Malcolm Whipple

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Posted 8/23/19

UTICA - Malcolm Whipple, 94, of rural Utica, passed away Aug. 23, 2019 at Manor Court of Peru.

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Malcolm Whipple

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UTICA - Malcolm Whipple, 94, of rural Utica, passed away Aug. 23, 2019 at Manor Court of Peru.

Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 27 at Waltham Presbyterian Church with Rev. Joel Stevenor, pastor officiating. Private burial will be at Waltham Cemetery at a later date. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 26 at the Mueller Funeral Home, Peru. Additional visitation will be from 10 to 10:50 a.m. on Aug. 27 at the church. Pallbearers will be his grandchildren.

Malcolm was born Feb. 27, 1925 in LaSalle to Warner and Ida (Monteith) Whipple. He married Doris Ann Baker on June 17, 1949 at the First Congregational Church, Peru. She preceded him in death on July 19, 2001.

Survivors include five children, Beth Whipple (Greg Lauf) Hahne of Spring Valley, Malcolm “Monty” (Mary) Whipple, Jr. of Utica, William (Anne) Whipple of Lake Forest, Mark (Brendan Whitson) Whipple of Aurora and Greg (Jola) Whipple of Chicago; nine grandchildren, Christina Whipple-Nourie, Ginny Whipple, Robert (Whitney) Whipple, Kelly (Jared) Torgeson, Bart (Andrea) Lazarczyk, Ian Whipple, Ashley Whipple, Christopher Hahne and Paige Hahne; six great-grandchildren; and one sister-in-law, Rita Whipple.

He was preceded in death by his wife; one brother, Warner Whipple, Jr.; and one sister, Phoebe Whipple.

Malcolm was a graduate of LaSalle-Peru High School and received a degree in agriculture economics from the University of Illinois. He was a life-long farmer and after retirement, he enjoyed gardening, participating in and attending local musical events, writing poetry and his family. He was an active member of the Waltham Presbyterian Church and the Waltham School Board and was an original director of Colonial Bank, which is now Heartland Bank in Peru. He served as a president for the LaSalle County Farm Bureau and the LaSalle County Pork Producers and served on the boards of LaSalle County Farm Supply, Illinois Valley Community Hospital and Illinois Valley Hospice, where he was also an active volunteer. He was a volunteer English and reading instructor at IVCC as part of the literacy program. He was a member of the IVCC Foundation, providing two scholarships to deserving IVCC students, a charter member of the 21st Century Club at IVCC and was elected into the IVCC Hall of Fame in 2012 as a “Friend of the College.” He was also on the LaSalle Country Historical Society, the Utica Garden Club, and the Illinois Valley Symphony Association.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be directed to the family for a memorial to be established. The online guestbook may be viewed and memories shared at www.MuellerFH.com