Dennis Louis Durbin, Sr. Obituary (1926 - 2018)

Dennis Louis Durbin Sr. 92, of Pana, IL passed away at 7:18 a.m., Wednesday, November 21, 2018, in Shelbyville Manor Care Unit. A Mass of Christian Burial will be at 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, November 27, 2018, at St. Patrick's Catholic Church, Decatur. Burial will be in St. Maurice Cemetery, Morrisonville. The family will receive friends for visitation Monday evening from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. at Dawson & Wikoff Funeral Home, Mt. Zion. A vigil prayer service will be held at 5:30 p.m., Monday evening. Messages of condolence may be sent to the family at www.dawson-wikoff.com. Dennis was born August 26, 1926, in Palmer, IL the son of Urbanuas and Viola Durbin. He retired after 35 years from A.E. Staley Manufacturing Company. Dennis had served in the US Navy and was a W.W.II veteran, serving in the pacific while three brothers also were serving. He was a member of St. Patrick's Catholic Church and was a 4th Degree member of the Knights of Columbus. Dennis married Amelia "Mickey" Frazier in 1949. She preceded him in death. He later married Irma Moreau of Pana, IL. Dennis loved his family and friends and enjoyed telling stories of time passed of his life experiences. Dennis enjoyed playing music and mastered just about every instrument that he picked up. He liked to invent, write songs and poetry, and he loved life. Surviving are his children: Mike Durbin (June) of Decatur, Martha Keefer (Ed) of Windsor, Millie Durbin of Monticello, Dennis Durbin Jr. (Debbie) of Decatur, and Amy Pratt (Robert) of Decatur; step-children: Sandra Cuevas of Pana and Vickie Winans (Kurt)of Mount Auburn; fourteen grandchildren, many great grandchildren, and great-great grandchildren as well as many nieces and nephews also survive. He was preceded in death by nine brothers, six sisters, and three grandchildren: Michele, Silvia, and Carla.