Tony Korando's Obituary
Decatur- Tony M. Korando, 93, of Harristown, passed away, Wednesday, March 14, 2012 at his home, with his family by his side.
A funeral liturgy for Tony will be held at 1:00 p.m. Saturday, March 17, 2012 at Graceland/Fairlawn Funeral Home. Visitation will be from 6-8:00 p.m. Friday, March 16, 2012 at the funeral home. Interment will be at Graceland Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be directed to Catholic Charities.
Tony was born March 3, 1919 in Ava, Illinois the son of Charles and Thereza (Eret) Korando. He proudly served his country in the US Navy during WWII. Tony loved the outdoors and to garden. He came home to be a farmer and later moved to the Decatur area for better employment. Tony worked for DeKalb, Hostess Cake, Mississippi Valley Structural Steel, and Cub Foods. He married Lois Carr on September 20, 1951 she preceded him in death on August 21, 1995.
He is survived by his children; Mike (LuAnn) Korando, Nannette (Ed) German, Chuck (Trish) Korando, Jeff (Teresa) Korando, Julie (Rich) Knaus, and Theresa (Denny) Von Hatten, sixteen grandchildren, and eighteen great-grandchildren.
Tony was greeted into Heaven by his wife, parents, and one grandchild.
The family of Tony is being served by Graceland/Fairlawn Funeral Home. Online condolences and memories may be shared with the family at www.gracelandfairlawn.com.
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