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Mr. Joseph E. Tillquist, 70, of Liberty, Missouri, died at 12:28 p.m. Friday (January 17, 2003) in Liberty Hospital in Liberty, Missouri. Born November 21, 1932 in Hannibal, Missouri, Mr. Tillquist was the son of Nels P. and Esther Monroe Tillquist. He married Mary E. Hausmann on June 30, 1951 in Hannibal, Missouri. She died on September 4, 1994. Mr. Tillquist was a 1950 graduate of Hannibal High School. He was employed as a driver for Churchill Truck Lines for 36 years, retiring in 1994 and was a member of the Teamsters Local 41 of Kansas City for many years. He was an avid hunter and fisherman and enjoyed woodworking. Surviving is a son, Joseph E. Tillquist of Quincy; a daughter, Tamara Peterson and her husband Gerald of Liberty, MO.; three grandchildren, Melissa D. Tillquist of Quincy and Shelby R. Peterson and Mary Beth Peterson both of Liberty, MO.; a brother, Marion Dale Tillquist and his wife Mecy of Pueblo West, CO.; and several nieces and nephews. Mr. Tillquist was preceded in death by his parents; his wife; two sons, Michael L. Tillquist and Monte N. Tillquist; his twin brother, Nels Eugene Tillquist; and a sister, Mary Jean Tillquist. Funeral services will be held Tuesday morning at 10:30 in Zehender Robinson Stormer Cookson Funeral Home by the Rev. Roger Selves. Burial will be in Quincy Memorial Park. Visitation will be Monday evening from 4:00 to 7:00 and Tuesday until the time of services at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to American Heart Association or the American Cancer Society.
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