ST. JOSEPH – Daniel Stephen Fox, 65, of St. Joseph passed away on Wednesday (Sept. 27,2017) at Carle Foundation Hospital in Urbana.
Dan was born Sept. 6, 1952, the son of Elmer and the late Ruth Fox. He survived by his wife, Jane; daughters, Leilani (Gene) Pierson and Mila (Ronnie) Thomas; sons, David Fox, Jonathon (Yulia) Fox and Jared Hill; sisters, Veronica (Jimmie) Cook and Heidi (Mike) Roberts; brother, Peter Braitsch; aunt, Ella Braitsch; and six grandchildren.
Dan embraced life fully. He retired from Peoples Gas after 37 years. He loved traveling and running and was the owner of Fox Stable in St. Joseph.
He proudly served our country and was a U.S. Navy veteran serving in Vietnam from 1970 to 1974.
Dan will be greatly missed by all who knew and loved him.
A celebration of Dan's life will be at noon Saturday, Sept. 30, at Sunset Funeral Home, 710 N. Neil St., Champaign. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. to noon prior to the service.
Burial will be at Grandview Memorial Gardens Cemetery in Champaign.
News-Gazette (Champaign-Urbana, Illinois)
September 29, 2017
Dan was born Sept. 6, 1952, the son of Elmer and the late Ruth Fox. He survived by his wife, Jane; daughters, Leilani (Gene) Pierson and Mila (Ronnie) Thomas; sons, David Fox, Jonathon (Yulia) Fox and Jared Hill; sisters, Veronica (Jimmie) Cook and Heidi (Mike) Roberts; brother, Peter Braitsch; aunt, Ella Braitsch; and six grandchildren.
Dan embraced life fully. He retired from Peoples Gas after 37 years. He loved traveling and running and was the owner of Fox Stable in St. Joseph.
He proudly served our country and was a U.S. Navy veteran serving in Vietnam from 1970 to 1974.
Dan will be greatly missed by all who knew and loved him.
A celebration of Dan's life will be at noon Saturday, Sept. 30, at Sunset Funeral Home, 710 N. Neil St., Champaign. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. to noon prior to the service.
Burial will be at Grandview Memorial Gardens Cemetery in Champaign.
News-Gazette (Champaign-Urbana, Illinois)
September 29, 2017
ST. JOSEPH – Daniel Stephen Fox, 65, of St. Joseph passed away on Wednesday (Sept. 27,2017) at Carle Foundation Hospital in Urbana.
Dan was born Sept. 6, 1952, the son of Elmer and the late Ruth Fox. He survived by his wife, Jane; daughters, Leilani (Gene) Pierson and Mila (Ronnie) Thomas; sons, David Fox, Jonathon (Yulia) Fox and Jared Hill; sisters, Veronica (Jimmie) Cook and Heidi (Mike) Roberts; brother, Peter Braitsch; aunt, Ella Braitsch; and six grandchildren.
Dan embraced life fully. He retired from Peoples Gas after 37 years. He loved traveling and running and was the owner of Fox Stable in St. Joseph.
He proudly served our country and was a U.S. Navy veteran serving in Vietnam from 1970 to 1974.
Dan will be greatly missed by all who knew and loved him.
A celebration of Dan's life will be at noon Saturday, Sept. 30, at Sunset Funeral Home, 710 N. Neil St., Champaign. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. to noon prior to the service.
Burial will be at Grandview Memorial Gardens Cemetery in Champaign.
News-Gazette (Champaign-Urbana, Illinois)
September 29, 2017
Dan was born Sept. 6, 1952, the son of Elmer and the late Ruth Fox. He survived by his wife, Jane; daughters, Leilani (Gene) Pierson and Mila (Ronnie) Thomas; sons, David Fox, Jonathon (Yulia) Fox and Jared Hill; sisters, Veronica (Jimmie) Cook and Heidi (Mike) Roberts; brother, Peter Braitsch; aunt, Ella Braitsch; and six grandchildren.
Dan embraced life fully. He retired from Peoples Gas after 37 years. He loved traveling and running and was the owner of Fox Stable in St. Joseph.
He proudly served our country and was a U.S. Navy veteran serving in Vietnam from 1970 to 1974.
Dan will be greatly missed by all who knew and loved him.
A celebration of Dan's life will be at noon Saturday, Sept. 30, at Sunset Funeral Home, 710 N. Neil St., Champaign. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. to noon prior to the service.
Burial will be at Grandview Memorial Gardens Cemetery in Champaign.
News-Gazette (Champaign-Urbana, Illinois)
September 29, 2017
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