Sylvester August Goessling

Sylvester August Goessling, 100, of Waterloo, IL, died February 19, 2025, in Waterloo, IL. He was born December 12, 1924, in Waterloo, IL.

He is survived by his children Joan (Mark) Eilers, Nancy Goessling, Carol (Frank) Hall, Janet (Buz) Eddy, Peggy Perez, Bruce (Colleen) Goessling, Warren (Natasa) Goessling, Anita (Dan) Dietrich, and Ross (Jennifer) Goessling; grandchildren Blake (Amanda) Eilers, Grant (Melanie) Eilers, Josh (Lilly) Goessling, Danika (Duane) Schoenfeldt, Rachel (Ken) Hall, Natalie (Oday) Hall, Eric (Rachael) Eddy, Celia (Kyle) Mahoney, Joseph Perez, Matthew (Kailynne) Goessling, Kristen (Raymond) Goessling, Jacob (Kira) Goessling, Cameron (Haileigh) Goessling, Collin Goessling, Ryan (Jen) Dietrich, Walker (Marisa) Dietrich, Reese (Hannah) Dietrich, Nina (Joshua) Dietrich, Megan (Patrick) Goessling, Luke (Kaitlyn) Goessling, and Riley (Sonia) Goessling; twenty-two great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces, nephews, and cousins.

He is preceded in death by his wife of 73 years Adele Goessling (nee Kunkel); grandchildren Abbee Goessling and Adam Goessling; parents Charles and Mary Catherine (nee Hempe) Goessling; and siblings William Goessling, Raymond (Rachel) Goessling, Florence (Cornelius) Helfrich, Lawrence (Martha) Goessling, and Paul (Rhenelda) Goessling.

Sylvester was a lifelong member of SS Peter & Paul Church in Waterloo, IL. He was a US Army Veteran (1943 - 1945) and worked for the US Postal Service for 35 years, retiring in 1984.

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Visitation:
4 PM to 8 PM Friday, February 28, 2025 at Quernheim Funeral Home in Waterloo, IL
8 AM to 9:30 AM Saturday, March 1, 2025 at Quernheim Funeral Home in Waterloo, IL

Funeral Mass:
10 AM Saturday, March 1, 2025 at SS Peter & Paul Catholic Church in Waterloo, IL
     Father Linus Umoren officiating
Interment will immediately follow at SS Peter & Paul Cemetery in Waterloo, IL