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Ernest W. Kautz

…Oct. 16, 1961, he married Patricia Miller at Christ the King Church, Wonder Lake. He worked as a die caster at Woodstock Die Casting for 17 years. He also worked…

Leo L. Tibbitts

…Sept. 1943 to Jan. 1946. He was a member of Eugene Drill Post #606 in Hebron. He worked as a tool and die maker at Woodstock Die Casting (Auto-Lite) for…

Robert J. Zimmermann

…employed with Woodstock Die Casting Company and, after retirement, ventured into several different jobs ranging from selling fertilizer to working at a car wash. He was a dedicated family man…

Robert Reese

…of World War ll. He was employed in the maintenance department at Woodstock Die Casting and retired in 1988 after 26 years. On May 8, 1965,  he married Norma (Davis)…

Clarence Smith

…gardening.   He worked at the Woodstock Die Casting Company for 19 years until the plant closed. He also worked at Walmart for 12 years. He loved spending time with…

Evelyn M. Hart

Evelyn M. Hart

…Streator before returning to Woodstock to raise their family. She worked as engineering secretary for 27 years at Woodstock Die Casting and its predecessors until retiring in 1989. Throughout her…

Darlene J. Frederick

Darlene J. Frederick

Casting for 32 years. She enjoyed raising her girls, gardening, vacationing in Florida, and knitting, and was an avid Cubs fan. She also loved to read and enjoyed four to…

Sandra Kay Mass

…Mary Alice Miller. She married Jerry D. Mass on June 27, 1964, and they moved to Woodstock. She worked many years at Woodstock Die Casting until it closed, when they…

H. Evalyn (Evelyn) Jarrett

H. Evalyn (Evelyn) Jarrett

…at Woodstock Die Casting for many years. Evalyn is survived by two daughters, Colleen A. Quinn and Candice L. Prince; five grandchildren, Kristopher Jarrett Radke, Stephanie Evalyn Brown, Adam Jarrett…

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