John Lester Bulfer

1919 - 2012  (92 years)

• Name	John Lester Bulfer
  Nickname	Pat
  Born	17 Mar 1919	Sublette, Lee County, Illinois, USA
  Gender	Male
  Died	14 Jan 2012	Mendota, LaSalle County, Illinois, USA
  Buried	St. Patrick Cemetery, Lee County, Illinois, USA   [1]
  Person ID	I228704	Suedpfalz
  Last Modified	15 Jun 2014

  
  

  Father	Andrew William Bulfer,   b. 2 Sep 1884, Illinois, USA ,   d. 17 Feb 1967, Illinois, USA  (Age 82 years)
  Mother	Nancy Ann Turner,   b. 23 Oct 1894,   d. 7 Dec 1943  (Age 49 years)
  Family ID	F82418	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Lorraine Gertrude Lathrop,   b. 10 Jan 1922, Peru, LaSalle County, Illinois, USA ,   d. 16 Mar 2012, Mendota, LaSalle County, Illinois, USA  (Age 90 years)
  Married	14 Oct 1941	Illinois, USA
  Children	1. Nancy Bulfer   2. Margie Bulfer   3. Janice Bulfer   4. Joyce Bulfer   5. John Bulfer   6. Tom Bulfer   7. Linda Bulfer
  Last Modified	1 May 2018
  Family ID	F82423	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S927] Obituary. John L. Bulfer Posted: Tuesday, Jan 17th, 2012 BY: staff John Lester "Pat" Bulfer, 92, of 1001 Washington St., Mendota died Jan. 14, 2012 at his home. Visitation was from 9:30 to 11 a.m. on Jan. 17 at St. Patrick Catholic Church, Maytown followed by a Mass of Christian burial officiated by Father Max Lasrado. Burial was at St. Patrick Cemetery, adjacent to the church. Pall bearers were his grandsons, Kent Bickett, Ward Donovan, Eric MacDonald, Craig Doran, James Bulfer and Andrew Bulfer. Mr. Bulfer was born March 17, 1919 in Sublette to Andrew W. and Nancy (Turner) Bulfer. He married Lorraine G. Lathrop on Oct. 14, 1941. They celebrated their 70th wedding anniversary in 2011. Survivors include his wife; six children, Nancy (Mike) Bickett of Princeton, Margie (Dan) Donovan of Sublette, Janice (George) Connolly of Westminster Colo., Joyce MacDonald of Thornton Colo., John (Betty) of Mendota, and Tom (Monica) of Amboy; 24 grandchildren; 30 great grandchildren; and three sisters, Mary (Louie) DalSanto of Rockford, Dorothy (Ed) Sreenan of Ocala, Fla. and Ellen (Don) Jones of Mendota. He was preceded in death by one daughter, Linda Doran; one granddaughter, Angela; six brothers, Joseph, Leo, Harry, Gilbert "Dick", Arthur "Dude" and Dennis; and one sister, Catherine. Mr. Bulfer was a life long farmer in May Township. He was a devout Catholic, and was a member and president of the St. Patrick Holy Name Society and belonged to the Knights of Columbus. He served as supervisor of May Township and was on the Lee County Board of Supervisors until 1976. Memorial donations may be directed to Holy Cross Catholic School, 1008 Jefferson St., Mendota IL, 61342.