JOLIET, Ill. — Mr. Anthony “Tony” M. Urbancic, 95, lifetime resident of Rockdale, Ill., passed away peacefully Sunday, Oct. 7, 2012, at the Joliet Area Community Hospice Home with his family by his side.

Tony proudly served in the U.S. Army from 1940 to 1945. He was in the Ski Troop, served in the Aluetian Islands and became a drill sergeant. He received the American Defense Ribbon, American Theater Ribbon, A-P Theater Ribbon with one Bronze star and the World War II Victory Medal.

Tony worked for 33 years at Blockson Chemical/Olin Matheson, retiring in January 1979.