Paul Joseph Schook, Sr.

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  • Name Paul Joseph Schook  [1, 2
    Suffix Sr. 
    Born 11 Jun 1932  Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Male 
    Died 25 Oct 2009  Odell, Livingston, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [2

    Parents

    Family ID: F5085 Group Sheet  |  Family Chart  
    Father Peter Paul Schook,   b. 4 Jun 1891, Streator, La Salle, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Apr 1946, Odell, Livingston, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 54) 
    Mother Helen C Soendgerath,   b. 2 Jul 1908, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Dec 1992, Odell, Livingston, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 84) 

    Family

    Family ID: F5086 Group Sheet  |  Family Chart  |  Last Modified: 22 Dec 2020   
    Wife Miyoko Shirasu,   b. 6 Dec 1936, Otsuki, Japan Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Jun 2018, Bloomington, McLean, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 81) 
    Children 
     

    1. Paul Joseph Schook, Jr.,   b. 23 Apr 1958, Saitama, Japan Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Jan 2012, Urbana, Champaign, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 53)

     

    2. B.S. Schook

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    Siblings 1 sibling 
     1. Donald F. Schook
     2. Paul Joseph Schook, Sr.,   b. 11 Jun 1932, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Oct 2009, Odell, Livingston, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 77)
     
  • Notes

    • Paul J. Schook

      Age: 77

      Residence: Odell, IL

      Date/Place of Death: October 25, 2009 at 12:31 am at OSF St. Joseph Medical Center, Bloomington, IL

      Service: Mass will be Friday, October 30, 2009 at 10:30 AM at St. Paul Catholic Church, Odell, IL

      Clergy: Father Peter Pilon

      Visitation: 4:00 – 7:00 pm with a scripture service at 7:00 pm from the Duffy Funeral Home in Odell, IL

      Burial: Mt. Olivet Cemetery in Dwight, IL

      Birth Date / Place: June 11, 1932 in Dwight, IL

      Parents: Peter and Helen ( Soendgrath ) Schook

      Marriage Date/Place: Miyoko Shirasu 1957 in Tokyo Japan she survives in Odell

      Son(S): Paul J. Schook Urbana, IL

      Daughter(S): Barbara S. ( Kurt ) Karlenzig Chicago, IL

      Brother(S): Donald F. Schook Joliet, IL

      Sister(S): Dorothy Reese Cupertino, CA

      Grandchildren: Mika and Max Karlenzig Chicago, IL

      Preceded by: Parents

      Church membership: St. Paul Catholic Church in Odell, IL

      Accomplishments:
      Paul organized and served as Boy Scout Master for Odell Troop 66. He was an active member of the American Legion (post 666), Knights of Columbus (Units 40 and 8), Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW posts 886 and 608), Dwight Moose and AM Vets of Pontiac. He served as local commander and district commander for the American Legion, commander for Disabled American Veterans of Dwight Post 80 and chairman of the 7th district VFW. He also served as treasurer of the Livingston County Korean and Vietnam Memorial in Pontiac. He was a member of the Korean War Memorial in Washington DC. He was honored by the Department of Defense at the 50th Anniversary Celebration of the Korean War. Paul always believed that it was his duty as an American to gives back to his country

      Occupation: Paul retired from Caterpillar in Joliet
      Education: He was a Pontiac Township High School graduate

      Memorials: Family suggest all contributions be made to St. Paul Grade School or to the St. Paul Church

      Military: United States Air Force during the Korean War stationed in Japan with the rank of Sergeant.

      Paul enjoyed many hobbies. He loved working with computers and learning about the latest technology. He also thoroughly enjoyed working with all his friends at the Pontiac War Museum and visiting his grandchildren when he could.
  • Source Citations

    1. [S8] 1940 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012.Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1940. T627;), Year: 1940; Census Place: Odell, Livingston, Illinois; Roll: m-t0627-00837; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 53-31.

    2. [S11] Social Security Death Index, Ancestry.com, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2011.Original data - Social Security Administration. Social Security Death Index, Master File. Social Security Administration.Original data: Social Security Administration. Social Security D;), Issue State: Illinois; Issue Date: Before 1951.