John Richard Elbus
John Richard Elbus, 72, of Quincy, IL died on Tuesday, December 22, 2009 at 9:30 a.m. in Blessing Hospital. John was born on July 24, 1937 in Mt. Sterling, IL a son of Fred A. and Anna L. (Koch) Elbus. He married Norma Clark on July 10, 1959 in St. Mary Catholic Church, Mt. Sterling, IL.
John was retired after 33 years with the U.S. Postal Service.
He was a longtime member of the Church of St. Peter.
John was a member of the Knights of Columbus, the Elks and the American Postal Workers Union. He enjoyed boating, woodworking, but most of all spending time with his family, grandchildren, great-grandchildren and friends.
John is survived by his wife of 50 years, his children, Kelly Powell and her husband Daniel, Sr.; Kim Griggs and her husband Steve; Kathy Tappe and her husband Tony; and Kevin Elbus and his wife Deana all of Quincy;
Grandchildren: D.J. Powell of Ursa; Amber Speckhart; Korey and Kyle Powell; Katie and Lauren Cannady and Connor Griggs all of Quincy; Andy Tappe of Chicago; and Alex Tappe of Quincy; Christopher, Nicholas and Mitchell Elbus all of Quincy. Great grandchildren: Autumn and Carter Speckhart of Quincy and Evan Powell of Ursa.
Sisters: Susan Howe and her husband Wayne of Quincy and Joan Fogle and her husband Richard of Texas. His mother-in-law, Louise Clark and a brother-in-law, Mike Clark and his wife Marilena both of Mt. Sterling. Numerous nieces and nephews also survive.
Funeral services will be held on Monday, December 28, 2009 at 12:30 p.m. in the Duker & Haugh Funeral Home with a funeral mass at 1:00 p.m. in the Church of St. Peter by the Rev. John Burnette. Interment with military honors conducted by the American Legion Post #37 will be in Calvary Cemetery. Visitation will be Sunday evening 3:00 to 6:00 p.m. at Duker & Haugh with a parish prayer service at 3:00 p.m. Sunday.
Memorials may be made to the American Heart Association, Church of St. Peter or Blessing Hospice.
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To the family of John Elbus
We are sorry to hear of John’s passing he will be missed by many. Please know we are thinking of the entire family.
To the Elbus and Clark Families,
Our sincere sympathy on John’s passing. What a loss for each and everyone of you. You all must have your favorite memory of John.
We remember John being a student at St Mary’s in Mt Sterling. Larry and John were on the same basketball team. We also remember him as very quick witted and fun. We also remember him as the protective big Brother of Susie.
Norma, we are thinking of you. We know that you have been through tough times the past few years with John’s heart disease. We hope you remember the good times of your 50 years together.
We hope your faith and those pleasant memories will create the image of John in Heaven holding a winning hand in his favorite card game.
Norma & Family. So sorry to hear of john’s passing.We all grow up together in Mt,Sterling,we so had some good times. john was the life of the party.I’m sure he will be missed,but he is in a great place now. God bless you all.