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George Nilhas Jr.
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[April
01, 2011]
BUFFALO -- George John Nilhas Jr., 92,
of Sherman, formerly of Buffalo, died Thursday, March 31, 2011, at 1
a.m. at Villa Health Care East in Sherman.
Visitation will be 2-5 p.m. Sunday at Fricke-Calvert-Schrader
Funeral Home in Mount Pulaski. His funeral service will be at 2 p.m.
Monday at the funeral home, with Mark Weber officiating. |
Burial will be in Constant Cemetery, Buffalo, with
military rites. Mr. Nilhas was a custodian for the
Tri-City School District when he retired in 1980. He
had started working at age 16 for the Illinois
Central Railroad and also worked as a farmhand for
many years.
He served in the U.S. Army during World War II.
He was born on Dec. 15, 1918, in Cornland. His
parents were George and Lilly Shannon Nilhas Sr. He
married Iva Marie Pope on Jan. 26, 1945, in Dawson.
She preceded him in death on May 28, 1994.
He is survived by one son, Kenneth (and Mari)
Nilhas of Springfield; four daughters, Anna Floyd of
Illiopolis, Joan Gettings of Illiopolis, Mildred
(and George) Etter of Ashland and Barbara (and
Michael) Nation of Springfield; one sister, Martha
Pruitt of Stonington; 15 grandchildren; and 19
great-grandchildren.
He was also preceded in death by one brother,
Arthur, and two grandchildren. |
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He was a member of the Buffalo Christian Church and
Mount Pulaski Masonic Blue Lodge 87 AF & AM.
He loved pitching horseshoes, camping and
bowling.
Memorials may be made to the American Lung
Association.
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Nilhas family. |