James B Scotti

Born April 16, 1913 in Benld to Louis C. and Carrie G. (Vandveer) Scotti, he married Eileen Mary Cash on June 26, 1937 in Pekin. She died December 31, 2003 in Pekin. He also was preceded in death by one son, Jim Scotti and one great-great-grandson, Aiden Steven Clark.

Surviving are two sons, Dick (Sandy) Scotti of Pekin and Steve Scotti of Dallas, TX; two daughters, Linda Greer and Valerie Conner, both of Pekin; eleven grandchildren; twenty seven great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren and one sister, Virginia Milford of Knoxville, TN.

Jim was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church in Pekin.

He had worked for Caterpillar, Inc., last working as a tool designer. He retired in 1975 after 42 years of service.

Jim loved to bowl, work on cars and working with tools. He was an avid St. Louis Cardinals baseball fan.

He helped start the Tazewell County Resource Center in Pekin, where he volunteered many hours. He received the Governor’s Award for Volunteerism there.

His funeral Mass will be at 10 a.m. Thursday, December 27, 2012 at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Pekin. Father James Pankiewicz will officiate. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Wednesday at Preston-Hanley Funeral Homes & Crematory in Pekin. Burial will be in St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery in Pekin.

Memorial contributions may be made to St. Joseph School, 300 S. 6th St. Pekin, IL 61554 or to the Tazewell County House of Hope at P.O. Box 1155, Pekin, IL 61554.

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