SYRACUSE — Donald Charles Vock, 86, Leesburg, passed away Sept. 13, 2017, at his home.
He was born Nov. 5, 1930, in Chicago, Ill., to Albert Benjamin and Lydia S. Pankow Vock.
He spent his life in the Chicagoland area before retiring to Tippecanoe Lake with the love of his life, Joann, in 1992.
He enjoyed many years of fishing on Tippecanoe Lake.
He was preceded in death by his parents, daughter Launa M. Reith, and brothers Ralph and Raymond Vock.
He was a U.S. Army veteran serving in the Korean conflict.
His first job was for Hammond Organ. He started off as an office boy who delivered mail and eventually worked his way into the blueprint room, where he became a draftsman. This became the gateway to his career as a design draftsman of waste treatment equipment.
Donald was a fixer and master of all trades. Gardening, woodworking and carpentry are hobbies he mastered. He also built and finished homes during his life.
Donald enjoyed many vacations, RVing across the country and Canada with Joann, his brother Harold and his beloved dog Tippy Girl.
He is survived by his wife of nearly 42 years, Joann “Jo” Vock, Leesburg; daughter, Dawn Thomas (David Lewis), Ocean City, Md.; daughter, Eve Veljasevic and husband Vic, Island Lake, Ill.; son, Mark Vock, Bessemer, Ala.; brother, Harold Vock, Itasca, Ill.; sister-in-law and brother-in-law, Ruth and Curt Schacht, Leesburg; 12 grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren; and several nieces, nephews and dear friends.
Visitation will be from 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 16, at Eastlund Funeral Home, Syracuse.
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Memorials to Goshen Hospice or the Animal Welfare League of Kosciusko County.
