{"id":8271,"date":"2025-04-28T06:15:51","date_gmt":"2025-04-28T11:15:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/?p=8271"},"modified":"2025-04-28T07:09:22","modified_gmt":"2025-04-28T12:09:22","slug":"anthony-l-tony-wolke-65-of-rural-sigel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/obits\/8271-anthony-l-tony-wolke-65-of-rural-sigel\/","title":{"rendered":"Anthony L. &#8220;Tony&#8221; Wolke (65) of rural Sigel"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"pdfprnt-buttons pdfprnt-buttons-post pdfprnt-top-right\"><a href=\"javascript: window.print()\" class=\"pdfprnt-button pdfprnt-button-print\" target=\"_self\" ><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/wp-content\/plugins\/pdf-print\/images\/print.png\" alt=\"image_print\" title=\"Print Content\" \/><span class=\"pdfprnt-button-title pdfprnt-button-print-title\">Print<\/span><\/a><\/div><p>Anthony L. &#8220;Tony&#8221; Wolke 65, of rural Sigel, Illinois passed away peacefully at 9:40 AM Friday, April 25, 2025 in his residence.\u00a0 Tony was born September 23, 1959 in Effingham, Illinois the son of Raymond and Thelma (McClellan) Wolke.\u00a0 He was a farmer and worked as a laborer in manufacturing.\u00a0 He loved being on the farm and being outdoors.<\/p>\n<p>Tony is survived by his siblings, Richard (Sharen) Wolke of Effingham, Illinois, Betty (Adrian)\u00a0 Wernsing of Chrisman, Illinois, Jim (Donna) Wolke of Murfreesboro, Tennessee, John (Nancy) Wolke of rural Mattoon, Illinois and Alice Wolke of Sigel, Illinois; nieces and nephews, Barbie (Dan) O\u2019Shea, Terri White, Richie (Laura) Otto, Brent Wolke, Michael Wolke and Matthew (Roberta) Wolke; great nieces and nephews, Megan O\u2019Shea, Tom O\u2019Shea, Logan White, Chase Otto and Mallory Otto; brother in law, Richard Otto.\u00a0 He was preceded in death by his parents, Raymond and Thelma Wolke; siblings, Mary Otto, Rita Wolke, Sue Wolke and Albert Henderson.<\/p>\n<p>Funeral Services will be held at 6:45 PM Tuesday April 29, 2025 in the Swengel &#8211; O\u2019Dell Funeral Home in Neoga, Illinois. 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