Obituaries
Obituary for Steve "TD" Gilles
Kickapoo-Steve “TD” Gilles, age 74, of Kickapoo, IL, passed away at 6:40 PM on Thursday, March 23, 2023 at OSF St. Francis Medical Center, surrounded by his family.
Steve was born on November 14, 1948, in Peoria, a son of Francis “Donald” and Gladys (Doering) Gilles. He married Pam Burdett on March 1, 1975 at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Kickapoo, IL. She survives.
Survivors also include children, Stephanie (Marc) Koch of Brimfield, Jennifer (Travis) Kimble of Germantown Hills, Michael (Molly) Gilles of Brimfield, and grandchildren, Chelsea (Clint), Brayton, Jake, Adrienne, Cadence, Levi, Veronica, Ezekiel and Elizabeth, step-grandchildren, Sabrina and Luke, great-grandchildren, McKenna and Asher, as well as sisters, Linda Beldon of Bartonville and Sharon Graf of Texas, numerous nieces and nephews and his beloved beagle, Millie.
Steve was preceded in death by his parents, two brothers, Roger and Ronnie, two sisters, Nancy Dalton and Carolyn Huffman and his in-laws, Glenn and Wanda Burdett.
Steve honorably served in the US Army during the Vietnam War. He worked for Caterpillar for 30 years as a machinist and was a proud UAW member, retiring in 1999. He then worked for Kelch Landscaping, in Kickapoo, for several years and then went on to own and operate Gilles Gallons Water Hauling.
Steve was a member of The Knights of Columbus Bishop Rosetti Council #5034 third degree, The Kickapoo Sportsman Club and the morning coffee club. He enjoyed fishing and hunting, but his favorite pastime was spending time with his grandkids.
Visitation will be from 4:30 PM- 7:00 PM at St. Mary’s Kickapoo Parish Hall on Tuesday, March 28, 2023. Funeral Mass will be at 10:30 AM on Wednesday, March 29, 2023 at St. Mary’s Catholic Church, with a half hour prior visitation. Fr. James Pankiewicz will officiate and burial will follow at St. Patrick’s Cemetery in Kickapoo, IL.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to St. Mary’s School of Kickapoo.
Friends and family may view full obituary and sign the online guestbook by logging onto www.wrightandsalmon.com.
Previous Events
Visitation
Tuesday
28
Mar
4:30 PM
- 7:00 PM
St. Mary's Parish Hall
9910 W. Knox Street Kickapoo
Kickapoo, IL 61528
Visitation
Wednesday
29
Mar
10:00 AM
- 10:30 AM
St. Mary Kickapoo
9910 West Knox Street
Edwards, IL 61528
Funeral Mass
Wednesday
29
Mar
10:30 AM
St. Mary Kickapoo
9910 West Knox Street
Edwards, IL 61528
Cemetery Details
Location
St. Patrick Cemetery-Kickapoo
1
Kickapoo, IL 61528
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