George Waldeck

Waldeck, George
Jan. 30, 1934 - Sep. 11, 2013
George Waldeck, 79, of Columbus, OH, died on Sep. 11, 2013. Services will be held at 10:30 am on Thurs., Sept. 19, 2013 at St. Andrew Church in Columbus, OH. Funeral arrangements by: Egan-Ryan Funeral Home, Columbus, Ohio.
HomeReach/Hospice and caregivers Michelle, Beth, Linda, Dot and Miriam provided the loving care he needed. Born in Cleveland, he was the son of Angela Fitzgerald and Frank J. Waldeck. He attended Gesu School, was graduated from St. Ignatius High School, and John Carroll University. He served in the United States Navy from 1956-1958. He had two careers, commercial banking and investment banking. At the time of his father's retirement, after fifty-five years with the Cleveland Trust Company, the Cleveland Plain Dealer wrote "he was the best known, best loved banker in Cleveland." As his father before him, he started his career in banking with Union Commerce Bank becoming Cashier and Treasurer before accepting the position as President of American National Bank. Later he joined the Palmer National Bank and Trust Company, Sarasota, Florida, as President until 1977. In that year he joined the Fahey Banking Company and served as President until 1984, whereupon his second career began. He joined A G Edwards and Sons as an institutional investment broker. He retired from Wells Fargo Advisors in November 2012. He was a daily runner, tennis player, and golfer, a member of Scioto Country Club.
He is survived by his wife of 54 years, Gail Matousek Waldeck; two sons, George Philip Waldeck, Jr., Avon CT and Mark Denney Waldeck, Chicago, IL; two daughters-in-law, Cynthia Reno Waldeck and Delaine Fritz Waldeck; six grandchildren: Katherine, Nicole, Matthew, Morgan, Anna Marie and Thomas Quinn. He was the brother of John W. Waldeck and Rose Waldeck, and is survived by a brother Frank J. Waldeck, Lake Forest, IL. In lieu of flowers donations may be made to Gastrointestinal Research Foundation, 70 E. Lake Street ,P.O. Box 1015, Chicago IL 60601, St. Ignatius High School, 1911 W. 30th Street, Cleveland, OH 44113,or John Carroll University, 1 John Carroll Blvd, University Heights, OH 44118.