Roger R. Kolweier

1967 - 2015  (47 years)

• Name	Roger R. Kolweier
  Born	12 Oct 1967	Nashville, Washington County, Illinois, USA
  Gender	Male
  Died	28 May 2015	Illinois, USA
  Buried	2 Jun 2015  [1]
  Person ID	I309351	Suedpfalz
  Last Modified	27 Jan 2016

  
  

  Father	Gustav Clarence William Kolweier,   b. 25 Sep 1921, Washington County, Indiana, USA ,   d. 9 Aug 2003  (Age 81 years)
  Mother	Vera Mary Elizabeth Blumhorst,   b. 20 May 1926, Illinois, USA ,   d. 12 Mar 2007, St. Louis City, Missouri, USA  (Age 80 years)
  Married	7 May 1944	Plum Hill Township, Washington County, Illinois, USA
  Family ID	F105145	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Shelley Groesbeck
  Children	1. Kolweier   2. Kolweier
  Last Modified	1 May 2018
  Family ID	F105146	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  A 47-year-old O’Fallon man was killed Thursday during a work-related accident at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. Madison County Coroner Stephen Nonn identified the deceased as Roger R. Kolweier. Kolweier was working for Keller Construction at the time of the accident. He and a co-worker were on Stadium Road off New Poag Road in Edwardsville, working on a frontage road on the SIUE campus. GUEST BOOK: Roger R. Kolweier He had been driving a heavy piece of machinery with a roller attached. Authorities said it appears that a portion of the road gave out, causing the machine to flip. Kolweier attempted to jump from the machine but became pinned underneath it at the bottom of a creek, according to the coroner’s office. An off-duty Illinois State Trooper and his wife, who is a nurse, were flagged down by the co-worker to help. They performed first aid on him until Edwardsville Fire and EMS personnel arrived, but were unable to save him. Kolweier was pronounced dead at 4:45 p.m. Thursday by Madison County Coroner’s Investigator Diondra Horner. A representative of Keller Construction in Glen Carbon could not be reached for comment. The death is under investigation by the SIUE Police Department. Representatives from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration will also be investigating the accident. Nonn said Kolweier died of blunt chest and abdominal trauma. Routine toxicological testing will be performed. A visitation for Kolweier will be held from 4 to 8 p.m. Monday at Faith Family Church in Shiloh. A funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the church. Wolfersberger Funeral Home in O’Fallon is handling the arrangements. Read more here: http://www.bnd.com/news/local/article22553547.html#storylink=cpy

  
  

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  [S927] Obituary. Roger R. Kolweier (October 12, 1967 - May 28, 2015) Send Flowers Guest Book | Sign Guest Book | Send Private Condolences | Send Sympathy Card Roger R. Kolweier Roger R. Kolweier, age 47, of O’Fallon, born October 12, 1967 in Nashville, Illinois, died May 28, 2015 as a result of a tragic jobsite accident in Edwardsville, Illinois. Roger grew up in Okawville and graduated from Okawville Community High School. He was a heavy equipment operator and was working at Keller Construction. He was a member of International Union of Operating Engineers in the Local 520. He was an IHSA basketball official, and attended Faith Family Church in Shiloh where he served on the security team and as an usher. He was a loving and caring husband, father and Papa, and he valued his wife and their children. Considered a jack-of-all-trades, he was quick to lend a helping hand to neighbors and friends. Roger was a hard-worker; he had a good sense of humor and a strong faith in God. He was preceded in death by his parents Gustav and Vera, nee Blumhorst, Kolweier; his daughter Lindsay Stock; his father-in-law Eugene Groesbeck; and his godfather Uncle Roy Kolweier. Surviving are his wife Shelley, nee Groesbeck, Kolweier, of O’Fallon; his son Jordan, of the home, in O’Fallon; daughters Bailey Kolweier, Stephanie (Ron) Hinton of Florissant, Mo., sons Jason (Lindsey) Stock of Sioux City, Iowa; Adam (Joslyn) Stock of Hampton, Iowa. Also surviving are his grandchildren Zalaya, Jyryn, Destynie, Nikiera, Emerson, Hudson, Morgan, Jayden, and Ashton; siblings Raymond (Sandra), Ruth Ann (Gary) Richards, Robert “Cowboy” (Sue),Ronnie (Sharon), and Rhonda Faye (Glen) Isringhaus; brothers-in-law Steve Groesbeck of Tex., Doug (Denise) Groesbeck, of Calif., and Brent (Linda) Groesbeck, of Calif.; mother-in-law Maxine Groesbeck; special aunt and wife of his godfather Marie Kolweier; several aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, and many dear church friends. The family kindly wishes, in lieu of flowers, that memorial donations be made to a college fund for his son Jordan. Visitation: Friends may call from 4:00 – 8:00 pm, Monday, June 1, 2015 at Faith Family Church, 704 N. Green Mount Road, Shiloh; and after 1:00 pm, Tuesday, June 2, 2015, at the church. Funeral: 2 p.m., Tuesday, June 2, 2015 at Faith Family Church, Shiloh, with Pastors John Temple and Paul Fernandes officiating. As per Roger’s wishes, cremation will follow.