Obituary

Name: Vernon Ervin Droste Age: 89 Address: Mount Olive, IL
Died: Tuesday, March 1, 2016, 5:05 am Place: ST. John's Hospital, Springfield, IL
Born: May 5, 1926 Place: Litchfieild, IL
Father: the late: Ervin Herman Droste Mother: the late: Olivia Westphal Droste
Spouse: Alice Elfrieda Caroline Niemann
Date of Marriage: June 20, 1948 Place of Marriage: St. John's Lutheran Church, South Litchfield Township by Reverend M.J. Schlieve
Schooling: Attended Immanuel Lutheran Grade School and graduated from Mt. Olive High School with the Class of 1944.
Church: Life long member of the Immanuel Lutheran Church where he was baptized and confirmed. He was an Elder and President of the congregation and in 1974 he served on the Immanuel building committee for the Educational Building.
Military: Member of the United States Army Air Force during WWII from 1944 until 1946.
Occupation: Upon returning from the service joined his father in the family business, Droste's Market. After the death of his father Vernon took over and Owned and operated Droste Market in Mt. Olive for 45 years until his retirement in1991.
Organizations: A Charter Member of the Mt. Olive Academic Foundation & served on the Board until 2009 // A member of the Yurkovich-Beck American Legion Post #594 for 68 years // a Mt.Olive volunteer fireman. // the Board of Directors of the Mt. Olive National Bank.
Interests: He was an avid supporter of his children & grandchildrens academic & athletic events & rarely missed any activity in which they participated, He played Baseball for White City & bowled on the Townclock Bowling Team.
Survivors: Wife: Alice Droste of Mt. Olive, IL. // 3 Sons, David Droste of Findley, OH // Richard (Mary) Droste of Charleston, IL // Charles (Vicki) Droste of Mt. Olive, IL // 1 Daughter, Barbara (Michael) Rademacher of Mt. Olive, IL // 4 Granddaughters, Emilie (Todd) Erickson of Hudson, WI // Julie (Brian) Mollet of Glen Carbon, IL // Jenna (Kevin) McCarthy of O'Fallon, IL // Amanda (Andrew) Patterson of O'Fallon, IL. // 3 Grandsons, John (Lesley) Droste of Arlington Heights, IL // Alex (Carly) Droste of Crystal Lake, IL // Paul Rademacher of St. Louis, MO // 10 Great-Grandchildren, Jack, Caroline, & Sam Erickson // Dawson & Curtis Droste // Colin & William McCarthy // Claire & Alice Patterson // Max Droste.
Preceded in Death: Parents: Ervin Herman & Olivia Westphal Droste // 1 Sister: Dolores Monke // 1 Grandson: Mitchell Vernon Rademacher
Visitation: Friday, March 4, 2016, 5 pm - 8 pm Becker & Son Funeral Home, Mt. Olive, IL
Funeral Service: Saturday, March 5, 2016, 11:00 am Immanuel Lutheran Church, Mt. Olive, IL
Burial: Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery, Mt.Olive. Graveside rites by the Mt. Olive Area Veterans
Clergy: Reverend James Ritter
Pallbearers: Grandchildren: John Droste // Alex Droste // Paul Rademacher // Kevin McCarthy // Andrew Patterson // Brian Mollet // Nephew: Brian Niemann // Friend: Dean Monke.
Lunch: For family and friends will take place in the Immanuel Educational Building served by the Lydia Circle.
Memorials: The Immanuel Lutheran Church // The Mt. Olive Academic Foundation
Condolences: beckerandson.com

Visitation

Friday, March 04, 2016
5:00 PM - 8:00 PM

BECKER & SON FUNERAL HOME
221 S. POPLAR
MOUNT OLIVE, Illinois 62069

Funeral Service

Saturday, March 05, 2016
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Immanuel Lutheran Church
111 East Main Street
Mt. Olive, IL 62069