Prairie State Wire

Thomas E. “Tom” Pechauer, 78, of Bradley, passed away on Tuesday, November 12, 2024 at St. Joseph Medical Center in Joliet. Born on October 22, 1946 in Kankakee to Rudolph E. & Mary Daucankas Pechauer, Tom married Jacquelyn Jill Milligan on October 15, 1994 at St. Teresa Catholic Church in Kankakee. He retired from Short Milling after 31 years and was a graduate of St. Bedes in Peru, IL.

Tom, a U.S. Army veteran of the Vietnam Conflict, enjoyed fishing, particularly in the Kankakee River, and cooking for family gatherings. He was a member of the YMCA and a parishioner of St. Joseph Catholic Church in Bradley.

Survived by his wife Jacquelyn Jill Pechauer; step-son William & Jennifer Kurtz; step-daughters Marjorie & Bryan Donnelly and Hope Scammell & Robert Frum; grandchildren Madison, Blake, Ava, McKenzie, Aubrey, Olivia, and Joseph; and great-grandchild Brooks. Preceded in death by his parents Rudolph & Mary Pechauer, and step-mother Felicita Bushman Pechauer.

Visitation and funeral Mass will be held on Saturday, November 16, 2024 at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Bradley, with cremation rites to follow. Inurnment will occur later at Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery in Elwood. Memorials may be made to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. Funeral arrangements are entrusted to Clancy-Gernon Funeral Home in Bourbonnais.

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