Robert L. Dautel, Sr.
August 27, 1929 ~ October 5, 2017
Robert L. Dautel, Sr., 88, of Morrisonville, passed away peacefully, surrounded by his family, on Thursday, October 5, 2017, at Memorial Medical Center in Springfield.
Bob was born August 27, 1929, the son of Jules and Patricia Dautel. He married Betty June King October 29, 1951.
Bob worked in the coal mining industry for many years before retiring as the Supervisor of the State of Illinois Mine Rescue Station in Springfield, IL. He was a veteran of the United States Air Force and was an avid gardener, fisherman and home winemaker.
He was preceded in death by his parents, a brother, and two sisters.
Bob is survived by his wife, Betty June Dautel of Morrisonville; five children, Kathy Dautel Wexstten of Taylorville, Beverly (husband, Ken) Lipe of Raymond, Bob (wife, Barb) Dautel and Jim (wife, Dorothy) Dautel, both of Morrisonville, and Peggy (companion, Jim Hemingway) Morgan of Edinburg; seven grandchildren, Michael Denning of Taylorville, Zach Jones of Villa Rica, GA, Sara Lipe of Charlottesville, VA, Jessica Dautel of DuQuoin, Jenna Apps of Richlands, NC, Jake Dautel of Palmer, and Seth Morgan of Edinburg; two step-grandchildren; nine great grandchildren; three step-great grandchildren; brother, James Dautel of Franklin, NC; and sisters Delores Deickmann of Manchester, NJ, and Betty Gansbauer of Springfield, IL.
Graveside Ceremony: 11:00 a.m. on Monday, October 9, 2017, at Morrisonville Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society, 675 E. Linton Ave., Springfield, IL 62703.
Perfetti-Assalley Funeral Home, 304 Carlin St., Morrisonville, IL 62546 has been entrusted with ceremonies.
Please visit www.assalleyfuneralhomes.com to offer condolences to the family.
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Warm hugs sent to Dautel family. May sweet memories fill your hearts during this time of grieving.
To the family of Bob. I worked for him many years ago at Monterey Coal. I always appreciated his directness and simplicity of message. While I have not seen him since leaving the mine. He has crossed my mind many times. My deepest sympathy for your deep personal loss. CA
Please accept my condolences. Mr. Dautel and his wife were such a sweet couple. I still can remember delivering the Breeze to them. They were always so nice. My thoughts and prayers to the whole family.
Peggy, I can remember your dad visiting you at CDB. May memories comfort you. So sorry for your loss. Please extend sympathy to Jim and your entire family.
My sympathy & condolences to the family of Bob. I enjoyed working with him for many years and always a friend.
I am so sorry to hear of Bob’s passing. I met him many years ago at First Baptist Church when Dewey Godwin was pastor. I was in high school at the time. I have thought of him often. He stopped by J. M. Huber in Quincy a couple of times doing MSHA work. It was good to see him then. I am thankful he was part of my life. My condolences to Betty and the entire family.
I wished I had known of his passing at the time. I would have made very effort to have been there. Just happened to think of him again today and thought I would check to see if I could find a link to him. May God take care of each of you and bless you as you look to Him for guidance and comfort. 1 Peter 5:7