Victor Sempsrote

Victor W. Sempsrote (Vic), age 93, formerly of Mattoon, IL and Port St. Lucie, FL, passed away at 4:30 p.m., Friday, December 4, 2009 at Fair Havens Christian Home in Decatur, IL. \r\nFuneral services will be held in his honor on Tuesday, December 8, 2009 at Mitchell-Jerdan Funeral Home in Mattoon, IL at 2:00. Internment will follow in Dodge Grove Cemetery in Mattoon. Visitation will be 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm at the funeral home. \r\nVic was born March 4, 1916 at Willow Hill in Jasper County, IL, the son of Fred and Olive Josephine (McCain) Sempsrott. He married Virginia (Needham) Sempsrote in Mattoon, IL on April 17, 1937. \r\nVic is survived by his wife of Decatur, IL; their son: Victor W. Sempsrote, Jr. of DuBois, PA; sister, Niola Behling of Marion, IL; brother, Harold Sempsrott and wife Correne of Lebanon, TN. He leaves seven grandchildren: Jeffrey Grant and wife Heather of Grayslake, IL; Lisa Gregg and husband James of Placida, FL; Laura Birch and husband Mark of Decatur, IL; Dale Sempsrote of Shelbyville, IN; Brooke Sempsrote of Shelbyville, IN; Danealle Johnsonbaugh and husband Patrick of Bellefonte, PA; Brandy Sempsrote of Julian, PA; and 16 great-grandchildren. \r\nVic was preceded in death by his parents; his daughter Carol S. Smith; three brothers, Byrl, Virgil and Cloyce; a sister, Freda Price; and one grandchild, Kyle. \r\nVic joined the Civilian Conservation Core (CCC) as a teenager. He and his wife traveled the country with his job with the Chicago Bridge & Steel Company. Vic was a welding foreman for the Young Radiator Company in Mattoon, IL, and retired in 1978, after 30 years. He and his wife owned and operated the Mattoon Mobile Village at 6th & Marion, until they moved to Port St. Lucie, FL in 1978. After almost 20 years in Florida, Vic and his wife returned to live in Mattoon in 1996. Vic enjoyed hunting and fishing. He was a former governor of the Moose Lodge 803 in Mattoon.\r\nVic is lovingly remembered by his family and friends. Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society or the organization of the donor''s choice, in lieu of flowers. Please visit www.mitchell-jerdan.com to light a virtual candle in his honor or share a memory with his family. \r\n

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Victor Sempsrote

March 4, 2016 - December 4, 2009