Name: Norman E. Birkner Date: April 28th, 1929 - February 22nd, 2010 Obituary: WASHINGTON-Norman E. Birkner, 80, of Washington, IL died at 9:01 pm Monday, February 22, 2010 at Riverview Manor Care in East Peoria, IL. Born on April 28, 1929 in Peoria, IL to Edward and Lenora Schwenk Birkner, he married Phyllis Y. Bledsoe on July 8, 1956 in Peoria. She survives. Also surviving are 3 children; Valerie (Ed) Brandon of Morton, IL, Steven (Vicky) Birkner of Washington, IL, and Perry (Lynn) Birkner of Simpsonville, SC; 2 brothers, Willard Birkner of Morton and Ed (Juanita) Birkner of Washington; 1 sister, Isabelle “Sis” Lyons of East Peoria; 7 grandchildren; 3 step-grandchildren, and 5 step-great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents and 1 brother, Raymond. He was an Army veteran serving during the Korean War. Norman worked at Caterpillar Tractor Co. for 35 years as a maintenance welder before retiring in 1982. He was a member of the American Legion in Deer Creek. Norman was a member of St. Patrick Catholic Church in Washington where a funeral mass will be at 11 am Friday, February 26, 2010 with visitation 30 minutes prior to the mass. Additional visitation will be from 5-7 pm on Thursday, February 25, 2010 at Deiters Funeral Home and Crematory in Washington with a prayer service at 6:45. Burial will be at Glendale Cemetery in Washington. Memorials: Memorials may be made to Father Schubert Educational Endowment Fund at St. Patrick School. Visitations: 5:00PM to 7:00PM on Thursday, February 25th, 2010 at Deiters Funeral Home - Washington (Prayer at 6:45PM) (map/driving directions) 10:30AM to 11:00AM on Friday, February 26th, 2010 at St. Patrick Catholic Church (map/driving directions) Services: 11:00AM at St. Patrick Catholic Church on Friday, February 26th, 2010 (map/driving directions) Cemetery: Glendale Cemetery 600 Oakwood Lane Washington, IL 61571 (map/driving directions)