Stephen John Wilson

Stephen John Wilson,95, of Bloomington, passed away on April 13,2021. He was born on September 20,1925 to Stephen Wallace Wilson and Pauline Emma Angela Kath. Stephen married Mary Eileen Farlin on July 4, 1948 at the Church of God in Stanford Illinois.

Stephen is survived by wife, Mary Eileen; son: Larry Wilson of Laporte Colorado, grandchildren: Michael Bolnik of Florida, Heid (Chris)Oldham of Texas, 5 great-grandchildren; brother William Lyle Wilson (Barbara) and several nieces and nephews. He is preceded in death by his parents; 1 sister, and 1 brother.

Steve was 17 when he enlisted in the Navy and served in WWII where he was an electrician on the ship. He was discharged honorably. He was a very serious man who loved technology. In fact, it was this love of technology and his intellect that made Eileen take notice of him. He showed free movies in all the local small towns. Eileen came to the free movie one night and was sitting on the lawn watching the movie as it began to rain. Everyone left Steve to put up all his movie equipment, but Eileen thought she should go help this very good-looking guy. They gathered up the equipment and he drove her back to her home. Eileen went on to attend these free shows but as a helpmate to Steve. He was a gentleman and a smart businessman and without a formal engagement they married.

Steve went on to attend Bradley University where he obtained a Bachelor of Science in Engineering & Math. He was extremely intelligent and loved to teach math. In fact, he even taught his own Brother, Bill. Steve worked for NASA as one of the 1st 500 hired in Florida. He was extremely detail oriented and in fact measured with a slide rule! He became an expert in Quality Control and was the President of The American Society of Quality Control. He also worked for G.E.

Steve loved his family and friends, but mostly he loved the Lord. He was confirmed at a young age and spent his life dedicated to his Lutheran faith. He often said “God is Good. God has been good to me all my life.”