Madison - Frederick Stamm Brightbill, age 76, passed away on March 4th, 2015 due to complications from Lewy Body dementia.
He was born on January 13, 1939, the son of Charles and Elizabeth (Stamm) Brightbill.
Fred was an extraordinary man -- known for his kindness, morality and generosity of spirit. He was passionate about his family, his work as an ophthalmologist, fly fishing in Jackson Hole, music, traveling, art, dancing and, of course, the Wisconsin Badgers.
Fred is survived by his wife of 22 years, Courtney Moffatt Brightbill, and his four children: Tim Brightbill (married to Ruth Gates) of Alexandria, VA, Paul Brightbill (married to Cindy Brightbill) of Seattle, WA, Susan Brightbill Dahlseid. (married to Tim Dahlseid) of Minneapolis, MN, and Jenny Rule (married to Mike Rule) of Whitewater, WI; and step children Ashley Anderson (married to Mike Anderson) of St Paul, MN and Trevor Helmick (married to Melissa Helmick) of St Paul, MN. He is further survived by eleven grandchildren and step-grandchildren: Maddie, Grace and Charlotte Brightbill, Luke and Josh Rule, Dixie and Murray Brightbill, Cormac Dahlseid, and Peter, Ryan and Oliver Anderson.
Fred was a founder and Medical Director at Brightbill/Ericson Eye Associates New Vision Laser Center in Rockford, IL.
He was a Professor in the Department of Ophthalmology at the University of Wisconsin in Madison, and a past physician and surgeon for many years at Davis-Duehr Eye Clinic in Madison. He was among the first surgeons to perform laser refractive surgery in Wisconsin.
Fred was preceded in death by his first wife, Dixie Burns Brightbill, his sister Beth and their parents.
A funeral service will be held at First Presbyterian Church of Waunakee, on Friday, March 13th at 4:30pm. 5763 County Road Q, Waunakee, WI 53597. A reception and celebration of his life will take place at the church following the service.
With deep appreciation, the family thanks the staff of Agrace Hospice and BrightStar Senior Living -- especially Robyn and Bonnie for their unyielding compassion and skill.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be sent in Fred's honor to the Frederick S. and Courtney M. Brightbill Fund for Ophthalmology Advancement School of Medicine and Public Health, Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, UW Madison. Brightbill Fund
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Charles Marzolf "Bud" Gervig, 91, of Waco, passed away on April 27 after a brief illness.

Bud was born August 31, 1921 in Alton, Illinois, the son of Philip M. and Cornelia Spoeneman Gervig. He attended school in Alton through junior high then moved to Belleville, Illinois, where he graduated from high school. In his senior year, he was the first person to be named to all three of the Illinois all-state football teams. He attended Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri and graduated from The University of Illinois in 1943. He was a member of Beta Theta Pi fraternity. Being in the R.O.T.C. Cadet Corps, upon graduation he was immediately sent to Officers Candidate School at Fort Sill, Oklahoma.

After completing O.C.S., and being commissioned a 2nd Lieutenant, he married his college sweetheart, Joan Crist, on June 10, 1944, in Danville, Illinois. Shortly thereafter he was sent to the European War Theater as a replacement officer in the Field Artillery. He then volunteered to join the 90th Glider Airborne Field Artillery Division. Soon thereafter this unit was called into the Battle of the Bulge in Belgium. On January 9, 1945, he was wounded in action and was awarded the Purple Heart. He spent eighteen months in Crile General Hospital in Cleveland, Ohio, recovering from his injuries. After the war he settled in Danville, Illinois, working for General Electric. In 1955, he and his family moved to Waco, Texas, and he started Systems Service, Inc., a data processing and bookkeeping business which he operated for 43 years.

Bud was an active member of Austin Avenue United Methodist Church having served as chairman of the Administrative Board, Staff-Parish Relations Committee, Finance Committee, Trustees, Council of Ministries, and as a church Lay Leader. He originally taught Sunday school at the high school level, and has taught various adult classes for over fifty years. He has been a faithful Rotarian and since his retirement in 1998, he has been a volunteer for Meals on Wheels. Throughout his life he has enjoyed his tennis, golf and pitch games, and boating and skiing on the lake with his family and friends.

He has served as President of the Waco Symphony Association, the Friends of the Library Board, the Lighthouse for the Blind, and the Data Processing Association. In the year 2000, he was selected to serve as King of the Waco Cotton Palace Pageant. He was a loyal Blue Lodge Mason and a Scottish Rite Mason for over 65 years, serving as degree master for the 4th degree in Scottish Rite for over 10 years, and was elevated to 33rd Degree Inspector General Honorary in October, 2001.

Bud is preceded in death by his parents, two infant sons, John Charles and James Otto, and a sister, Phyllis Hecker, of St. Louis, Missouri.

He was the proud father of three children, Susan Joan Taylor of Waco, Mark Philip Gervig and wife, Lynda of Raleigh, North Carolina and Ann Marie Mitchell and husband, Jeff of Lorena. He has eight grandchildren, Joan Felton and husband, Mark, David Charles Taylor and wife, Meghan, Melissa Gervig, Mark Philip Gervig, Jr. and wife, Taneia, Lauren and Rachel Gervig, and Brian Charles and Brady Crist Mitchell and wife, Hillary. He is also survived by seven great-grandchildren, Thomas Charles 'Boots' and Taylor Felton, Riley and Alyssa Widener, Erik Charles, Devon and Ariana Gervig, and by many nieces and nephews.

Honorary pallbearers are John Ford, Walter Hunter, Pat Patillo, Darrell Slette and Goodhue Smith. Memorials may be made to Austin Avenue United Methodist Church, the Waco Symphony Association, or a charity of choice.

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Joseph W. England, 71, Moline, died Thursday, June 7, 2012 at his home, surrounded by his family.

Joe was born June 21, 1940 in Moline, the son of Mary (Walker) and Stanley B. England. He graduated from UTHS, and from the University of Illinois in 1962.  At Illinois , Joe was a member of Beta Theta Pi and captain of the golf team his senior year.

He married Mary Jo Richter on October 26, 1963 in LaGrange, IL. Upon completion of school, Mr. England went to work for John Deere and devoted his entire career to the company.

He was an avid golfer, playing for the UT Panthers, the Fighting Illini, and the rest of his life for himself. Joe was committed to several community groups including the Moline Foundation and Arrowhead Ranch. Sports and physical activity were important to Joe from playing basketball in high school to hiking in the mountains. He was proud to be an Illini Fan.

Survivors include his wife of nearly 50 years, Mary Jo, daughters, Katie (Dan) Barber, Memphis, TN, Amy (Wade) Warthen, Littleton, CO, and Sarah England-McCullough, SanDiego, CA, grandchildren, Joseph, Annie, Emily and Will, and his sister Nancy (Owen) Stipp, Colona.



From Quad-Cities Online of Moline, IL June 07, 2012 
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By Stephen Elliott, selliott@qconline.com

Joseph England, a longtime Quad-Cities civic leader and former Deere and Company executive, died Thursday morning.

Mr. England, 71, of Moline, was a senior vice president and director at Deere. An East Moline native, he joined the company in 1962, holding management positions in finance and accounting in his 37 years with the company.

In addition to his high profile job and prominence within a world-wide, multi-billion dollar corporation, Mr. England servied on numerous boards and foundations in the Quad-Cities,

"He was a classy guy, extremely bright," said former Rock Island County Board Chairman Paul Mulcahey. "Yet, he was a regular guy, a fun person to be with."

Mr. England served as president of Arrowhead Ranch from 1984 to 1992. At the time, the Arrowhead superintendent, Gary Brown, said Mr. England's work with at-risk boys made the facility one of the finest in the country. His final project as president was raising $1.5 millon for Arrowhead's gymnasium.

Through eight years of monthly meetings, he only missed one, Mr. Brown said back in 1992.

He also served for 18 years as board chairman of the Moline Foundation, which annually distributes hundreds of thousands of dollars to nonprofit groups in the area.

Joy Boruff, executive director of the foundation, described Mr. England as a humble man, a behind-the-scenes guy who did much for the Quad-Cities.

"He made an impact on everything he touched," Ms. Boruff said. "The last time we talked, he had moved to Florida. He loved Moline. He came back here to pass away. This was his home, his community."

Ms. Boruff said Mr. England was instrumental in bringing the i wireless Center, formerly the Mark of the Quad Cities, to reality.

"More than one person has said that wouldn't have happened without Joe behind the scenes," Ms. Boruff said, holding back tears. "I'm sorry.

"Joe left a big, big legacy in the Quad-Cities of philanthropy and giving. He was so unassuming and quiet, he just didn't want to draw attention to himself.

"If you could create a perfect board member, friend, community volunteer, that would be Joe England."

Pryce Boeye, a long-time Realtor, said he and Mr. England were lifelong friends from high school onward. Mr. Boeye said Mr. England was captain of the University of Illinois golf team.

"Actually, Joe had the pleasure to be paired up with a guy from Ohio State named Jack Nicklaus," Mr. Boeye said. "It was a cold, windy day in a Big Ten tournament."

After competing against Mr. Nicklaus, Mr. England said, "This guy (Nicklaus) is going to make it," according to Mr. Boeye.

Mr. Boeye said his friend's battle with lung cancer had its inspirational aspects.

"Unfortunately, doctors gave him six months to live," Mr. Boeye said. "Joe lived two-and-a-half years. He told me, 'I'm a tough SOB. I'm not giving up to this.'

"And, he didn't. He fought it to the end."

Childhood friend Jim Jannes said Mr. England was "very, very sincere -- just a gentleman's gentleman."

John Hass, chairman of the board at Valley Construction, said he lived with Mr. England in Champaign in 1959 while they were students.

"Joe was a young man who came from a working family," Mr. Hass said. "He was very, very smart, a very hard worker, and he was very good with people. He loved his wife, his three daughters, and his grandchildren.

"They were very important to him. He will be missed."

Mr. England also was on on the board of directors of Winnebago Industries, Inc.

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Raymond Arthur 'Art' Beazley, 70, of Travelers Rest, SC died October 30, 2011 following a heroic 22-month battle with pancreatic cancer.

Born in Tuscola, Illinois, he was the loving husband of Linda Beazley and the son of the late Raymond Thomas Archer Beazley & Elizabeth Olive Goode Beazley. He graduated from Arcola High School in 1959 and received degrees in civil engineering from the University of Illinois. He was a member of Beta Theta Pi.

Art was a loyal employee Exxon Engineering from 1965 to 2000. He was a member of Trinity Presbyterian Church in Travelers Rest, SC. He was an avid sports fan and especially enjoyed playing golf. He also played the piano & saxophone, loved to read, traveled widely, actively volunteered and enjoyed family & friends.

In addition to his wife, survivors include two sons, Raymond Mark Beazley (Kimberly) & Donald Brian Beazley (Amiee); one daughter, Maresa Lynn DePuy (Daniel); six grandchildren, Ian & Tessa Beazley, Madeline & Owen DePuy, and Tanner & Brady Beazley; and one brother, John Kenneth Beazley (Cathy).

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