Roy Wilimzig

Roy was born on October 2, 1919 and passed away on Tuesday, February 13, 2018. Roy was a resident of Granite City, Illinois at the time of passing. He attended public schools in Edwardsville and Granite City, Illinois. He later graduated from Washington University in St. Louis with a degree in electrical engineering and worked for Illinois Power Company and Emerson Electric until joining the United States Army. Roy worked with many young men in the Order of DeMolay and was a very active member in many of the Masonic orders including the Masonic Lodge Order of Jesters, a 33rd degree Mason in the Scottish Rite, 65 year member of the Ainad Shrine Temple in East St. Louis where he served as the 1967 Potentate and served as a board member of the Shriner's Hospital for Children in St. Louis. In celebration of his life, visitation will be at Irwin Chapel, 3960 Maryville Road in Granite City on Thursday, February 15, 2018 from 4:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. with a Masonic Service at 6:15 p.m. followed by a Shriner's walk through. Funeral services will be held at the funeral home on Friday, February 16, 2018 at 10:00 a.m. with Pastor Alan Beuster officiating. Burial with military honors will follow at Sunset Hill Memorial Estates in Glen Carbon. In lieu of floral tributes, memorials may be made to Village of the Blue Rose, Trinity Lutheran Church in Edwardsville, Hope Lutheran Church in Granite City or to Shriner's Hospital for Children and may be accepted at the funeral home.