John Formel Obituary

MURPHYSBORO -- John Edward "Shane" Formel left this Earth to join his beloved mother "Pete Mitchell" on Friday, Sept. 2, 2011.

He was born Feb. 15, 1944, to Lexie Houston and Walter Formel.

He served in the Navy in Vietnam and was awarded the Bronze Star.

Shane grew up in the Chicago area but fell in love with the lakes, fishing and natural beauty of Southern Illinois, and decided to make it his home. Shane lived a full life and leaves an abundance of friends and family to cherish his memory.

He leaves behind his children, Monica (Joe) Formel-Parks of Albany, Ga., Raheim Freeman of Atlanta, Shane Forel of North Chicago, Stacey Formel of North Dallas, Brea Formel of Greyslake, and John "J. P." Formel of Murphysboro; his brother, Johnny (Johnnie) Grayson of Utica; his sisters-in-law, Lucy (Lathion) Mitchell of Murphysboro and Pam (Ronnie) Davis of Waukegan; a host of nieces, nephews and cousins; other family and special friends, Sharon Eps, Renate Plath, Harold Cunningham, Cheryl Formel and Myra Doolin.

He was preceded in death by his mother, Lexie "Pete" Houston; brother, Ronnie Davis; sister, Ruth Mitchum; and brother, Lathion Mitchell Jr.

Shane was baptized and made peace with God before his death.

Per his wishes, his body will be cremated. Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 10, in Tower Grove Cemetery in Murphysboro.

Walker Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

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Published by The Southern Illinoisan from Sep. 4 to Sep. 8, 2011.

Memories and Condolences
for John Formel

4 Entries

Mary Word

September 7, 2011

Rest in peace my friend, Nay god be with the family.... John was a nice person to no... He will be missed.

September 7, 2011

Uncle Shane,
You will be missed.

Velma Quninn Waukegan,Il

September 7, 2011

John Edward (Shane) Formel

Curtis Mayfield’s Superfly, Billie Paul’s
Me and Mrs. Jones, Marvin Gaye’s
What’s Going On,
were some of Shane’s favorite songs.
Fishing was Shane’s passion,
but gamblin was Shane’s thangs...
and Sir John, Shane, and Sweet Back,
were a few of Shane’s nicknames.
Shane tried his hand at a few things,
an ole hustler at his best,
but later on in John Shane’s life
he put his ole school game to rest.
And that Shane he was a dreamer,
he wanted to have it all,
this man had a half court jumper shot
with nothing but net in basketball.
And Shane was well loved
by a lot of good women,
Yes, real good women in his life,
and some of us grew
to be just his friend,
and others he wed as his wives.
Shane’s legacy are his children,
he was a wealthy man in deed,
Monica, Raheim, Shane, Stacy, Brea, and J.P
are the fruit and wealth of Shane’s seed.
Written exclusively for Shane by his one friend
and his son Shane's mother
Sharon D. Epps

Sharon Epps

September 7, 2011

John Edward (Shane) Formel

Curtis Mayfield’s Superfly, Billie Paul’s
Me and Mrs. Jones, Marvin Gaye’s
What’s Going On,
were some of Shane’s favorite songs.
Fishing was Shane’s passion,
but gamblin was Shane’s thangs...
and Sir John, Shane, and Sweet Back,
were a few of Shane’s nicknames.
Shane tried his hand at a few things,
an ole hustler at his best,
but later on in John Shane’s life
he put his ole school game to rest.
And that Shane he was a dreamer,
he wanted to have it all,
this man had a half court jumper shot
with nothing but net in basketball.
And Shane was well loved
by a lot of good women,
Yes, real good women in his life,
and some of us grew
to be just his friend,
and others he wed as his wives.
Shane’s legacy are his children,
he was a wealthy man in deed,
Monica, Raheim, Shane, Stacy, Brea, and J.P
are the fruit and wealth of Shane’s seed.
Written exclusively for Shane by his one friend
and his son Shane's mother
Sharon D. Epps