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Steven Bertok Obituary
Springfield, IL - Steven M. Bertok, 52 died on Thursday, November 22, 2018 at Memorial Medical Center in Springfield, IL. Family Care Cremation of Springfield is in charge of arrangements..
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Patricia Zaffiri
November 29, 2018
My Steve loved music, dancing, bowling, festivals, frisbee, & fishing. After church, yardwork & grilling steaks, or tv sports, with his spaghetti or chilli. He was never without beer & cigarettes. He looked forward to getting an electric wheelchair to be mobile again. May his soul & all the souls of the faithfully departed Rest In Peace. Miss you, Wildman, your Patti
Patricia Zaffiri
November 29, 2018
To Sis Kim, Son Steven, daughter Kayla Marie, niece Brieanna, cousin Mike , friend Tom Arnold, & especially friend Serge, co-workers & bosses at Bunn Capitol, friends at Top Cats & neighbors in the Cabbage Patch, & to all medical caregivers in the last 15 years of my Steve, Thank you for sharing Steve with me for the last 20 years. The ten years him & I were close together were the loveliest times of our lives, in which there was never a dull moment, except to rest. He was very wonderful to me & my parents, especially helping me to provide what my parents needed, as my Mother fought cancer in her last years. He gave her a spectacular fireworks show on her last birthday in the middle of winter, & to my Father he gave a very surprising birthday party, & we all know he was quite the showman! I didn't call him wildman lightly! He always thought there could not be a party without him! As we all know, 95% of the time he lived life to the fullest, & the other 5% he spent picking up the pieces from living life to the fullest. :) His dedication to his job at Bunn Capitol was commendable for almost 20 years, until his first head injury. His family & best friends were most important to him in his life, especially Mom Martha, Sis Kim, Son Steven, Niece Brieanna, Daughters Kayla Marie & Allison, & Granddaughter Alicia. He was thrilled to be reunited with his Father, & half-brother, & other new-found family members. Let us not forget the loves of his life, tomcats Commando & Mighty. His last few months he lived a block away. Because of his disabilities from subsequent head injuries, & complications following, Steve's body gave out, but his spirit stayed to the last, lighting that twinkle in his sky blue eyes, as he drank his last beer, & smoked his last cigarette. May you rest in peace, my Steve, & may God give mercy, remembering how you gave back, volunteering on M.M.C.'s Rehab floor. May we meet again in heaven someday, your Patti
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