Michael A. Nosek, 69, of Rinard, died at 11:59 p.m., Thursday, August 4, at Deaconess Hospital in Evansville, Indiana. He was a Vietnam Veteran who proudly served his country as a member of the United States Army. He worked as an oil field mechanic for Union Oil Company then Noble Energy. For over 50 years, Michael was a member of Bloom Baptist Church where he served as a trustee. He was a member of the Clay City Bow Club where he served as president for many years. He enjoyed bow hunting and was a true outdoorsman. Most of all, he loved his family.
Michael is survived by his wife, Jo Ann Nosek of Rinard, children, Todd Nosek of Rinard, Tammy Mefford and husband Billy of Rinard, Troy Nosek and wife Kristi of Olney, Debby Wiley and husband Scott of Louisville, IL, Jenny Sanders and husband Tony of Louisville, IL, niece, Jessica Quinn and husband Ben of New Market, Alabama, 14 grandchildren, Amber Galbraith and husband Dennis, Cheyenne Nosek, Allison Mefford, Anna Jo Mefford, Jessica Mefford, Veronica Mefford, Trey Nosek, Kyan Nosek, Jude Nosek, Emma Wiley, Ethan Sanders, Gracey Sanders, Joseph Sanders, Hayley Quinn, and Aubrey Quinn, 4 great-grandchildren, Raydyn, Pricilla, and Rawlyn, sister, Mary Pharris of MI, and a brother, Eddie Nosek and wife Lisa of Clay City, IL.
Funeral services for Michael A. Nosek will be at 2:00 p.m., Monday, August 8, 2016, at Bloom Baptist Church in Flora, Illinois. Interment will follow at Bunker Cemetery in Rinard, Illinois with full military rites. Friends may call from 6 – 8 p.m., Sunday, August 7, 2016, at Kohn Funeral Home in Flora, Illinois. Expressions of sympathy should take the form of donations to Bloom Baptist Church or the American Cancer Society.