Jackson E. "Jack" Wisnewski Obituary (1942 - 2017)

Jackson E. Jack Wisnewski 74, of Decatur, IL passed away at 5:23 p.m., Friday, February 17, 2017, in Decatur Memorial Hospital, Decatur. A service to celebrate Jacks life will be held at 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, February 21, 2017, at Dawson & Wikoff Funeral Home, Mt. Zion. Burial will be in Mt. Gilead Cemetery, with military honors provided by the Macon County Honor Guard. The family will receive friends for visitation beginning at 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. Monday evening at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to the Shriners Childrens Hospital. Messages of condolence may be sent to the family at www.dawson-wikoff.com. Jack was born July 21, 1942, in Otsego, West Virginia the son of Walter and Wilma (Johnson) Wisnewski. He married Connie Gadomski on November 1, 1985. Jack had served in the US Navy aboard the USS Fulton and retired as a Sheet Metal Worker from A.E. Staley Manufacturing Company after many years of service. He enjoyed model train railroading and camping. His true joy was time spent with his grandchildren. Surviving is his wife: Connie of Decatur; children: John, Mary Lou, Jacquie, and Penny (Roe); grandchildren: Payton, Preston, Ryan, Audrey, and many others; one great-granddaughter; brothers: Jim Wisnewski (Araxie) of Scott Depot, WV and Mike Helvey (Deborah) of Glasgow, WV. Jack was preceded in death by his parents and his grandson: Nicholas. He will be truly missed by all who knew him.