Obituary of Louis Peyla

Louis R. Peyla Age 83. Died on Friday, March 28, 2014, at Healthpark Medical Center in Ft. Myers, Florida, after a brief illness. A long-time resident of Joliet, Louis was born on May 4, 1930, to Louis and Caryl (Buck) Peyla. He was a graduate of the Cathedral of St. Raymond grade school, St. John's Northwestern Military Academy and Illinois Wesleyan University (1953). He proudly served his country as a United States Marine Corps captain. He is survived by his beloved wife of 38 years, Edna (Messer) Peyla and by his four children, Gregory (Susan) Peyla of Shorewood, Kimberly (David Thornton) Edmiston of Joliet, Jeffrey (Viola Vega) Peyla of Joliet, and Laurie Rambo of Joliet. His daughter, Julie Peyla Holladay, died in 2005. He is also survived by his grandchildren: Nicole Edmiston, Seth Peyla, Emma and Ian Rambo. He is also survived by his sister, Mary Lou O'Brien Jackson of Highland Beach, Florida, and by his brother, Charles R. (Patricia) Peyla of Ft. Myers, Florida. Numerous nieces, nephews, cousins and dear friends also survive him. He is further survived by Patrica (Bottino) Peyla, his first wife, and mother of his five children. Edna Peyla's daughters, Debra Cain and Donna Bradley, also survive him. He was preceded in death by his parents, his brothers-in-law, George M. O'Brien and William Jackson, his sister-in-law, Jacqueline Peyla, and his niece, Leah Peyla. Louis and his brother, Charles Peyla, were the owners and chief executive officers of the Illinois Securities Company for over 40 years. He served as a dedicated board member for: Will County Center for Economic Development, George Werden Buck Boys & Girls Club, Joliet Regional Chamber of Commerce, Joliet Junior College Foundation, and First National Bank of Joliet. He was an elected City of Joliet Councilman from 1972 - 1976. He was a member of the Joliet Rotary Club, the Joliet Country Club, the Downtown Development Council and the Joliet YMCA. He was recognized as Joliet's Outstanding Young Man of the Year in 1961. He was also the recipient of several civic and community awards. Louis was also a devoted Chicago Cubs fan, and had a life-long love of the Wisconsin Northwoods and the game of golf. His death, for his family and many friends, is an incalculable loss. We will mourn him with quiet passion through every coming season. The days ahead have lost some bright color and faint music which cannot be replaced. Our only consolation resides in the belief that he now prospers in heaven. May we all be as fortunate as he was in life and death. Visitation for Louis R. Peyla will be held on Wednesday, April 2, 2014, from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at the Fred C. Dames Funeral Home, 3200 Black Road at Essington Road in Joliet. Funeral services will be held on Thursday, April 3, 2014, at 9:15 a.m. from the Fred C. Dames Funeral Home to the Cathedral of St. Raymond Nonnatus for a Mass of Christian Burial to be celebrated at 10:00 a.m. Entombment to follow at Resurrection Cemetery in Romeoville, Illinois. In lieu of flowers, memorials are suggested to the following: Joliet Area Community Hospice, Silver Cross Foundation, or the George Werden Buck Boys & Girls Club. For information: 815-741-5500 or www.fredcdames.com