Wesley Edwin Fourdyce, age 88, of Glen Carbon, Illinois died at his residence on February 20, 2016.
Visitation is Saturday, March 19, 2016 from 10:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. (Noon) at Dennison Funeral Home, Aledo. Interment will be in New Boston Cemetery, with graveside military rites by Mercer County V.F.W. Post 1571.
He was born May 8, 1927 in Burlington, Iowa the son of the late Harold E. & Alice Pearl (Norris) Fourdyce. He was a proud WWII Navy Veteran. Wes was a resident at Eden Village, Glen Carbon, Illinois for the last 4 1/2 years after relocating from Newburgh, Indiana. He was preceded in death by his wife of 55 years, Wandalea (nee Webster), his son Kevin Jay, grand-daughter Kelsey Fourdyce and a brother, Joseph Burton Fourdyce.
He is survived by his son, Anthony Fourdyce and his wife Diane, his grand-daughter Lana Kavetsis and her husband Steve, and their 8 month old son Christian Anthony Kavetsis.
In lieu of flowers the family is asking for donations to the Kelsey Fourdyce Memorial Study Abroad Scholarship Fund at http://international.illinois.edu/giving/fourdyce.html.
Online condolences may be left at www.dennisonfuneralhome.com.