Joe Delano Walcker, 79, of Ottawa passed away Tuesday, January 7, 2014 at OSF St. Elizabeth Medical Center.
Memorial service will be 6:00 pm Friday, January 10, 2014 with military services at Ottawa Funeral Home with Rev. Duane Kaufman officiating. Visitation will be 3:00 – 6:00 prior to services Friday, January 10, 2014 at Ottawa Funeral Home. We will be closing with military honors.
Joe was born January 18, 1934 in Startup, Washington to Henry and Sylvia (Schrader) Walcker. He served in the United States Air Force for four years during the Korean Conflict. He married Zanna Fleming July 18, 1964 in Ottawa, Illinois; they would have been married fifty years this July. He retired from AT&T after 29 years of service. He was a member of Moose Lodge 960 and American Legion. He loved country music, dancing, being out on his boat, and he walked daily.
Joe is laid to rest in the Shrine of Rest mausoleum in the Sanctuary of Seasons.
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