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IN LOVING MEMORY OF
Lyle
Sturgeon
August 13, 1935 – January 13, 2015
Obituary
Lyle Sturgeon, 79, of Springfield
Mass of Christian burial will be 10:30 a.m. Friday, January 16, 2015 at St. Vincent Catholic Church in Springfield, with Father Joe Forcelle officiating. Burial is in St. Vincent's Catholic Cemetery, rural Springfield, with military honors. Crosby-Jaeger Funeral Home of Springfield is in charge of the arrangements.
Lyle Leroy Sturgeon, age 79, of Springfield passed away unexpectedly Tuesday, January 13, 2015 at his residence.
Lyle was born on August 13, 1935 in Milton, Iowa to Edgar and Verna (Miller) Sturgeon. After graduating from Burlington High School, he entered the U.S. Air Force. He spent 20 years as a jet engine mechanic traveling all over the world.
Lyle served in the Vietnam War. He was awarded with the Commendation Medal for Heroism for saving a little girl in an avalanche. He retired on December 31, 1973 at Offutt Air Force Base, in Omaha, NE as an E6 Technical Sargent. After retiring, he traveled throughout the U.S. ending up in Phoenix, AZ as a jet engine mechanic. He also worked in the power house at the Mike Durfee State Prison, after moving to South Dakota. His granddaughters nicknamed him Mississippi because he liked to wander like the river.
While living in Phoenix, AZ, he met the love of his life, Brenda Monson. They were married on March, 7, 1987. After moving to South Dakota in 1990, they were blessed with their adopted son, Jonah, in 1994.
Lyle was a member of St. Vincent's Catholic Church, and served on the Springfield City Council for many years. He loved playing golf, reading, doing crossword puzzles, traveling, running marathons, and cheering for his beloved Chicago Cubs and Bears. He passed on his love of sports to Jonah, who he loved to watch play baseball and run track.
Thankful for sharing his life are his wife Brenda, son Jonah, son Lyle Dean and daughter Vickie Reiney, both of Palm Harbor, FL, daughter Brenda Ann Ulise of North Carolina, two granddaughters Melinda and Amber, and one great-grandson, Jake.
In lieu of flowers-memorials may be made to the Springfield Veteran's Memorial fund.
Mass of Christian burial will be 10:30 a.m. Friday, January 16, 2015 at St. Vincent Catholic Church in Springfield, with Father Joe Forcelle officiating. Burial is in St. Vincent's Catholic Cemetery, rural Springfield, with military honors. Crosby-Jaeger Funeral Home of Springfield is in charge of the arrangements.
Lyle Leroy Sturgeon, age 79, of Springfield passed away unexpectedly Tuesday, January 13, 2015 at his residence.
Lyle was born on August 13, 1935 in Milton, Iowa to Edgar and Verna (Miller) Sturgeon. After graduating from Burlington High School, he entered the U.S. Air Force. He spent 20 years as a jet engine mechanic traveling all over the world.
Lyle served in the Vietnam War. He was awarded with the Commendation Medal for Heroism for saving a little girl in an avalanche. He retired on December 31, 1973 at Offutt Air Force Base, in Omaha, NE as an E6 Technical Sargent. After retiring, he traveled throughout the U.S. ending up in Phoenix, AZ as a jet engine mechanic. He also worked in the power house at the Mike Durfee State Prison, after moving to South Dakota. His granddaughters nicknamed him Mississippi because he liked to wander like the river.
While living in Phoenix, AZ, he met the love of his life, Brenda Monson. They were married on March, 7, 1987. After moving to South Dakota in 1990, they were blessed with their adopted son, Jonah, in 1994.
Lyle was a member of St. Vincent's Catholic Church, and served on the Springfield City Council for many years. He loved playing golf, reading, doing crossword puzzles, traveling, running marathons, and cheering for his beloved Chicago Cubs and Bears. He passed on his love of sports to Jonah, who he loved to watch play baseball and run track.
Thankful for sharing his life are his wife Brenda, son Jonah, son Lyle Dean and daughter Vickie Reiney, both of Palm Harbor, FL, daughter Brenda Ann Ulise of North Carolina, two granddaughters Melinda and Amber, and one great-grandson, Jake.
In lieu of flowers-memorials may be made to the Springfield Veteran's Memorial fund.
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