- Date Of Birth: October 16, 1927
- Date Of Death: January 13, 2014
- State: Illinois
WASHINGTON?Joseph A. Rediger, Jr., 86, of Washington, passed away peacefully at 1:52 p.m., Monday, January 13, 2014 at Heartland at Riverview with his family by his side.
Joe was born on October 16, 1927 in Aurora, Nebraska to Joseph and Anna (Springer) Rediger. Joe married Glenda R. Gundy in Washington on July 20, 1947. Together they enjoyed more than 63 years of marriage prior to Glenda passing away on May 26, 2011.
Among those surviving are two sons, Stephen J. Rediger of Washington and Stanley B. (Carol) Rediger of Oak Hill, Virginia; one daughter, Shelly (George) Waters of Savannah, Georgia and eight loving grandchildren, Jason, Angela, Andrew, Stephen, Anna, Katherine, Erica and Elijah. He was preceded in death by one brother, Lester and one sister, Irene Arnett.
Joe was a veteran having served in the U. S. Army during 1946 and 1947. He was a member of the American Legion and Veterans of Foreign War. One highlight for Joe was being able to go on the Honor Flight out of Peoria this past June.
He had retired in 1991 as a senior vice president of First Bank of Washington (now Heartland Bank & Trust) after 23 years with the bank. Joe had attended American Investment Corporation Training as part of his banking career. Prior to coming to Washington, Joe was involved with banking and lending at various institutions in the midwest.
