Official Obituary of
Robert E. Jorgensen
August 11, 1919 ~ April 19, 2008 (age 88) 88 Years Old
Robert Jorgensen Obituary
Robert E. Jorgensen, age 88, of Monticello, passed away at 9:25 PM, Saturday, April 19, 2008 at the Piatt County Nursing Home.
Funeral service will be held at 11:00 AM Thursday, April 24, 2008 at the Monticello United Methodist Church with Rev. Michael Eischen officiating. Visitation will be from 6:00-8:00 with Masonic Service at 7:45 P.M. on April 23, 2008 at the Mackey-Wright Funeral Home. Interment will be in Park Hill Cemetery in Bloomington, IL at 3:00 P.M.
Robert was born August 11, 1919 in Chicago the son of Robert E. and Gyda (Johnson) Jorgensen. He married Mary E. DuBois on June 24, 1942 in Springfield.
He is survived by his wife: Mary E. Betty Jorgensen of Monticello, sons: Richard E. (Linda) Jorgensen of Jonesboro, AR, Robert D. (Anne) Jorgensen of Kent, OH, David A. (Kelly) Jorgensen of Interlochen, MI, daughter: Mary E. Jorgensen of Bloomington, and five grandchildren: Bethany, Meredith, Laura, Andrew, and Trevor. He was preceded by his parents and two sisters.
Robert retired as Supervisor of Music for Urbana Public Schools and also worked as an Insurance Agent for Mass Mutual. Robert was also a music teacher in Bloomington and Lewistown. He served with the U.S. Navy during WW II. Robert was a summer employee at the Interlochen Center for the Arts. Robert received his Bachelor & Masters Degrees from Illinois Wesleyan University where he was a member of the Phi Mu Alpha fraternity.
Robert was a member of the Monticello Masonic Lodge #58 AF & AM, Monticello VFW Post # 5346 along with being Past President of the Monticello Lions Club.
Robert was also a member of the Illinois Grade School Music Association, the American Bandmasters Association, and Phi Beta Mu.
Memorials may be made to American Lung Association or the Monticello United Methodist Church.
Funeral service will be held at 11:00 AM Thursday, April 24, 2008 at the Monticello United Methodist Church with Rev. Michael Eischen officiating. Visitation will be from 6:00-8:00 with Masonic Service at 7:45 P.M. on April 23, 2008 at the Mackey-Wright Funeral Home. Interment will be in Park Hill Cemetery in Bloomington, IL at 3:00 P.M.
Robert was born August 11, 1919 in Chicago the son of Robert E. and Gyda (Johnson) Jorgensen. He married Mary E. DuBois on June 24, 1942 in Springfield.
He is survived by his wife: Mary E. Betty Jorgensen of Monticello, sons: Richard E. (Linda) Jorgensen of Jonesboro, AR, Robert D. (Anne) Jorgensen of Kent, OH, David A. (Kelly) Jorgensen of Interlochen, MI, daughter: Mary E. Jorgensen of Bloomington, and five grandchildren: Bethany, Meredith, Laura, Andrew, and Trevor. He was preceded by his parents and two sisters.
Robert retired as Supervisor of Music for Urbana Public Schools and also worked as an Insurance Agent for Mass Mutual. Robert was also a music teacher in Bloomington and Lewistown. He served with the U.S. Navy during WW II. Robert was a summer employee at the Interlochen Center for the Arts. Robert received his Bachelor & Masters Degrees from Illinois Wesleyan University where he was a member of the Phi Mu Alpha fraternity.
Robert was a member of the Monticello Masonic Lodge #58 AF & AM, Monticello VFW Post # 5346 along with being Past President of the Monticello Lions Club.
Robert was also a member of the Illinois Grade School Music Association, the American Bandmasters Association, and Phi Beta Mu.
Memorials may be made to American Lung Association or the Monticello United Methodist Church.
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