Carl F. DeFosse
Born: November 20th, 1927
Died: October 9th, 2015
Obituary
Mr. Carl Franklin DeFosse, 87, of Burlington died at 7:07 p.m. Friday, October 9, 2015, at the Great River Hospice House.
Born November 20, 1927 in Palmyra, Mo. he was the son of John and Esther Carlson DeFosse. On October 16, 1949 he married Pauline Finke at Prairie Grove, IA. Carl spent his years in sales and maintenance retiring after 25 years from Yetter Oil and five more years with the Burlington School District in the janitorial department retiring in 1990.
He was a member of the Trinity Lutheran Church, Teamsters 218, and the Golden Oldies. Carl was a Navy Veteran as an electrician's mate and one of seven brothers serving during WWII. He witnessed the first atomic bomb at Bikini Atoll. He loved hunting and fishing, woodcarving, the Cardinals, being a fantastic handyman and above all spending time with his grandchildren.
Survivors include his wife Pauline of Burlington; daughters, Patty Chacey of Burlington, Paula (David) McPherson of Davenport; son, Steve (Angie) DeFosse of Myrtle Beach, SC; a brother, Larry (Margerite) DeFosse of California, eight grandchildren, seven great grandchildren and many nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents, nine brothers and five sisters.
The memorial funeral service for Mr. DeFosse will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday, October 13th at Trinity Lutheran Church with the Rev. Ryan Cosgrove officiating. The family will receive friends from 9:30 a.m. until time of service. The Burlington Area Veterans Honor Guard will conduct Military Rites following the memorial service. Private inurnment will be in Aspen Grove Cemetery.
Memorials have been established for Trinity Lutheran Church and the Golden Oldies.
Cremation has been entrusted to Lunning Chapel.