Golletz, Victor and Barbara

Victor H. Golletz, age 87, of Country Club Hills, IL, died Saturday, August

20, 2022 at River Crossing of Alton, IL. His wife, Barbara, preceded him in

death on January 25, 2022 at River Crossing of Edwardsville, IL.

Victor was born June 14, 1935 and grew up in Homewood, Illinois, the son

of the late Herbert F. and Anne-Liese (Henry) Golletz. Barbara was born

January 25, 1935 in Chicago Heights, IL, the daughter of the late Ora and

Dorothea (Anderson) Farrar.

Vic and Barbara were high school sweethearts, marrying in 1957 after Vic

graduated from the University of Nebraska. He retired from the US Marine

Corps Reserves as a Lt. Colonel and was self-employed as a business tax

consultant. Barbara was a busy homemaker raising four children, and later

delighted in watching her seven grandchildren grow. She was an avid

bridge player and reader while Vic was a lifelong musky fisherman in the

Northwoods.

They spent their retirement years traveling the country in their signature

white Cadillac. Their favorite visits were to the great national parks and to

Marine Corp reunions across the country. Vic kept many photo albums of

their adventures on display in their home. Both maintained close and

lifelong friendships with their dear friends from Bloom High School.

Vic and Barbara are survived by their four children: Jeff (Debbie) Golletz of

Littleton, CO; Laura (Jamie) Goggin of Edwardsville, IL; Dan (Kim) Golletz

of Corvallis, OR; and Andy (Brenda) Golletz of Palatine, IL; seven

grandchildren; one sister to Vic, Barbara Hanrahan of Vernon Hills, IL; and

a sister to Barbara, Shirley Attwood of Rialto, CA.

Services for Vic and Barbara will be held at Forsythe Gould Funeral

Home in Manhattan, IL at 10:00 a.m. on Friday, September 23, followed by

interment with full military honors at the Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery in

Elwood, Illinois, at 12:00 p.m. Arrangements entrusted to Forsythe Gould Funeral Home, 507 S. State St., Manhattan, IL 60442, 815-478-3321, www.forsythegouldfh.com.