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WILLGING, George F.
WILLGING, George F. (Dubuque, IA, May 20, 1933--Dubuque, IA, July 28, 2019). The son of Henry and Anna (Kregle) Willging, George graduated from LORAS ACADEMY and went on to school at LORAS COLLEGE where he earned his teaching degree. He taught math at Loras Academy and WAHLERT CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL before going to work with United Electric Company and eventually the JOHN DEERE DUBUQUE WORKS. George was united in marriage to Frances "Fran" Savary, on January 29, 1955, at ST. MARY'S CATHOLIC CHURCH.
George was an accomplished musician, having sung and traveled with the Dubuque Chorale for twenty-five years. He was extremely proud of the fact that he sang with them at St. Peter's Basilica in Rome and at the Sydney Opera House in Australia. He played the violin in the DUBUQUE COMMUNITY STRING ORCHESTRA. When he moved to Oak Park Place, he and his wife, Fran, started the Oak Park Singers.
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"Obituaries," Dubuque Today by the Dubuque Advertiser, Online: http://www.dubuquetoday.com/obituaries.cfm