| Mr. Russell O. "Russ"
Wolf, 87, of 2310 Cherry Lane, died at 8:02 a.m.
Saturday (October 9, 2004) in Blessing Hospital.
Born September 14, 1917 in Quincy, Russ was the son of LeRoy and
Rebecca F. Hoffman Wolf. He married Betty J. Simpson on December 21, 1940
in
Palmyra, Missouri. She survivies.
Mr. Wolf was a member of Bodley Masonic Lodge No. 1, Quincy Consistory,
Quincy Shrine Club, the Belgian Hitch Shrine Club, Ansar Shrine Temple
of
Springfield, and a charter member of the Quincy Shrine Club Skeeter Patrol.
Russ was a past member of the Quincy High Twelve Club and volunteered
at
Blessing Hospital. He also enjoyed hunting, fishing and playing cards.
Russ started his career as a tool and die maker for a small arms
company in St. Louis and then was employed in the experimental department
at
McDonald-Douglas Aircraft until February, 1951 . He returned to Quincy
and
started the Wolf Wrecking Company which he operated until 1965. After
retiring from the wrecking company he then sold real estate for the Ken
Bigelow Realty Company.
Also surviving are three sons, Jerry W. Wolf and his wife Robin of
Poquoson, VA., Michael "Mike" Wolf and his wife Melanie and
Jeffrey K. Wolf
and his wife Gina, both of Quincy; six grandchildren, Heather Carter and
her
husband Brett of Poquoson, VA., Kathryn Wolf of Sacramento, CA., Nicholas
Wolf, Ashley Wolf, Amber Wolf, and Joshua Wolf, all of Quincy; one great
granddaughter, Madeline U'Ren of Poquoson, VA.; one brother, Vernon Wolf
and
his wife Nora of Marshfield, MO.; and one sister Bernita Zoller and her
husband Carl of Quincy.
Mr. Wolf was preceded in death by his parents.
Funeral services will be held Wednesday morning at 11:00 in the
Zehender Robinson Stormer Cookson Funeral Home by the Rev. George Tomko.
At
Mr. Wolf's request, cremation rites will be accorded following the funeral
services.
Visitation will be Wednesday morning from 9:30 until the time of
services at the funeral home. Bodley Masonic Lodge No. 1 will conduct
services immediately before the funeral service.
Memorial may be made to the Blessing Heart Center.
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