He was born January 20, 1922 in Oak Park, IL a son of Irvin and Pearl Dingeldine Reeser, he married Clara Jo Staples on July 31, 1948 in Peoria. She survives.
Also surviving are two sisters, Dorothy E. Schrone, and Carol Bridges of Rockville, MD.
He is preceded in death by his parents.
Ken was employed by Caterpillar Inc. for 45 years retiring in 1986.
Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Friday, April 8, 2011 at Davison-Fulton Woodland Chapel in Peoria. Rev. Mary Jane West will officiate. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the chapel. Burial will be in Swan Lake Memory Gardens in Peoria.
View Ken’s life story at www.Davison-Fulton.com.
Memorials may be made to the J C Proctor Endowment Home in Peoria.