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Vernon B. Berkley 

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[April 24, 2022]  LINCOLN - Vernon B. Berkley, 91, of Lincoln passed away on Tuesday, April 12, 2022 at Lincoln Memorial Hospital.

Visitation: Saturday, April 23, 2022 from 2:00 p.m. until 4:00 p.m. at the Quiram Peasley Funeral Home in Atlanta

Service: None

Funeral home:   Quiram Peasley Funeral Home, Atlanta

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Vernon B. Berkley, 91, of Lincoln passed away on Tuesday, April 12, 2022 at Lincoln Memorial Hospital.

Visitation will be held on Saturday, April 23, 2022 from 2:00 p.m. until 4:00 p.m. at the Quiram Peasley Funeral Home in Atlanta.

Cremation rites have been accorded.

Burial will be at a later date in the Evergreen Cemetery in Waynesville, Illinois.

Vernon was born on October 16, 1930 in Heyworth, Illinois the son of Carl and Vida (Evans) Berkley. He was united in marriage to Donna

Jean Wampler on December 26, 1952 at the Waynesville United Methodist Church.

He is survived by his wife, Donna; children: Sheila (Jim Johnson) Clark, Linda (Michael) Butz, Donald (Judy) Berkley, Nine grandchildren, Fifteen great grandchildren; one sister: Betty (Donald) Unsicker; step-sister: Diane (Bernard) Brucker; two brother in laws: Dale (Sylvia) Wampler, Gary (Sandy) Wampler.

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He was preceded in death by sons: Michael, Timothy and Johnathon; son-in-law Doug Clark and infant granddaughter: Vida Clark; sister Doris Wardrip; sister-in-law Marjorie Bicknell and her husband (Close friend) Doug Bicknell.

Vernon was a 1948 graduate of the McLean High School. He enlisted in U.S. Air Force after graduation and served 3 !/2 years as a jet engine mechanics instructor during the Korean War. Vernon enjoyed farming in the McLean area as a young man and in Boone County in Northern Illinois in later years. He retired from the Belvidere Chrysler plant after 18 years in the quality control department. He also enjoyed tinkering with various mechanical things and took great pride in his yard.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the family for a memorial to be determined at a later date.


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