Victor Tepen

DATELINE:  Jerseyville

NAME:  Victor Andrew Tepen

AGE: 81

DIED:  5:35 a.m. Saturday Oct. 31, 2015 at his home

BORN:  November 5, 1933 in Meppen, Illinois

PARENTS: A.J. and Frances (Smith) Tepen (Both Deceased)

MARRIED:  Genevieve Thornton

DATE & PLACE: July 2, 1960 at Holy Ghost Church, Jerseyville, Illinois

OCCUPATION: Retired Pipe Fitter Supervisor at Shell Oil Refinery. He was a Democrat Precinct Committeeman, a Jersey County Township Trustee, coached Kroy League Baseball, men’s slow pitch softball and was an avid Chicago Cub Fan.

MEMBERSHIPS: Knights of Columbus and Holy Ghost Church

VISITATION: Tuesday, November 3, 2015, 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., with a Rosary at 3:45 p.m.,

 At Holy Ghost Catholic Church in Jerseyville

FUNERAL: Wednesday, November 4, 2015, 10:00 a.m.

At Holy Ghost Catholic Church in Jerseyville

OFFICIANT: Father William Hembrow

BURIAL: St. Francis Cemetery in Jerseyville

MEMORIALS: In Lieu of flowers, Memorials may be made to the Diabetes Foundation or to St. Judes Children’s Hospital

SURVIVORS

WIFE: Genevieve Tepen of Jerseyville

CHILDREN: Patricia (Richard) Hutchinson, Vickie (Don) Katashuk, Jim (Leslie) Tepen, Helen (Jim) Cassens, Dr. Russell Tepen, Diane (Ryan) Catlow, Stephen (Jennifer) Tepen, Chris Tepen and a special son, Jack Metcalfe

13 GRANDCHILDREN

6 GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN

SISTERS: Katherine Ward, Esther Foiles, Dorothy Tittle, Adele Randolph and Gertrude Nevlin

PRECEDED IN DEATH BY: Parents, brother and sister: Alfred Tepen and Anna Carpunky

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