Ignatz Szperra

</element><element id="paragraph-1" type="body"><![CDATA[Ignatz Szperra, 82, of Springfield, formerly of Du Bois, passed awy at 5:25 p.m., Monday, Oct. 18, 2010 at the Memorial Medical Center in Springfield.

Ignatz had worked for 30 years for General Motors as a wet sander at the Fisher Body plant in St. Louis.

He was a member of the St. Charles Catholic Church in Du Bois. He was a PFC in the US Army serving in the Korean War.

Ignatz was born July 28, 1928 at Du Bois, Ill. the son of Ignatz and Rose (Musial) Szperra Sr.

He is survived by a brother- Gene Szperra and wife Janice of Springfield, two sisters- Rose Marie Funk and husband Michael Leary of Buena Park, Calif. and Darlene Niekrenz and husband Larry of Mt. Vernon, several nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his parents, brother- Ernest Szperra and sister- Eleanor Zelasko.

Funeral services were at 10:00 a.m., Saturday, Oct. 23, 2010 at the Searby Funeral Home in Tamaroa with Fr. James VanOss officiating.

Friends called from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home.

Burial was in the St. Charles Cemetery at Du Bois.

Military graveside rites were conducted by the Du Quoin VFW and American Legion.

Friends may make memorials to the St. Charles Cemetery and will be accepted at the funeral home.

For additional information or to sign the memorial guest register, please visit www.searbyfuneralhomes.com.