Weiler, Fred Eugene

1926 - 2017  (91 years)

• Name	Weiler, Fred Eugene
  		Fred Eugene Weiler (1926-2017)
  Birth	23 Aug 1926	Clay City, Clay County, Illinois   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Census		1940 Census, Clay City Township, Clay County, Illinois, page 03b 1940 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois, (District 13-4) (Township), image 06, page 03b The writing in the 1940 Federal census for Clay City, Illinois is sometimes difficult to read. Ancestry.com has attempted to index this census, but there are many transcription errors.
  Reference Number	WEIL.F005
  _FGRAVE	185995286
  Death	18 Dec 2017	Flora, Clay County, Illinois   [1]
  	Fred Eugene Weiler, age 91, of Flora, Illinois, and former Clay City resident, passed away Monday night, December 18, 2017, at his home.
  Funeral	23 Dec 2017	Frank & Bright Funeral Home, Flora, Clay County, Illinois   [1]
  Military Service	World War II, Private, 3701st Army Air Forces Base Unit, United States Army Air Forces  [1, 3]
  	Enlisted and entered active service on February 14, 1945 at Saint Louis, Missouri. Trained as a Basic Airman (military occupational specialty 521) and as an AP Mechanic at Amarillo Field, Texas. Served stateside until honorably discharged as a Private from the 3701st Army Air Forces Base Unit on November 10, 1945 at Sioux City, Iowa. Earned the American Campaign Medal, the WWII Victory Medal, and the Good Conduct Medal. This information has been posted on the National World War II Memorial's Registry of Remembrances website by Robert Medley Gatewood. It is entered here with his permission. Source: http://www.wwiimemorial.com/Registry/plaque.aspx?honoreeID=1906386
  		Flag of the United States, 48 Stars (1912-1959) In 1912, two stars were added to the United States flag, representing Arizona and New Mexico, bringing the total number of stars to 48. They were arranged in six rows of eight stars each. American fighting men would fight under this flag during four wars: World War I, World War II, the Korean War, and the beginning of the Vietnam War. (In 1959, a…
  		Fred Eugene Weiler (1926-2017)
  		United States Army Air Forces (1941–1947)
  		United States Army Air Forces
  		United States Army Enlisted Rank Insignia
  		Military Service Ribbons, Fred Eugene Weiler (1926-2017) Contributed by Carl Wayne Gray
  		Good Conduct Medal, United States Army
  		Good Conduct Medal, United States Armed Forces
  		American Campaign Medal, United States Armed Forces
  		American Campaign Medal, United States
  		World War II Victory Medal, United States Military
  		World War II Victory Medal, United States Military
  		World War II (1939-1945)
  		World War II Honoree, Weiler, Fred E. (1926-2017)
  		Brochure, World War II Memorial, Flora, Illinois, Nov 11, 2007, page 01 of 26 pages On Veterans' Day, 2005, the city of Flora, Illinois dedicated a memorial to all known Clay County, Illinois World War II Veterans. Located on the south side of the city library, this is a copy of the brochure honoring that event. This 2007 brochure adds a matrix for locating the memorial brick that was laid in honor of each veteran. This…
  		Brochure, World War II Memorial, Flora, Illinois, Nov 11, 2007, page 02 of 26 pages On Veterans' Day, 2005, the city of Flora, Illinois dedicated a memorial to all known Clay County, Illinois World War II Veterans. Located on the south side of the city library, this is a copy of the brochure honoring that event. This 2007 brochure adds a matrix for locating the memorial brick that was laid in honor of each veteran. This…
  		Brochure, World War II Memorial, Flora, Illinois, Nov 11, 2007, page 03 of 26 pages On Veterans' Day, 2005, the city of Flora, Illinois dedicated a memorial to all known Clay County, Illinois World War II Veterans. Located on the south side of the city library, this is a copy of the brochure honoring that event. This 2007 brochure adds a matrix for locating the memorial brick that was laid in honor of each veteran. This…
  		Brochure, World War II Memorial, Flora, Illinois, Nov 11, 2007, page 24 of 26 pages On Veterans' Day, 2005, the city of Flora, Illinois dedicated a memorial to all known Clay County, Illinois World War II Veterans. Located on the south side of the city library, this is a copy of the brochure honoring that event. This 2007 brochure adds a matrix for locating the memorial brick that was laid in honor of each veteran. This…
  Burial	23 Dec 2017	Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois   [1]
  	Interment will be in the Clay City Cemetery with military honors.
  Person ID	I22922	Carl Wayne Gray Research | Holman - Hussleton John Holman and Mary Hussleton Descendants, Holman - Hussleton John Holman and Mary Hussleton Descendants, Stanford - Emmott John Thomas Stanford and Bathsheba Austin 'Bessie' Emmott Descendants, Stanford - Kenley David Stanford and Amanda J. Kenley Descendants, Stanford - Wickersham David Stanford and Rebecca L. Wickersham Descendants, Weiler - Holman Eugene Earl Weiler and Pearl Marie Holman Descendants
  Last Modified	20 Jul 2023

  
  

  Father	Weiler, Eugene Earl,   b. 1902, Illinois d. 1963 (Age 61 years)
  Mother	Holman, Pearl Marie,   b. 23 Aug 1903, Illinois d. 19 Jun 1990, Flora Care Center, Flora, Clay County, Illinois (Age 86 years)
  Marriage	Y  [2, 4]
  Family ID	F10140	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Bissey, Audrey Nadine,   b. 16 Feb 1928, Illinois d. 30 Oct 2025, StoneBridge Memory Care, Olney, Richland County, Illinois (Age 97 years)
  Children	> 1. Weiler, Kathy > 2. Weiler, Teresa > 3. Living
  Family ID	F8158	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 23 Aug 1926 - Clay City, Clay County, Illinois Death - 18 Dec 2017 - Flora, Clay County, Illinois Funeral - 23 Dec 2017 - Frank & Bright Funeral Home, Flora, Clay County, Illinois Burial - 23 Dec 2017 - Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Histories

  Brochure, World War II Memorial, Flora, Illinois, Nov 11, 2007 On Veterans' Day, 2005, the city of Flora, Illinois dedicated a memorial to all known Clay County, Illinois World War II Veterans. Located on the south side of the city library, this is a copy of the brochure honoring that event. This 2007 brochure adds a matrix for locating the memorial brick that was laid in honor of each veteran. …

  
  

• Notes

  Fred Eugene Weiler, age 91, of Flora, Illinois, and former Clay City resident, passed away Monday night, December 18, 2017, at his home. He was born August 23, 1926, in Clay City, to Eugene and Marie (Holman) Weiler. He was united in marriage to Audrey Nadine Bissey on March 8, 1946, in Clay City, and they have shared 71 anniversaries together. Fred was a farmer. He served in the Army Air Force during World War II, and was Past Commander of Clay City American Legion. He was also a member of Clay City United Methodist Church, a member and Past Master of the Flora Masonic Lodge, served on the Clay City School Board, and drove a school bus. Fred is survived by his wife: Audrey Weiler of Flora; children: Richard (Rebecca) Weiler of Durango, CO, Kathy (Mike) Kitley of Flora, and Teresa (Fred) Verner of Santa Fe, NM; 6 grandchildren: Jeff Weiler of Lodi, CA, Jamie (Andy) Myers of Flora, Troy (Amy) Kitley of Flora, Tracy (Abby) Kitley of Flora, Katelyn (Jacob) Shapiro of West Lafayette, IN, and Dr. Ryan (Dr. Kari) Verner of Houston, TX; 6 great-grandchildren: Mallory and Marli Myers, Emma, Halle and Landree Kitley, and Andrew Kitley; along with several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents; a brother: Bill Weiler; and 2 sisters: Norma Cummins and Anna Mary Carrington. A funeral service for Fred Weiler will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday, December 23, 2017, at Frank & Bright Funeral Home in Flora. Interment will be in the Clay City Cemetery with military honors. A visitation will be held 4-7 p.m. Friday evening with a Masonic Service at 7 p.m. at the funeral home. Memorial donations in Fred’s memory may be given to Clay City United Methodist Church or Clay County Hospice.

  
  

• Sources

  [S6261] Frank & Bright Funeral Home, Obituary, Weiler, Fred Eugene, 91, (http://www.frankandbright.com/obituaries/obit/673/), none. (Reliability: 2). [S3910] Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Illinois, (District 13-4) (Township), image 6, page 3b, (https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/2442/M-T0627-00769-00087?backurl=https%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fsearch%2fdb.as) (Reliability: 3). [S6011] World War II Honoree, Fred E. Weiler, (https://wwiiregistry.abmc.gov/honoree-plaque/?honoree_id=1906386) (Reliability: 2). [S6255] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Carrington, Anna Mary, 82, (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSsr=361&GScid=105163&GRid=53170392&), none. (Reliability: 2).