Patrick J. Peck

Patrick J. "Pat" Peck, age 71, of Oquawka, Illinois passed away at 4:13 am at Heartland Health Care Center in Galesburg on Wednesday, December 19, 2018. Pat was born on December 25, 1946 in Galesburg, Illinois and is the son of Maurice LaVerne and Joan Elizabeth Kohler Peck. He attended the Galesburg schools and the Galesburg High School during which time he was employed by the Continental Clothier in Galesburg. He graduated from Galesburg High School in 1965. Patrick married Barbara Jean Huss on July 31, 1993 in Oquawka, Illinois and she is surviving. Pat first worked at Farmall in the Quad Cities for a number of years and later was in Quality Assurance at Gale Products in Galesburg. Pat then worked for thirty years in Quality Control at Maytag corporation from which he retired after they closed. Pat enjoyed going to breakfast club in Galesburg, and was a true people person. After retirement, Pat worked another four years at Reynolds Manufacturing in Milan, Illinois. Pat owned several show cars and enjoyed very much going to car shows and showing his three cars. He often went to the car shows in Oquawka and Monmouth, and liked to go to the Bagnell Dam Car Show in the Ozarks. More recently he loved to fish and go on the river fishing with his friends. Pat is survived by his wife, Barbara J. Peck of Oquawka, Illinois and his mother, Joan Peck of Galesburg, Illinois. He has two sons, Michael Peck of Round Rock, Texas; and Robert Hill (Katie) of Burlington, IA. and four daughters, Gina Lucero (Orlee) of Galesburg, IL; Laura Oestreicher (Chris) of Galesburg, IL; Betty Jo Spiker (Chad) of Oquawka, IL; and Shelly Ragsdale (Michael) of Clarksville, AR Pat has a number of grandchildren and great grandchildren surviving and a half sister Bonnie Westbay (Bud) of Knoxville, IL. He is preceded in his death by his father. A memorial service is planned for Thursday, December 27, 2018 at 2:00 pm Turnbull Funeral Home in Oquawka, Illinois. Cremation has been accorded. His family plans visitation and will receive friends from 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm at Turnbull Funeral Home in Oquawka, Illinois. A memorial fund is being established for Humane Society of Henderson County.