John F Dewar

John F. Dewar, 89, formerly of Park Ridge, Ill., who retired to Englwood, Fla., and spent the last 2 1/2 years at Courtyard Estates in Bradford, Ill., died at 7 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 12, 2011, at Heartland Health Care Center in Henry, Ill. Services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 20, 2011, at Grant-Johnson Funeral Home in Bradford, with his nephew, Robert Dewar, officiating. Visitation will be one hour prior to services in the funeral home. Burial will be at later date in the Gulf of Mexico. He was born May 28, 1921, in Chicago to John and Jessica (McCabe) Dewar. He married Beverly Mae Partridge on Feb. 12, 1944, in West Palm Beach, Fla. She died Nov. 21, 1993. Surviving are two daughters, Carol (James) Stange of Bradford and Kathy (Clarence) Waldinger of Sciota, Ill.; one son, John T. Dewar of Des Plaines; five grandchildren, Michael Waldinger of Springfield, Heidi (Marc) Fischer of Chicago, Daniel (Kristine) Waldinger of Mahomet, Rebecca (Theodore) Duello of St. Louis and Scott Stange of Peoria; nine great-grandchildren, Emily, Matthew and Ryan Waldinger, Abby, John and Benjamin Fischer, Jacob and Kylie Waldinger, and Theodore James Duello. He was preceded in death by his parents, wife and two brothers, David and Robert Dewar. He was a graduate of DePauw University in Greencastle, Ind., with a B.S. in business. He worked as an accountant. He was a member of Englewood Methodist Church in Englewood, Fla., and the Elks Club of Englewood, Fla. He was an avid golfer and loved flying. He flew a Piper Cub in and out of Elgin Airport in Elgin, Ill. He served as a first lieutenant in the U.S. Army during World War II. Memorials may be directed to St. Jude Midwest Affiliate in Peoria or Courtyard Estates in Bradford, Ill.