Ramon Fleisher

MAQUON - Ramon "Toots" Fleisher, 81, of rural Maquon died Saturday morning, June 4, 2011, at Cottage Hospital.

He was born April 10, 1930, in rural Fulton County to Ralph and Alta (Tabor) Fleisher.

He married Betty Courson on Feb. 3, 1952. She preceded him in death on Jan. 23, 2002.

He was preceded in death by his parents, four brothers and three sisters.

He is survived by three children, Sandy Fleisher of Galesburg, Rod (Sherry) Fleisher of rural Maquon and Sam Fleisher, also of rural Maquon. He has two grandchildren and two great grandchildren.

He graduated from Fairview High School in 1948. He served six years in the Navy after high school and during the Korean conflict. He worked 10 years for the strip mine farm, gang planting many trees and seeding spoil banks locally. He retired as a welder at Asarco strip mine near Trivoli, Ill. He was a two-term road commissioner for Maquon Township.

He was a member of Maquon American Legion, then Fairview American Legion. He was an active member of U.M.W.A. Union.

He enjoyed hunting, fishing, mushrooming and playing pitch. He was one of the original deer permit purchasers in Illinois, later getting his wife, family and friends to join. He and his wife purchased some of the original recreation ground in 1952 by buying a home on a strip mine lake near Rapatee, where they lived all of their life.

Per his request, there will be no services. Memorials may be made to the Maquon Sunday School or the Galesburg Rescue Mission.

There will be a memorial/celebration of life service from 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday, July 16, at the Maquon Church Fellowship Hall.