Howard D. Tuel 78, died Sunday May 18, 2003 at Crawford Memorial Hospital, Robinson, Illinois. He was born September 22, 1924 in and was the son of Wesley Lee Tuel and Blanche (Wilson) Tuel. On October 16, 1943, he married Mary Jane Rush, who preceded him in death on February 27, 1991. Howard was employed at the Robinson Pottery, as a janitor at the Oblong High School and First Christian Church in Oblong. He retired as a rural letter carrier for the Oblong Post Office in 1987. Howard, an Army veteran of WWII was involved in the Normandy Invasion. He also served in Northern France, Rhineland, Central Europe and the European African Middle Eastern Theater, earning four Bronze Battle Stars. He graduated from Oblong High School in 1942. Howard was a member of the Oblong Gem City Club and Oblong American Legion Post #219. His hobbies included fishing and gardening.
Howard is survived by a son Howard Lee Tuel; brother and sister-in-law Kermit & Barbara Tuel; sister Wanda Schoffstall and several nieces and nephews.
Preceding Howard in death are his parents, wife, brother and sister-in-law Chuck & Shirley Tuel, brother-in-law Gilbert Schoffstall.
Burial will be in Hutsonville Cemetery.