David Wisecup

David Wisecup
David Joseph "Joe" Wisecup, 93, of Belleville, Ill., born Oct. 12, 1912, in Sioux City, Iowa, died Thursday, Dec. 15, 2005, at Memorial Hospital in Belleville, Ill.
Joe was a livestock buyer for Swift & Company in Sioux
City, Iowa and National Stockyards for 44 years. After his first retirement he worked as a real estate salesman for Century 21 for 14 years. He was a member of the Morningside Masonic Lodge 615 AF & AM in Sioux City, Iowa and a Masonic lecturer for 17 years in 5 states. Joe and his wife, Joyce and sons James, Joel and Jan moved to Belleville in 1960, from Sioux City, Iowa. He was a member, a trustee, a Sunday School superintendent and teacher of Signal Hill Methodist Church. He was also a member of the New Life Club of St. Matthew Methodist Church, and a life member of the Dr. Norman Vincent Peale Foundation, New York.
Joe and Joyce Wisecup were married in 1940 and were together for 56 years until Joyce died in 1996. A son Joel, died in 1971. A granddaughter, Kristin died in 1978. Joe was also preceded by his parents, David and Bertha nee Wells and two sisters Alta Wisecup and Mary Yager, and two brothers, Ray and Harold Wisecup.
He is survived by his two sons and their families, The Rev. Dr. James J. and Savka E. Wisecup and grandsons, Bjorn and Kathy Wisecup, Eric Wisecup and Jason Wisecup of Stamford, Conn., and Jan F. and Arylis Wisecup of Las Vegas, Nev.
Memorials may be made to Shriners Hospital for Children-Burn Unit, 2001 South Lindbergh Blvd., St. Louis, Mo., 63131.

Visitation: Friends may call from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 17, 2005, at Kurrus Funeral Home in Belleville, Ill.

Funeral: Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 17, 2005, at Kurrus Funeral Home Chapel, Belleville, Ill., with Rev. Larry Patton officiating.

KURRUS FUNERAL HOME, Belleville, Ill.