George Enzenbacher (Lebanon)'s Obituary
George Dewey Enzenbacher, Jr., son of George D. Enzenbacher, Sr. and Myrtle E. Sinderson Enzenbacher, was born October 31, 1924, in Chicago, Illinois. He departed this life Wednesday, April 11, 2012, in Christian Health Care South, in Lebanon, Missouri, at the age of eighty-seven years, five months, and ten days.
On February 7, 1948, he was united in marriage to Marjory Carol Weaks, and they shared the last sixty-four years.
He was preceded in death by his parents; and a sister, Kezia Thompson.
George is survived by his loving wife, Marjory, of the home; a number of nieces and nephews, including Karen Maitland, of Elmhurst, Illinois, Vicki Wajda, of Villa Park, Illinois, and George Thompson, of Rogersville, Missouri; two sisters-in-law, Gloria Weaks, of Boulder City, Nevada, and Mary Jane Weaks, of Vancouver, Washington; as well as a host of other relatives and friends.
He was born and raised in Chicago, Illinois, until his family moved to the suburb of Villa Park, when he was six years old. He attended school in Elmhurst, and graduated from York High School. George was inducted into the United States Army on April 29, 1943, and following basic training was shipped to Casablanca on the Empress of Scotland. He then joined the 351st Blue Devils in Magenta, Africa during World War II. He next went to the front line in Naples, Italy where he dug foxholes and was a sniper. He came down with hepatitis in 1945, and spent four months in a Naples hospital. He was honorably discharged on December 26, 1945, and returned to Illinois. After he and Marjory were married, they made their home in Villa Park, Illinois, where George worked as a sales representative for a beverage company for nineteen years. He then was employed in sales for Continental Distributing Company until retiring. He and Marjory moved to the Lebanon, Missouri area about nineteenyears ago.
George was a member of the Community Congregational Church in Villa Park, Illinois, for a number of years, and was currently a member of First Congregational Church in Lebanon.
He was a lifetime member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars in Villa Park, and the Villa Park Masonic Lodge. In his spare time he enjoyed collecting guns, target shooting, bowling, and playing pool. He was a true gentleman with a patriotic spirit, and was always willing to help others.
George was a loving husband, uncle, and brother-in-law, and was a caring neighbor and friend. We celebrate his life and know that he will be fondly remembered as a loving family man, a dedicated salesman, and a good friend.
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