Wilhelm V. Osterman, 93, of Minonk died at 1 p.m. Wednesday (Aug. 31, 2005) at OSF Saint James-John W. Albrecht Memorial Medical Center, Pontiac.

His funeral will be at 11 a.m. today at Calvert & Froelich Memorial Home, Minonk, with the Rev. Daniel Gansch-Boythe officiating. Burial will follow in Minonk Township Cemetery. Visitation will be for one hour before the service at the memorial home. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society or St. Paul's United Church of Christ, Minonk.

He was born Sept. 9, 1911, in Minonk, the son of Valentine and Lena Rients Osterman. He married Helen S. Stephan on Oct. 20, 1934, in Burlington, Iowa. She died March 29, 1996.

Surviving are two sons, Ralph (Carol) Osterman, Edwardsville, and Gary Osterman, Minonk; two daughters, Margie (Larry) Smith, Gridley, and Joyce (Lou) Johnson, Peoria; four grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.

He was preceded in death by a son, Floyd; two sisters; and five brothers.

He was a member of St. Petri Lutheran Church, Flanagan.

He was a retired cast maker from Caterpillar Mapleton plant.