of stories he enjoyed sharing. One in particular was about some of the pesky squirrels he?d trap from time to time, that made fine dinner stews. He was equally wonderful to two of my grandchildren, who would walk over when they were in town. They are very proud owners of several of Warren?s handmade car and truck toys (not a nail or a screw in any of them!!) that he signed for each child. Warren was an adept hunter, fisherman and trap and skeet shooter. He sure will be missed on the range, on the street he lived, his family and by the friends who knew him."