Obituaries
Dudley D. Malone
March 19, 1931 - August 2, 2019
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VISITATION
August 13, 2019 | 2:00 P.M. to 3:00 P.M. - Yurs Funeral Home 1771 W. State Street (Rte 38) Geneva
- Funeral
- August 13, 2019 | 3:00 P.M.
- Yurs Funeral Home Geneva
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Burial Location
Private
Dudley D. Malone, 88, of Sanibel Island , FL., and formerly of Geneva, IL., passed away peacefully and surrounded by his family Friday, August 2, 2019. Dudley was born on March 19, 1931 in Chicago, the son of Dayle and Helen Malone.
He is survived by his four children, eldest son, Dayle, (Barbara), Diana Poplstein , Dudley (Kristin) and Dorothy Hemming (Seth). He is preceded in death by high school sweetheart and love of his life Delores (Ryan) his loving wife of 54 years and a brother Gerald.
Dudley was the proud Grampa of Kristen Bennington (Joseph), Dan Poplstein (Courtney) , Charlie Poplstein (Elaine), Caitlin Torres (Danny), Emma Rivera (Luis), Drew Malone, Michael Malone, Neville Hemming,Owen Hemming and Nadine Hemming and all of his nine beautiful great grandchildren: Kylie, Jacob, Lillia, Charlie, James, Luke, Claire, Hunter and Skylar.
Dudley attended South Shore High School in Chicago and graduated from University of Colorado. He began his career working in the fuel oil business and later co-founded Liquid Container Company in West Chicago. He served as board member of First National Bank of Geneva and a trustee of Delnor Hospital.
After he retired, he and Delores enjoyed spending summers in Northern Michigan, traveling and spending time with family and friends. Dudley was an accomplished pilot who flew various aircraft for over 40 years. He also played tennis and golf and always enjoyed boating and fishing with his grandchildren in Florida.
The family wishes to extend our sincere gratitude to his personal caregiver Tom Greising and the entire healthcare team at Cypress Cove in Fort Myers, Florida.
There will be a visitation service starting at 2 P.M. before the beginning of the funeral service at 3 P.M. for Dudley at Yurs Funeral Home 1771 West State St. Geneva, Illinois on Tuesday August 13. A private burial will follow. After the service the family is inviting friends to join in a celebration of life at St. Charles Country Club starting at 5 P.M. the same day.
Donations can be made in his name to Cypress Cove Scholarship Fund 10200 Cypress Cove Drive, Ft. Meyers FL 33908 or Alzheimer’s Association of Illinois 8430 W. Bryn Mawr Ave. #800, Chicago IL 60631. Arrangements by Yurs Funeral Home Geneva. 630-232-7337
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Mary Beth and Pat Moorhead from Deerfield, IL
"Our family prayers and thoughts are for Mr. Malone, as well as the entire immediate and extended Malone family at this most challenging time. Mr. Malone is sharing in the peace of the Lord in the place where we all aspire to be one day. Mary Beth and Pat Moorhead"
Alan Klutch from Sanibel , FL
"I have many fond memories of playing golf with Dudley. Please accept my condolences."
Frank and Teresa Gonzalez from Saint Charles, IL
"I feel extremely bad that for some reason we had lost contact and I did not find out about Dudley’s passing until just now. I would have liked very much to share those moments with the family. I worked under Dudley at Liquid Container in the position of Vice-President of Manufacturing and Engineer Dudley was not only a mentor but a very close friend and my guide throughout my career. He will be missed very much by myself and my wife, Teresa, May God open his arms to him and keep him in His glory where he belongs."
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"I only recently learned of Dudley's passing as my wife and I were traveling out-of-country in August. Dudley D Malone hired me at Liquid Container in 1975. I reported directly to him until he and his business partner, R Gordon Hinners Jr, sold the company in 1990. Dudley was my boss for 15 years...and much more. He was a mentor to me in the early part of my career, giving me many opportunities grow as a professional. Dudley was a customer-focused, consummate entrepreneur who, nevertheless, insisted on providing a safe work environment, fair pay and competitive benefits for his employees...including a generous profit-sharing plan that always paid an annual contribution to employees' accounts, even in down years. Dudley was always fair in his business dealings and was revered by Liquid Container's employees as he grew the company into a West Chicago based, multi-plant, multi-state manufacturer of fully recyclable custom and stock plastic containers. Dudley D Malone was a good businessman and - much more importantly - a good man who deeply loved his high school sweetheart wife Delores, his four children and his extended family. I and many others are deeply saddened at his passing. Sharon and I extend our heartfelt condolences to the family. Ken Celic VP Human Resources (retired) Liquid Container"