Official Obituary of
Thomas E. Dean
October 9, 1943 ~ October 5, 2008 (age 64) 64 Years Old
Thomas Dean Obituary
Thomas E. Dean, age 64, of Monticello, passed away at 3:40 PM, Sunday, October 5, 2008 at Carle Hospital in Urbana.
Funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M., Thursday, October 9, 2008 at the Monticello United Methodist Church 212 S. Independence St. with Rev. Michael Eischen officiating. Visitation will be 5:00-8:00 P.M., Wednesday, October 8, 2008 at the Mackey-Wright Funeral Home. Interment will be Friday, October 10, 2008 with an 11:00 AM Graveside service at St. Marys Cemetery in Metamora.
Thomas was born October 9, 1943 in Urbana the son of Charles A. and Gladys (Hauersperger) Dean. He married Jean Kay Shields on September 9, 1962 in Fisher. She survives.
Also surviving is his children: Anthony Dean of Kirkland, WA, Vincent Dean and Rebecca Bursott both of Metamora, and Betsy Kuper of Jackson, TN, 12 grandchildren, and sisters; Mary Myrick of Rantoul, Lois Cady of Gibson City, Patricia Bryan of Mahomet, and Kathryn Greenwood of Mulckytown.
He was preceded in death by his parents, brother (Jerry) and an infant brother and sister.
Thomas was employed as a Service Engineer at Caterpillar for 38 years. He was a charter member of the Berkmore United Methodist Church in Lawrenceville, GA, a charter member of the Willow Hill United Methodist Church in Germantown Hills, IL, and current member of the Monticello United Methodist Church. He was past member of the Germantown Hills School Board and Scout Master, Worth Township Trustee, Monticello United Methodist Church Board of Trustees, founding member of the Piatt County Habitat for Humanity, Faith in Action, and went on Mission trips to Alaska, Mississippi, Louisiana, Georgia, Alabama, and the Czech Republic.
In Lieu of flowers memorials may be made to the Monticello United Methodist Church Building Fund or the Piatt County Habitat for Humanity.
Funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M., Thursday, October 9, 2008 at the Monticello United Methodist Church 212 S. Independence St. with Rev. Michael Eischen officiating. Visitation will be 5:00-8:00 P.M., Wednesday, October 8, 2008 at the Mackey-Wright Funeral Home. Interment will be Friday, October 10, 2008 with an 11:00 AM Graveside service at St. Marys Cemetery in Metamora.
Thomas was born October 9, 1943 in Urbana the son of Charles A. and Gladys (Hauersperger) Dean. He married Jean Kay Shields on September 9, 1962 in Fisher. She survives.
Also surviving is his children: Anthony Dean of Kirkland, WA, Vincent Dean and Rebecca Bursott both of Metamora, and Betsy Kuper of Jackson, TN, 12 grandchildren, and sisters; Mary Myrick of Rantoul, Lois Cady of Gibson City, Patricia Bryan of Mahomet, and Kathryn Greenwood of Mulckytown.
He was preceded in death by his parents, brother (Jerry) and an infant brother and sister.
Thomas was employed as a Service Engineer at Caterpillar for 38 years. He was a charter member of the Berkmore United Methodist Church in Lawrenceville, GA, a charter member of the Willow Hill United Methodist Church in Germantown Hills, IL, and current member of the Monticello United Methodist Church. He was past member of the Germantown Hills School Board and Scout Master, Worth Township Trustee, Monticello United Methodist Church Board of Trustees, founding member of the Piatt County Habitat for Humanity, Faith in Action, and went on Mission trips to Alaska, Mississippi, Louisiana, Georgia, Alabama, and the Czech Republic.
In Lieu of flowers memorials may be made to the Monticello United Methodist Church Building Fund or the Piatt County Habitat for Humanity.
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