Obituaries
Peter E. Pratt
February 24, 1925 - March 25, 2019
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VISITATION
March 30, 2019 | 10:00 A.M. to 12:00 Noon -
Yurs Funeral Home
St. Charles, Illinois - Funeral
- March 30, 2019 | 12 Noon
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Yurs Funeral Home
St. Charles, Illionis -
Burial Location
Little Woods Cemetery, Wayne, Illinois
Peter E. Pratt, age 94, of Kirkland died Monday, March 25, 2019 at Swedish American Hospital in Rockford.
He was born February 24, 1925 in Elgin, Illinois to George and Daisy C. Pratt.
He graduated from Elgin High School in Elgin in 1943 and from the University of Illinois Champaign in 1950. On October 2, 1954, he married Joanne Elhert in Carpentersville. He was a member of Little Home Church in Wayne, a member and Past President of the DuPage County Farm Bureau, Past President of the Bartlett Kiwanis Club, Past President of The Thornwood Sportsmen’s Club of Genoa, Past President of the St. Charles Chamber of Commerce.
He lived on the family farm, which is now part of Pratt’s Wayne Forest Preserve in Wayne unitl 1995, when he moved to Kirkland. He was a farmer, operated a tire store in St. Charles, a Real Estate Broker and real estate investor. He was involved for over 30 years in the ownership and operation of commercial and office properties in Downtown St. Charles. He was a hunter and wildlife enthusiast.
Mr. Pratt is survived by his wife, Joanne, his children, Peter R. (Diane) Pratt and Julie (Roger) Renard, his grandson, Alexander (Kristina) Pratt of Hampshire and his great-grandchildren, Brooklyn and Logan Pratt.
He was preceded in death by his parents, a sister, Roberta Kruger and a baby son.
Funeral service will be held 12 Noon, Saturday, March 30th at Yurs Funeral Home, 405 East Main Street, St. Charles. Burial will be at Little Woods Cemetery, Wayne. Visitation will be Saturday from 10:00 A.M. until the time of the service at the funeral home.
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Dale Erdman from Bartlett, IL
"And when they leave this world, a part of them stays with us… always and hoping each new day will bring you comfort. So sorry for your loss."
Jim Migely from Wayne, IL
"My family came to Wayne in 1927. The Pratt's & the Dunham's where the cornerstones to the community. Peter's donation of his family farm to the DuPage Forest Preserve was the single greatest act of anyone who has lived in Wayne. Thank you Peter. I send my sincerest prayers & well wishes to all surviving Pratt's."