- Date Of Birth: June 13, 1930
- Date Of Death: November 8, 2020
- State: Illinois
John F. Cox, 90, of Peru, passed away Sunday, November 8, 2020 at the Illinois Veterans Home in LaSalle. Mr. Cox was born June 13, 1930 in Calipatria, CA to John Edgar and Virginia (Streed) Cox. He married Katherine (Kline) Swanson on April 6, 1985 at Grace United Methodist Church in LaSalle.Mr. Cox was a veteran of the U.S. Navy, serving from 1951-1955. He retired from AT&T in 1986 as a communications technician. John will be remembered for his great interest and knowledge of airplanes and his talented hobby of building and flying radio controlled airplanes.
Survivors include his wife, Katherine; his children, Dennis Cox of Westminster, CO, William Cox, Sue Stacy and Debra Mihalko all of Ottawa; Leasa (Bob) Jeppson of Peru and Linda (Jeff) Loebach of Geneseo; seven grandchildren; six great-grandchildren and one sister, Neola Finch of Santa Rosa, CA. He was preceded in death by his parents; one son, Joseph Cox; one sister, Lucille and his brother, Arthur.
