Earl James Drollinger

1928 - 2008  (80 years)

• Name	Earl James Drollinger
  Nickname	Bud
  Birth	3 Jul 1928	Hoopeston, Vermilion, IL
  Gender	Male
  Death	7 Jul 2008	Hoopeston, Vermilion, IL
  	Earl J. Drollinger, 80, of Hoopeston, died at 9:45 a.m. Monday, July 7, 2008, at the Hoopeston Community Memorial Hospital. Born July 3, 1928, at Hoopeston, he was the son of Lee and Allena (Bradshaw) Drollinger. He married Betty L. Neal March 25, 1950 at Wellington. She preceded him in death June 30, 2007. He is survived by three sons: Michael (Deborah) Drollinger, Rod (Kari) Drollinger, and Scott Drollinger, all of Hoopeston, one daughter, Sandy (Greg) Boardman of Wishon, Calif.; nine grandchildren, two great-grandchildren; two brothers: Ralph (Jean) Drollinger of Hoopeston and Howard (Carol) Drollinger of Clinton, Ind. He was preceded in death by his parents and one daughter, Elizabeth Ann. Mr. Drollinger had worked as a truck driver for the Joan of Arc Canning Company in Hoopeston for 25 years. He was the head of the maintenance department at the Hoopeston Community Memorial Hospital for 20 years and later worked as a courier for Old National Bank in Hoopeston for 15 years. Earl served with the U.S. Army from 1952 to 1954, serving in Korea. In 1977, he became a licensed EMT. He served 15 years with the Hoopeston Volunteer ambulance service. He was a former member of the Hoopeston Jaycees, Served on the Hoopeston Auxiliary Police from 1961 until 1993 being elected Captain in 1964. He was the Hoopeston Emergency Services Manager from 1971 until the present and was installed into the Hoopeston Hall of Fame in 2004. He enjoyed hunting and fishing. Published in Danville, Illinois Commercial News Social Security Death Index Name: Earl J. Drollinger SSN: 357-16-1360 Last Residence: 60942 Hoopeston, Vermilion, Illinois Born: 3 Jul 1928 Last Benefit: 60942 Hoopeston, Vermilion, Illinois Died: 7 Jul 2008 State (Year) SSN issued: Illinois (Before 1951)
  Burial	Lovejoy Township, Iroquois County, IL
  	Burial: Floral Hill Cemetery Iroquois County, Illinois, USA
  Person ID	I9425	Drollinger Genealogy
  Last Modified	10 Aug 2021

  
  

  Father	Leland H. (Horace) Drollinger,   b. 28 Apr 1904, Bismarck, Vermilion, IL d. 13 Nov 1976, Hoopeston, Vermilion County, IL (Age 72 years)
  Mother	Allena "Minnie" Bradshaw,   b. 7 Aug 1905, IL d. 16 Mar 2002 (Age 96 years)
  Family ID	F3122	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Betty Louise Neal,   b. 1 Mar 1933, Forbus, Fentress, TN d. 30 Jun 2007, Hoopeston, Vermilion, IL (Age 74 years)
  Marriage	25 Mar 1950	Wellington, Iroquois, IL
  	Per herself.
  Children	1. Michael Earl "Mike" Drollinger   2. Sandra Diana "Sandy" Drollinger   3. Rodney Dean "Rod" Drollinger   4. Elizabeth Ann Drollinger,   b. 14 Mar 1967, Hoopeston, Vermilion, IL d. 14 Mar 1967, Hoopeston, Vermilion, IL (Age 0 years)   5. Scott Andrew Drollinger
  Family ID	F3147	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	17 Jul 2022

  
  

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  Birth - 3 Jul 1928 - Hoopeston, Vermilion, IL Death - 7 Jul 2008 - Hoopeston, Vermilion, IL  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

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  Headstones		At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.

  
  

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  UNIT: 7th div 49th FA Co. B SERVICE: Army Veteran - Korea FIRSTNAME: EARL LASTNAME: DROLLINGER STREET: 401 Nth 6th Ave CITY: Hoopeston STATE: Il ZIP: 60942 According to Betty on 4 Jan 2005, Earl has always been a long haul trucker and a "computer geek". They had a total of five children, three boys, two girls, one of which died at birth. Earl said his granddaughter, had interviewed him and made a scrapbook about his Korean experiences and especially the trip he made back to Korea complete with photos. (It would be great to add a copy of that to this database!).