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Daniel Jedlicka Obituary
PEORIA — Daniel M. Jedlicka, age 64, of Peoria, formerly of Palos Heights, Ill., passed away Monday, Oct. 9, 2017, at 3:57 p.m. at his residence.
He was born Feb. 6, 1953, in Chicago to George and Lorraine (Vanis) Jedlicka. He married Nancy (Bixler) Boise on Aug. 6, 1983, in Bloomington. She survives along with his mother of Palos Heights, Ill.; one son, Damion (Jessica) Jedlicka of Virginia; two grandchildren, Anna and Jack Jedlicka of Virginia; one stepdaughter, Jamie Boise of Ohio; one brother, David (Kandy) Jedlicka of Arkansas; two sisters, Debbie Hladilek of Wheaton and Dianne (John) Jedlicka-Kriz of Frankfort, Ill.; and several nieces, nephews, and cousins.
He was preceded in death by his father.
Daniel was an Engineer at Caterpillar Inc. for 39 years, retiring Jan. 1, 2016. While at Caterpillar, Daniel worked in the motor grader transmission division and was responsible of at least two inventions and many patents.
Daniel also enjoyed being a private pilot.
Visitation will be Friday, Oct. 20, 2017, from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Davison-Fulton Woolsey-Wilton Funeral Home in Peoria. Funeral services will be Saturday, Oct. 21, 2017, at 10 a.m. at the funeral home. Additional visitation will be one hour prior to the services on Saturday.
Burial will be in Swan Lake Memory Gardens in Peoria.
Memorials may be made to St. Jude Midwest Affiliate.
You may view Daniel's obituary online at www.Woolsey-Wilton.com.
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Mary Fasbender
October 19, 2017
So saddened to learn of your familiy's loss of Dan--- gone way too soon! While I did not know him well, we send our condolences to his family and friends.
Mark Behn
October 16, 2017
I had the pleasure to work with Dan on motor grader transmissions for about 5 years. I have a lot of good memories of him over that time.
Randy Hayward
October 16, 2017
Nancy and family. I worked closely with Dan at Caterpillar on the countershaft transmission team. Please accept my condolences at this difficult time. You are in my thoughts and prayers.
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21
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